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Nervous System
Chapter 13 Medical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| psycho | mind |
| physio | nature |
| Two Major Divisions of the Nervous System: | Central Nervous System [CNS] and Peripheral Nervous System [PNS] |
| The CNS includes: | the brain and spinal cord |
| Two Types of Cells in Nervous System: | neurons and glia |
| Dendrites | transmit impulses to the body cells |
| axon | carries impulses away from the cell body |
| myelin sheath | white fatty covering many axons are surrounded by |
| auto | self |
| cerebello | cerebellum |
| cerebro | brain or cerebrum |
| encephalo | brain |
| cervico | neck |
| coccygo | coccyx |
| cranio | cranium, skull |
| dendro | tree |
| duro | dura mater |
| glio | neuroglia or a sticky substance |
| kerato | cornea or hard/horny |
| lumbo | lower back |
| meningo | meninges |
| mento | mind |
| myelo | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| nervo | nerve |
| neuro | nerve |
| phreno | mind |
| retino | retina |
| sacro | sacrum |
| spino | spine |
| vasculo | vessel |
| agora- | marketplace |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -esthesia | sensation, perception |
| -lexia | words, phrases |
| -orexia | appetite |
| chemo | chemical |
| thermo | heat |
| photo | light |
| sclera | tough white membrane covering much of the eyeball |
| lacrimo | tear |
| electro | electric |
| CerebroVascular Accident | stroke |
| Transient Ischemic Attack | ministroke |
| kinesio | movement |
| coma | a state of unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| diplo | double |
| -lexia | words |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -opia | vision |
| somato | body |
| psychosis | any major mental disorder characterized by a gross impairment in reality testing and often characterized by inappropriate mood and diminished impulse control. |
| delusion | a false belief |
| -mania | excessive preoccupation |
| Alzheimer's | progressive mental degeneration |
| analgesics | agents that relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness |
| hypnotics | drugs often used as sedatives |
| Somatic Nervous System | Part of the nervous system under conscious control |
| Autonomic Nervous System | Part of the nervous system that is automatic and involuntary |
| Sclera | Tough white membrane covering much of the eyeball |
| Lacrimation | crying. |
| Equilibrium | sense of balance given by the semicircular canals |
| Subdural Hematoma | Accumulation of blood under the dura matter |
| Epidural Hematoma | Accumulation of blood above the dura matter |
| Intracerebral Hematoma | Bleeding within the brain |
| Akinesia | Complete or partial loss of muscle movement |
| Aphagia | Inability to swallow |
| Aphasia | Absence of the ability to communicate through speech |
| Dysphasia | speech impairment |
| Myopia | near sighted |
| Hyperopia | far sighted |
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