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medical terminology chapter 9

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IN WHAT STRUCTURE OF THE BRAIN DO THE NERVSES CROSS   THE PONS  
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SENSORY NEURONS   SENSE INTERNAL & EXTERAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES & CARRIES THE MESSAGE TO THE BRAIN.  
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MOTOR NEURONS   CARRIE RESPONSES BACK TO THE PART OF THE BODY THAT HAS TO REACT.  
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THREE MEMBRAINS THAT SERVE AS PROTECTIVE COVERINGS OF THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD.   DURA MATER; ARACHNOID MATER; PIA MATER  
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DURA MATER   TOUGH AND THICK OUTERMOST MEMBRANE OF THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD.  
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ARACHNOID MATER   THE MIDDLE PROTECTIVE MEMBRANE  
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PIA MATER   THE INNER PROTECTIVE MEMBRANES  
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DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE SENSORY & MOTOR NEURONS.   SENSORY -SENSES AND CARRIES THE MESSAGE TO THE BRAIN AND THE MOTOR CARRIES RESPONSES BACK TO THE PART OF THE BODY THAT NEEDS TO REACT.  
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NAME THE NAME & NUMBER OF THE SPINAL NERVES IN ORDER FROM SUPERIOR TO INFERIOR.   1. 8 PAIR OF CERVICAL;12 PAIR OF THORACIC;5 PAIR OF LUMBAR; 5 PAIR OF SACRAL;1 COCCYGEAL  
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THE CEREBRUM SORROUNDS THE __________________   CEREBRAL CORTEX  
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CELL BODY   THE PART OF A NEURON CONTAINING ORGANELLES  
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AXON   THE PART OF A NEURON THAT TRANSMITS IMPULSES; SOME HAVE A FATTY MYELIN SHEATH.  
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DENDRITES   THE PART OF A NEURON THAT LOOKS LIKE BRANCHES OF A TREE; RESPONSIBLE FOR RECEIVING INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNAL & EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS & TRANSMITTING IT TO THE CELL BODY.  
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MYELIN SHEATH   MYELINATED AXONS  
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CEREBRAL CORTEX   GRAY MATER COVERING THE CEREBRUM  
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NEUROGLIA   PROTECTS THE NERVOUS SYSTEM; THEY ENGULF UNWANTED SUBTANCES  
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LONGITUDINAL FISSURE   DIVIDES THE CEREBRUM INTO RIGHT & LEFT HEMISPHERES  
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THALAMUS   ACTS AS A RELAY STATION FOR INCOMING SENSORY STIMULI  
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NEUROGLIA   PROVIDE PROTECTION & NUTRIENTS BY ATTACHING BLOOD VESSELS TO NEURONS.  
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HYPOTHALAMAS   MAINTAINS HOMEOSTATASIS OF APPETIE, THRIST,AND TEMPERATURE  
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NERVE PAIN   NEURALGIA  
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A SPECIALIST IN THE STUDY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND IT'S DISEASES   NEURALOGIST  
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NERVE DESTRUCTION   NEUROLYSIS  
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INFLAMMATION OF MANY NERVES   POLYNEURITIS  
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RECORD OF THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE BRAIN   ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM  
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HERNIA OF THE MEANINGES   MENINGOCELE  
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HERNIA OF THE SPINAL CORD AND MENINGES   MYELOMENINGOCELE  
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LOSS OF SENSATION   ANESTHESIA  
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DECREASED SENSATION   HYPOESTHESIA  
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INCREASED SENSATION   HYPERESTHESIA  
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IRRITATING SENSATION IN RESPONSE TO NORMAL STIMULI   DYESESTHESIA  
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ABNORMAL SENSATION SUCH AS NUMBNESS AND TINGLING   PARESTHESIA  
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PARALYSIS OF LIKE EXTREMITIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BODY   DIPLEGIA  
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PARALYSIS OF ONE EXTREMITY   MONOPLEGIA  
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PARALYSIS OF THE RIGHT HALF OR THE LEFT HALF OF THE BODY   HEMIPLEGIA  
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PARAPLEGIA   PARALYSIS OF THE LOWER PART OF THE BODY AND LEGS  
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PARALYSIS OF ALL FOUR LIMBS   QUADRIPLEGIA  
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ENCEPHALITIS   INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN  
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SOFTENING OF THE BRAIN   ENCEPHALOMALACIA  
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ANY DISEASE OF THE BRAIN   ENCEPHALOPATHY  
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CEREBELLUM   UNDER THE OCCIPITAL LOBE;PROTRUDES DORSALLY;IMPORTANT IN MAINTAINING BALANCE,MUSCLE COORDINATION & EQUILIBRIUM.  
