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HHS Nervous System
Medical Word Elements & Abbreviations
Question | Answer |
---|---|
-plegia | paralysis |
-phasia | speech |
thalam/o | thalamus |
neur/o | nerve |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
mening/o, meningi/o | meninges (membrane over brain and spinal cord) |
kinesi/o | movement |
encephal/o | brain |
crani/o | cranium (skull) |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
I | Olfactory |
II | Optic |
III | Oculomotor |
IV | Trochlear |
V | Trigeminal |
VI | Abducens |
VII | Facial |
VIII | Vestibulocochlear |
IX | Glossopharyngeal |
X | Vagus |
XI | Accessory |
XII | Hypoglossal |
parasympathetic | "rest and digest" |
Sympathetic | "fight or flight" |
ANS | Autonomic Nervous System- nerves that control involuntary movement |
SNS | Somatic Nervous System- ascending sensory info, and descending motor info |
Meninges | Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater: protect the brain and spinal cord |
PNS | Peripheral Nervous System: all nervous tissue outside of the spine and brain |
CNS | Central Nervous System- consists of the brain and spinal cord |
-kinesia | movement |
-lepsy | seizure |
-paresis | partial paralysis |
-taxia | order, coordination |
CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
CVA | Cerebrovascular accident |
LOC | loss of consciousness |
TIA | Transient ischemic attack |
Psych/o | Mind |
R/O | rule out |