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# BAS 03 Nervous System

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axon   Part of the nerve that sends the signal  
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dendrite   part of the nerve that receives the signal  
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CNS   Brain & Spinal cord make up the central nervous system  
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PNS   Peripheral nerves outside the spine make up the peripheral nervous system  
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ANS   Autonomic nervous system. Basic life functions are automatic. Nerves of the base brain and cranial nerves are included  
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synapse   gap between nerves. The area where one nerve sends message to the next nerve.  
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Cell body   Nerve cell area that contains the nucleus  
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myelin   protective covering around the axon  
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meninges   protective tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord.  
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myo-   muscle  
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-pathy   disease  
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neur/o   nerve  
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neuropathy   nerve disease  
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-algia   pain  
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neuralgia   nerve pain  
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encephal/o   brain  
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encephalitis   brain inflammation  
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myelo   spine  
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myelography   scanned image of the spine  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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hemiplegia   paralysis on one half of the body. Arm,leg,and trunk  
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paraplegia   paralysis of the lower body  
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The patient presents a lack of sensation in the foot and ankle. Some of the times the patient feels pain in the toes and foot. There is no lower extermity stenosis. Dx is diabetic neuropathy. What is the code?    
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A patient wakes to find blurry vision in the left eye. Upon slit lamp exam and retinal exam the doctor diagnosis is vitreous hemorrhage. What is the code for each procedure and the code for the condition.    
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CC: patient complains of a "star halo" around lights. He first noticed the problem 3 nights ago when driving. Dx: doctor used densitometer to view the internal structures of the eye. Dx: cataract due to diabetes. What is the code.    
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A patient suffers a spinal injury and is left paraplegic. What is the code for this disease.    
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afferent   nerves that take sensory signals to the CNS  
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efferent   nerves that send signals from CNS to muscles or glands  
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cerebellum   controls balance, muscle tone, posture  
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medulla oblongata   controls heart, lung  
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cerebrum   large "thinking part" of the brain.  
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thallamus   relay center for the sensations  
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ventricles   cavitites of the brain. Filled with spinal fluid.  
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CSF   cerebrospinal fluid.  
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olfactory nerve   controls sense of smell  
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oculomotor   controls eye movements  
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optic nerve   controls vision`  
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somatic nervous system   involved with sensing and voluntary muscle movements.  
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autonomic nervous system   The part you don't think about. Signals go to internal organs and glands  
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sympathetic nervous system   part of the ANS that gets you ready for stress.  
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parasympathetic nervous system   part of athe ANS that gets you ready for relaxing.  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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PET   Positron emission tomography  
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CAT   Computerized axial tomography  
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myelogram   xray of the spinal cord  
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encephalography   xray of the ventricles of the brain  
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concussion   injury to the brain  
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contusion   brusing  
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subdural hematoma   bleeding beneath the dura mater.  
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alzheimers   dementia  
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis   degeneration of motor neurons  
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motor   (movement) refers to nerve signals to muscles.  
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multiple scherosis   myelin sheath degeneration  
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myasthenia gravis    
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audio   refers to hearing, sound  
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cephal-, cephal/o   head  
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gloss, glossa, gloss/o   tongue  
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myel/o, myel-   myelin. Protective sheath around nerves  
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ocul-, ocul/o   eye  
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opt-, opt/o   eye  
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ot-, ot/o   ear  
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phot-, phot/o   light  
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tympan-, tympna/o   eardrum  
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neur-, neur/o   nerve  
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cochlea   inner ear.  
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Tympanic membrane   middle ear  
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Aurice   Pinna  
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audi/o   hearing  
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aur/o   hearing  
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conjunctiv/o   conjunctiva - mucous membrane inside eyelid and covers the eye.  
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ir/o   iris. eye muscle that opens and closes the pupil  
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retina   nerves that detect bright light and low light in the eye  
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AU   both ears  
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AS   left ear  
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AD   right ear  
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OS   left eye  
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OU   both eyes  
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OD   right eye  
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