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vc nervous system
vc lvn nervous system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Neuro | pertaining to nerves |
| ventricles | cavities that contain spinal fluid |
| ANS | AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM, INVOLUNTARY |
| SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTE | KNOWN AS FIGHT OR FLIGHT SYSTEM |
| PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM | NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF THE BODY |
| DURA MATER, ARACHNOID, SUBARACHNOID | LAYERS OF THE MENINGES |
| CEREBELLUM | ASSOCIATED WITH BALANCE |
| THALMUS | RECEIVES SENSORY STIMULUS |
| NEURO | PERTAINS TO NERVES |
| CNS-BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, VOLUNTARY |
| SCLEROSIS | HARDENING |
| MENINGES | PROTECTIVE COVERING OF THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD |
| PNS-CRANIAL AND SPINAL NERVES | PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
| BRADYKINESIA | ABNORMALLY SLOW MOVEMENT |
| TRIPSY | CRUSHING |
| NEURALGIA | PAIN RELATED TO NERVES |
| CEREBRUM | LARGEST PORTION OF THE BRAIN, RIGHT AND LEFT HEMISPHERES |
| LUMBAR PUNCTURE | TAKING SAMPLE OF SPINAL FLUID WITH A NEEDLE |
| MYELOPATHY | ANY DISEASE OF THE SPINAL CORD |
| PATHY | DISEASE |
| CEPHALGIA | HEADACHE |
| PARESIS | WEAKNESS, SLIGHT PARALYSIS |
| ENCEPHALOMA | TUMOR OF THE BRAIN |
| ENCEPHALO | PERTAINING TO THE BRAIN |
| CVA | CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT, STROKE |
| MYELOGRAM | RADIOLOGIC EXAM OF THE SPINAL CORD |
| Quadraplegia | TOTAL PARALYSIS |
| HEMIPLEGIA | PARALYSIS OF ONE SIDE OF THE BODY |
| ISCHEMIA | INTERRUPTION OF BLOOD FLOW TO THE BRAIN |
| TEST TO RECORD THE BRAIN | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY |
| HEMORRHAGIC | CVA IN WHICH A BLOOD VESSEL RUPTURES |
| APHASIA | IMPAIRMENT OF ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE |
| ATAXIA | LACK OF COORDINATION |
| TIA | TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA ATTACK OR MINI STROKE |