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Nervous System Review- rev defs

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epilepsy   A disorder characterized by seizures  
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coma   Abnormal, deep unconsiousness  
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microcephaly   Abnormally small head  
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anorexia nervosa   All-consuming desire to remain thin  
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bulimia nervosa   Binging and purging  
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concussion   Brain injury causing transient loss of conciousness  
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ventricle   Cavity of an organ  
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trephination   Circular opening made in the skull to relieve ICP  
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somatic nervous system   Conveys impulses for voluntary functions  
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autonomic nervous system   Conveys impulses to glands, smooth muscles and cardiac muscles  
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hypnotics   Depress CNS functions to induce sleep  
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Multiple Sclerosis   Disease of the myelin shealth  
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myelopathy   Disease of the spinal cord  
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cerebrum   Functions include sensory perception and interpretation, muscular movement and emotional aspects of behaviour and memory  
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agnosia   Inability to comprehend auditory, visual, spatial, olfactory and other sensations  
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catatonic   Inability to move or talk  
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aphasia   Inability to speak  
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craniotomy   Incision to the skull  
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peripheral nervous system   Includes all nerves of the body outside the CNS  
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encephalitis   Inflammation of the brain  
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pia mater   Innermost membrane of the brain and spinal cord  
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tremor   Involuntary tremble or shake  
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tics   Involuntary, spasmodic muscular contractions  
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ataxia   Lack of muscle coordination  
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lethargy   Lack of response; sluggishness  
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psychosis   Major emotional disorder  
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nerve conduction velocity   Measures the speed impulses travel through a nerve  
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arachnoid membrane   Middle layer covering the brain and spinal cord  
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efferent   Moves away from a central structure  
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afferent   Moves toward a central structure  
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lumbar puncture   Needle puncture of the spinal cavity  
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central nervous system   Network of nervous tissue found in the brain and spinal cord  
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neurosis   Nonpsychotic mental illness  
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idiopathic   Occurring without a known cause  
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dura mater   Outermost layer covering the brain and spinal cord  
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myelalgia   Pain in the spinal cord  
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herpes zoster   Painful, acute infectious disease; aka shingles  
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dystrophy   Poor development  
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aura   Premonitory awareness of an approaching physical or mental disorder  
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anesthetics   Produce a loss of sensation  
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anxiety   Psychological "worry" disorder  
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electroencephalography   Records electrical activity of brain patterns  
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cerebellum   Refines muscular movement; aids in equilibrium  
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analgesics   Relieve pain  
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convulsion   Sudden and violent contraction of the muscles  
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neuron   The functional cell of the nervous system  
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meninges   Three membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord  
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neurotransmitters   Transmits impulses across synapses  
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asthenia   Weakness or debility  
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myelin   White fat-like sheath  
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