specialsense test2 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
intrathecal | within the meninges of brain and spinal cord |
oma | tumor |
parathesias | abnormal sensation |
esthesia | sensation |
gram | record |
myleogram | picture of the nerve |
embolis | blood clot in motion |
pyo | pus |
genic | orgin of |
pyogenic | orginating from a bacterial infection |
dura mater | thick, outermost layer of the meninges surrounding and protection the brain and spinal cord |
glia cell | supportive and connective nerve cell that does not carry nervous impulses |
hypothalamus | portion of the brain beneath the thalamus; contols sleep, appetite, body temp, secretions of pitutary gland |
medulla oblongata | part of the brain just above the spinal cord; controls breathing, heart rate, and size of blood vessels; nerve fibers cross here |
synapse | space through which nervous impulses travel between nerve cells or between nerve and muscle or glandular cells. |
encephal/o | brain |
subdural hematoma | tearing of veins between the dura and arachnoid membranes |
epidural hematoma | between the skull and dura as result of ruptured meningeal artery |
intracerebral hematoma | bleeding directly into brain tissue |
gli/o | glia cells |
mening/o- meningi/o | membrans or meninges |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | nerve |
neuro | nerve |
epilepsy | chronic brain disorder; recurrent seizure disorder |
palsy | paralysis; partial or complete loss of motor function |
tourette syndrome | involuntary, spasmodic, twitching movements or vocal sounds |
herpes zoster (shingles) | viral infection affecting peripheral nerves |
spina bifida | congenital defect in lumbar spinal column caused imperfect union of vertebral parts |
meningitis | inflammation of meninges |
cva (cerebrovascular accident) | stroke |
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