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Ch 5 Nervous
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| meninges | protective membrane of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) |
| cerebrum | largest part of the brain, divided into two hemispheres |
| cerebellum | little brain |
| dura mater | tough outer layer of the brain |
| cerebro or encelphalo | inside brain |
| lobes | subdivision of brain |
| cerebello | little brain |
| cephalo | head |
| cranio | skull bones |
| ganglio | bundle of nerves |
| myelo | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| neurology | focuses on action of nerves |
| psychology and psychiatry | focus on problems in perception, emotion and behavior |
| esthesio | feeling or sensation |
| phaso | speech |
| phreno or psycho | mind |
| gnosi | knowledege |
| mania | excessive desire or passion |
| paresis | partial paralysis |
| plegia | total paralysis |
| asthenia | weakness |
| delirium | brief loss of mental function |
| dementia | down mind condition |
| aphasia | not speaking condition |
| dysphasia | difficulty speaking |
| ataxia | no coordination |
| catonia | down muscle tone |
| dystonia | involuntary (bad) muscle movement |
| dyslexia | bad reading condition |
| dyskinesia | bad difficult movement |
| myoclonus | impairment of muscles due to twitching |
| myospasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| neurathenia | nerve weakness |
| somnambulism | sleep walking |
| synscope | fainting |
| cephalodynia | head pain |
| encephalalgia | brain pain |
| hemiparesis | partial paralysis of half of the body |
| monoparesis | partial paralysis of a limb of the body |
| paralysis | loss of sensation and movement functions |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of half of the body |
| monoplegia | paralysis of one limb |
| dysethesia | bad feeling or sensation |
| hyperestesia | increased sensation |
| parathesia | abnormal feeling - usually numb or tingling |
| causalgia | burning pain sensation |
| synesthesia | one sensation is experienced by another |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| photophobia | sensitivity to light |
| kleptomania | theft excessive drive |
| pyromania | set fire |
| Computed Tomography (CT) | complex xray |
| Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) | examine blood vessels |
| myelogram | image of spinal cord after a dye is injected into the vertebra |
| Cerebral angiography | examines blood vessels of the brain |
| Positron emission tomography (PET) | uses radiation to produce cross sections of the brain |
| Lumbar Puncture | spinal tap |
| echoencephalography (EEG) | uses soundwaves in an ultrasound |
| transcranial Doppler sonography | image of the brain using sound waves through the skull |
| cerebellitis | inflammation of the cerrebelum |
| cerebral atrophy | wasting of brain tissue |
| cranial hematomia | skull blood tumor |
| electroencephalography (EEG) | procedure used to examine the electrical activities of the brain |
| epidural hematoma | blood tumor upon the dura of the brain |
| subdural hematoma | blood tumor located beneath the dura |
| macrocephaly | large head condition |
| encephalocele | brain hernia |
| myelomeningocele | hernia of the spinal cord and meninges |
| polyneurtits | inflammation of multiple nerves |
| myelomalacia | softening of spinal cord |
| neurosclerosis | hardening of the nerve |
| agnosia | inability to comprehend |
| prosopagnosia | inability to recognize faces |
| apathy | lack of emotion |
| hyperkinesia | increased muscle movement |
| neurasthenia | weakness of nerve |
| neuroglycopenia | nerve sugar deficiency |
| nystagmus | to nod eye movement |
| afferent nerve | peripheral to central nervous system |
| efferent | central nervous system to peripheral |
| anesthesiologist | MD specializing in pain medication |
| psychiatrist | treatment of the mind MD can prescribe medicine |
| phychologist | study of the mind PhD |
| neurogenic | originates in the nerves |
| preictal | time before a seizure |
| interictal | time between seizure |
| postictal | time after a seizure |
| tonic | muscle tone associated with a seizure normally weak or unresponsive |
| clonus | muscle twitching |
| Transischemic Attack (TIA) | mini stroke resolves within 24 hours |
| hemorrhagic stroke | caused by rupture of a blood vessel |
| ischemic stroke | caused by blockage or clot |
| cerebral aneurysm | widening or abnormal dilation of a blood vessel |
| cerebral arteriosclerosis | hardening of artery in the brain |
| cerebral atherosclerosis | build of fatty plaque hardens the brain vessel |
| cerebral embolism | blockage caused by a foreign object in the artery |
| cerebral thrombosis | blockage due to blood clot |
| craniosynostosis | premature fusing of the skull bones |
| hydrocephaly | accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain |
| cerebromeningitis | inflammation of the membrane and spinal cord |
| encephalomyelitis | brain and spinal cord inflammation |
| encephalopyosis | pus filled abscess in the brain |
| meningoencephalitis | meninges membrane and brain inflammation |
| myelodysplasia | spinal cord bad defective formation or placement |
| ganglioma | tumor of the ganglion |
| neurosis | disease condition of the nerves |
| Amytrophic Lateral Sclerois (ALS) | hardening of the nerves on the side of the vertebra |
| poliomyelitis | disease of the grey matter of spinal cord |
| euphoria | positive emotional state |
| hypomania | mental state below mania |
| phychosis | mind condition |
| schizophrenia | divided mind reality vs delusions |
| autism | self focused |
| cerebral palsy | paralysis due to damage to the brain area responsible for movement |
| myastenia | muscle weakness |
| narcolepsy | sleep seizure |
| local anesthetic | does not affect consciousness |
| general anesthetic | complete loss of consciousness |
| epidural | anesthetic applied to dural region of the spinal cord |
| anxiolytic | drug loosens anxiety |
| neruopharmacology | study of nerve drugs |
| analgesics | no pain agents |
| hypnotic | aids in sleep |
| thrombolytic | dissolves clots |
| endarterectomy | removal of inside of the artery |
| endovascular neurosurgery | surgery on nervous system performed by entering the body through blood vessels |
| craniectomy | removal of pieces of the skull |
| neurolysis | loosening or destruction of the nerves |
| neurorrhaphy | suturing of the nerves |
| intercranial pressure | ICP |
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