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Nervous System
Nervous system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| crani/o | skull |
| encephal/o | entire brain |
| gangli/o | ganglion |
| gnos/o | knowing |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| mening/ | meninges |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| narc/o | stupor |
| phas/o | speech |
| phob/o | extreme fear |
| phren/o | mind |
| schiz/o | split |
| somn/o | sleep |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| ton/o | tone |
| ventricul/o | ventricle/pouch |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -mania | abnormal impulse |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -palegia | paralysis |
| gyri | convolutions of the cerebrum |
| sulci | shallow groves of cerebrum |
| ventricles | interconnected cavities within cerebral hemsipheres filled with CSF |
| meninges | membranes covering the brain |
| Peripheral nervous system (PNS) | nerves that branch form the central nervous system |
| sensory nerves | nerves that carry sensory information from body parts to the brain |
| motor nerves | nerves that enact motor functions from brain to muscles and glands |
| autonomic nervous system | nerves that carry out impulses involuntarily |
| sympathetic nervous system | ANS that prepares the body for emergencies; fight or flight |
| parasympathetic nervous system | ANS that carry out ordinary functions of everyday living; rest and relax |
| aphasia | impairment of the ability to process or conduct speech |
| coma | levels of consciousness with varying responsiveness |
| dementia | impairment of intellectual function; memory loss, confusion and disorientation |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| paralysis | temporary or permanent loss of motor control |
| sciatica | pain associated with the sciatic nerve |
| seizure | transient disturbances in brain function that are caused by abnormal nerve firing |
| hyperesthesia | oversenstivity |
| paresthesia | numbness |
| agnosia | loss of neurological function involving interpretation of sensory information |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | AKA Lou Gehrig's diseases; neurodegenerative disorder that results in the loss of motor control over voluntary and even involuntary muscle contractions, resulting atrophy of muscles |
| cerebral palsy | motor dysfunction caused by developmental injury at brith |
| cerebrovascular disease | array of disorders in neurological function caused by vascular occlusion or damage |
| cerebrovascular accident | damage to brain due to cerebrovascular disease(s); stroke/TIA |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| glioma | tumor of neuroglia |
| herpes zoster | 'shingles', viral disease that affect he peripheral nerves |
| Huntington's disease | CNS disease characterized by sudden jerky movements and progressive dementia |
| migraine headache | headaches that can cause vision issues, nausea or vomiting |
| multiple sclerosis | CNS disease cause demyelination of nerves |
| myasthenia gravis | autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction and results in decreased strength of muscles followed by returned strength after rest |
| anencephaly | neural tube defect that results in underdevelopment or no development of a brain |
| poliomyelitis | inflammation of gray matter of spinal cord caused by virus that can result in paralysis and/or dystrophy |
| electroencephalogram | EEG that records brain impulses used to identify brain conditions |
| lumbar punture | introduction of a needle into the lumbar spine to relieve pain or to obtain CSF sample |
| carotid endarterectomy | incision and cleaning out of blockages in carotid artery |
| neuroplasty | surgical repair of a nerve |
| analgesic | drug that relieves pain |
| anticonvulsant | drug preventing or reducing convulsions |
| affect | emotions |
| delusion | persistent belief that has no root in reality |
| hallucination | false perception of the senses |
| mania | state of abnormal elation |
| psychosis | distortion of reality |
| major depression | mood disorder that causes disturbance in concentration, sleep, apathy, worthlessness and loss of interest |
| bipolar disorder | modd swings between depression and mania |
| posttraumatic stress disorder | condition caused by a severely traumatic experience that leaves sufferer with persistent thoughts or memories of incident |
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