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Nervous system
Medical Terminology
| Question | |
|---|---|
| afferent | carry or move inward or toward a central structure- toward CNS |
| Blood-brain barrier | protective mechanism that blocks specific substances from entering brain |
| efferent | carry or move away from a central structure, away from the CNS |
| limbic system | neural system located beneath the cerebrum, controls basic emotions-fear, anger-role in memory |
| neurilemma | myelin sheath that is formed by schwann cells in the PNS |
| ventricle | organ chamber or cavity that receives or holds fluid |
| somatic nervous system | voluntary muscle control |
| autonomic nervous system | automatic control |
| sympathetic division | fight or flight |
| parasympathetic division | relax |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| cerebrotomy | incision of the cerebrum |
| crani/o | cranium (skull) |
| craniomalacia | softening of the skull |
| encephal/o | brain |
| encephalocele | hernia in the brain |
| gangli/o | ganglion (knot or knotlike mass) |
| gli/o | glue, neuroglial tissue |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| lept/o | thin, slender |
| lex/o | word, phrase |
| dyslexia | difficulty reading words |
| mening/o | meninges |
| meningi/o | meninges |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| narc/o | stupor, numbness, sleep |
| neur/o | nerve |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| radiculalgia | nerve pain |
| sthen/o | strength |
| hypersthenia | muscle tension when resting |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thec/o | sheath (meninges) |
| ton/o | tension |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (of heart or brain) |
| -algesia | pain |
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness, debility |
| -esthesia | feeling |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -paresis | partial paralysis |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -taxia | order, coordination |
| pachy- | thick |
| para- | near, beside, beyond |
| syn- | union, together, joined |
| AD | Alzheimer disease |
| AChR | acetylcholine receptor |
| ADHD | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CTA | computed tomography angiography |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| EEG | electroencephalography |
| EMG | electromyography |
| ICP | intracranial pressure |
| IV | intravenous |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| MEG | megnetoencephalograph |
| MG | myasthenia gravis |
| NCV | nerve conduction velocity |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| SRS | stereotactic radiosurgery |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
Created by:
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