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Chapter 4
Nervous System and Psychiatry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CNS | central nervous system |
| Central nervus system | brain and spinal cord |
| PNS | Peripheral nervous system |
| Peripheral nervous system | nerves that branch from the CNS |
| ANS | Autonomic nervous system |
| Autonomic nervous system | nerves that carry involuntary impulses to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and various glands |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| crani/o | skull |
| encephal/o | entire brain |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| gangli/o | ganglion |
| gli/o | glue |
| gnos/o | knowing |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| lex/o | word or phrase |
| mening/o, meningi/o | meninges |
| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| narc/o | stupor or sleep |
| neur/o | nerve |
| phas/o | speech |
| phob/o | exaggerated fear or sensitivity |
| phor/o | carry or bear |
| phren/o, psych/o | mind |
| schiz/o | split |
| somat/o | body |
| somn/i | sleep |
| somn/o | sleep |
| spin/o | spine |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| stere/o | three dimensional or solid |
| tax/o | order or coordination |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thym/o | mind |
| ton/o | tone or tension |
| top/o | place |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| cata- | down |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -mania | condition of abnormal impulse toward |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| frontal lobe | motor control, some aspects of personality |
| parietal lobe | sensation, some aspects of language |
| occipital lobe | vision |
| temporal lobe | speech, hearing |
| herniated disk | presses on spinal nerve, causes pain |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
| ADHD | attention deficient hyperactive disorder |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| ANS | autonomic nervous system |
| BD | bipolar disorder |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| DTR | deep tendon reflexes |
| ECT | electroconvulsive therapy |
| EEG | electroencephalogram |
| GAD | generalized anxiety disorder |
| GCS | Glasgow coma scale |
| HD | Huntington disease |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| NCV | nerve conduction velocity |
| OCD | obsessive compulsive disorder |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PNS | peripheral nervous system |
| PSG | polysomnography |
| PTSD | post traumatic stress disorder |
| SAD | seasonal affective disorder |
| SPECT | single-photon emission computed tomography |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
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