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chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cerebr/o | brain |
| ecephal/o | brain |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| lob/o | lobe |
| cephal/o | head |
| crani/o | head and skull |
| menigi/o, menigi/o | meninges |
| meninges | membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord |
| dur/o | dura |
| dura | tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
| neur/o | nerve |
| gangli/o | nerve bundle |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| esthesi/o | feeling, sensation |
| phas/o | speech |
| phren/o | mind |
| physch/o | mind |
| somn/o | sleep |
| somn/l | sleep |
| hypno | sleep |
| gnosi/o | know |
| -mania | excessive desire |
| -paresis | partial paralysis |
| -phobia | excessive fear |
| ton/o | muscle tone, tension, pressure |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| caus- | burn |
| par- | beside |
| agora- | marketplace |
| pyro- | fire |
| angio | vessel |
| EEG | examine electrical activity in brain |
| PET | imaging that uses radiation to produce cross sections of the brain |
| hema- | blood |
| nystagmus | involuntary back and forth eye movement |
| afferent nerve | carries impulses to CNS |
| efferent nerve | carries impulses away from CNS |
| -ictal | seizure |
| clonus | violent muscle spasm |
| stroke | brain function loss caused by interruption of blood flow to the brain |
| hemorrhagic stroke | stroke where blood loss is caused by blood vessel rupture |
| ischemic stroke | stroke where blood loss is caused by blockage |
| transient ischemic attack (TIA) | mini-stroke caused by blockage resolved in 24 hrs |
| cerebral aneurysm | widening or abnormal dilation of blood vessel in brain |
| cerebral arteriosclerosis | hardening of artery in the brain |
| cerebral atherosclerosis | hardening of artery in the brain caused by fatty plaque |
| cerebral embolism | blockage of blood vessel in the brain caused by foreign object such as fat or bacteria |
| cerebral thrombosis | blockage of blood vessel in the brain caused by blood clot |
| -toma | tumor arising out of cell |
| Lou Gehrig's disease | ALS |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) | degenerative disease of CNS causing loss of muscle control |
| Anorexia | eating disorder characterized by restricting food or refusing to eat |
| Autism | psychiatric disorder characterized by difficulties in social communication and interaction |
| bulimia | eating disorder characterized by overeating followed by purging |
| cerebral palsy | paralysis caused by damage to the area in brain responsible for movement |
| dysphoria | a negative emotional state |
| epilepsy | disease marked by seizures |
| general anesthetic | anesthetic causes complete loss of consciousness |
| local anesthetic | anesthetic that doesn't affect consciousness |
| regional anesthetic | anesthetic injected into nerve causing loss of sensation of particular area |
| topical | local anesthesia applied to surface or area |
| paralysis | "disable" complete loss of sensation and motor function |
| delirium | brief loss of mental function |
| syncope | fainting loss of consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to the brain |
| dystonia | condition characterized by involuntary movements |
| anosmia | lacks sense of smell |
| postictal | after seizures |
| preictal | before seizures |
| interictal | between seizures |
| magnetic resonance angiography | procedure examining blood vessels |
| ataxia | drugs that turn the brain |
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