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Chabner Chapter 10
Nervous System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gli/o | glial cells |
| lept/o | thin, slender |
| mening/o | membranes, meninges |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord (also bone marrow) |
| neur/o | nerve |
| pont/o | pons |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thec/o | sheath |
| vag/o | vagus nerve |
| alges/o | sensitivity to pain |
| -algia | pain |
| caus/o | burning |
| comat/o | deep sleep (coma) |
| esthesi/o | feeling; nervous sensation |
| kines/o | movement |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| lex/o | word; phrase |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -praxia | action |
| -sthenia | strength |
| syncop/o | to cut off, cut short |
| tax/o | order, coordination |
| Alzheimer disease (AD) | brain disorder marked by gradual and progressive mental deterioration, personality changes, and impairment of daily funcitons |
| ALS | degenerative disorder of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem |
| epilepsy | chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity |
| Huntington disease | hereditary disorder marked by degenerative changes in the cerebrum, leading to abrupt involuntary movements and metal deterioration |
| MS | destruction of the myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS and its replacement by plaques of sclerotic (hard) tissue |
| MG | autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary muscles |
| palsy | paralysis (partial or complete loss of motor function |
| Parkinson disease | degeneration of neurons in the basal ganglia, occuring later in life and leading to tremors, weakness of muscles, and slowness of movement |
| Tourette syndrom | involuntary spasmodic, twitching movements, uncontrollable sounds, and inappropriate words |
| Shingles | blisters and pain spread along peripheral nerves and are caused by inflammation due to a herpes virus |
| meningitis | can be caused by bacteria or viruses; swelling of the meninges. Signs and symptoms are feveral, headache, sensitivity to light and a stiff neck. |
| HIV encephalophathy | brain disease and dementia occuring with AIDS |
| autonomic nervous system | nerves that control involuntary body functions |
| axon | microscopic fiber that is a part of a neuron and carries nervous impluse along a nerve cell. |
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