Body system
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| cerebell/o | cerebellum
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| cerebr/o | cerebrum
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| encephal/o | brain
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| medull/o | medulla oblongata
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| myel/o | spinal cord
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| neur/o | nerve
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| cerebellum | lower back part of brain
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| controls breathing and heart beat | medulla oblongata
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| medulla oblongata | lower part of brain near spinal cord
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| controls coordination & balance | cerebellum
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| spinal cord | collection of nerves within spinal cavity,
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| cerebrum | largest part of brain
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| controls movement, thoughts reasoning, vision, hearing & speech | cerebrum
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| myelitis | infl. spinal cord
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| cerebral | pert. to largest part of brain
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| medullary | pert. loweer part of brain closest to spinal cord
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| encephalitis | infl. of brain
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| neuropathy | disease of nerve
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| cerebellar | pert. to posterior portion of the brain
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| controls equilibrum | cerebellum
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| cerebrovascular accident | damage to blood vessel in brain. - Stroke
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| multiple sclerosis | destruction of myelin sheath around nerve cells in the CNS
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| concussion | blunt injury to brain loss of consciousness
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| syncope | fainting
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| epilepsy | chronic brain disorder with seizure activity
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| meningitis | infl. membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord
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| glioblastoma | malignant tumor of the brain
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| paraplegia | paralysis of the lower portion of body
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| hemiplegia | paralysis one side of body
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| Alzheimer disease | brain disorder marked by deterioration in mental activity
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| dementia | severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.
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| lumbar puncture | remove cerebrospinal fluid
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| CSF analysis | chemical test cell counts, culture and smears of fluid surounding brain and spinal cord
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| cerebral angiography | x-ray image of blood vessels in the brain
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| PET scan | uptake of radioactive material in brain shows brain uses glucose
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| stereotactic radiosurgery | gamma knife destroy brain tissue
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| TENS | for stimulation to nerves, acute chronic pain
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| pons | Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
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| cauda equina | The bundle of spinal nerve roots running through the lower part of the subarachnoid space within the vertebral canal below the first lumbar vertebra.
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| cervical nerves | neck nerves 1-8
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| thoracic nerves | chest nerves 1-12
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| lumbar nerves | loin nerves 1-5
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| sacral nerves | sacrum nerves 1-5
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| coccygeal nerves | tail-bone nerve
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| CNS | central nervous system
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| PET | positron emission tomography
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| ischemia | local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
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| glioblastoma | Immature tumor (cells) of the supportive CNS tissue
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