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GYRI (JIGH-rye) OR CONVOLUTIONS   ON THE SURFACE OF THE CEREBRUM HAS THE APPEARENCE OF LITTLE GRAY BULGES THAT LOOK LIKE SAUSAGES.  
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FISSURES   DEEP GROVES  
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SULCI (SUL-sigh)   SHALLOW GROVES  
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THE LOBES ARE DIVIDED BY   FISSURES  
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LOBES ARE NAMED AFTER   BONES OF THE SKULL  
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THE 4 LOBES OF THE CEREBRUM ARE   FRONTAL;PARIETAL;TEMPORAL; AND OCCIPITAL  
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THE BRAIN CONSISTS OF :   1. CEREBRUM 2. THALAMUS 3. HYPOTHALAMUS 4. BRAIN STEM 5. CEREBELLUM  
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CEREBRUM   LARGEST PART OF THE BRAIN; COVERED BY THE CEREBRAL CORTEX, WHICH IS DIVIDED INTO RIGHT AND LEFT HEMISPHERES BY THE LONGITUDINAL FISSURES BUT JOINED BY THE CORPUS CALLOSUM  
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THALAMUS   A RELAY STATION FOR SENSORY & MOTOR IMPULSES  
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HYPOTHALAMUS   HELPS REGULATE APPETITE,THIRST,EMOTIONS,& BASIC BEHAVIOR PATTERNS  
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BRAIN STEM   MIDBRAIN, PONS, MEDULLA OBLONGATA; INVOLVED WITH VISUAL & AUDITORY REFLEXES, RESPIRATION, HEART RATE, BLOOD PRESSURE & AROUSAL  
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CEREBELLUM   INVOLVED WITH MAINTAINIING BALANCE,MUSCLE COORDINATION & EQUILIBRIUM  
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THE CEREBRUM IS COVERED BY THE   CEREBRAL CORTEX  
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THE CEREBRUM ISA DIVIDED INTO RIGHT & LEFT HEMISPHERES BY THE   LONGITUDINAL FISSURES  
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WHAT JOINS THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEMISPHERES OF THE CEREBRUM   THE CORPUS CALLOSUM  
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THE SPINAL CORD STARTS AT THE   MEDULLA OBLONGATA  
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THE SPINAL CORD ENDS AT THE   CONUS MEDULLARIS  
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CAUDA EQUINA (KAW-daH ee-KWI-nah)   LOOKS LIKE A HORSE'S TAIL;  
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THE CNS IS PROTECTED BY 4 THINGS:   BONE;MENINGES,CSF,AND BBB.  
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IN THE PNS THERE ARE   12 PAIRS OF CRANIAL NERVES & 31 PAIR OF SPINAL NERVES  
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THE NERVOUS SYSTEM HAS THREE FUNCTIONS   1. SENSORY 2. INTEGRATIVE 3. MOTOR  
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THE CNS CONSIST OF   SPINAL CORD & BRAIN  
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THE PNS CONISTS OF THE   SENSORY AND MOTOR NERVES  
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NEURONS ARE THE CELLS THAT MAKE UP   NERVES  
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SYNAPSE (SIN-apps)   A JUNCTION AREA BETWEEN THE NEURON AND ANOTHER NEURON OR MUSCLE  
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NEUROTRANSMITTER (NEW-ROH-TRANS-MIT-ER)   A CHEMICAL RELEASED FROM A LITTLE SAC AT THE END OF THE NERVE.  
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THE NEUROTRANSMITTER TRAVELS ACROSS THE SYNAPSE AND ACTS ON THE MUSCLE, CAUSING IT TO GENERATE IT'S OWN ELECTRICAL IMPULSE THAT PRODUCES:   MUSCLE MOVEMENT  
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