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Nervous System Review

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A disorder characterized by seizures   epilepsy  
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Abnormal, deep unconsciousness   coma  
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Abnormally small head   microcephaly  
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All-consuming desire to remain thin   anorexia nervosa  
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Binging and purging   bulimia nervosa  
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Brain injury causing transient loss of consciousness   concussion  
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Cavity of an organ   ventricle  
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Circular opening made in the skull to relieve ICP   trephination  
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Conveys impulses for voluntary functions   somatic nervous system  
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Conveys impulses to glands, smooth muscles and cardiac muscles   autonomic nervous system  
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Depress CNS functions to induce sleep   hypnotics  
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Disease of the myelin sheath   multiple sclerosis  
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Disease of the spinal cord   myelopathy  
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Functions include sensory perception and interpretation, muscular movement and emotional aspects of behaviour and memor   cerebrum  
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Inability to comprehend auditory, visual, spatial, olfactory and other sensations   agnosia  
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Inability to move or talk   catatonic  
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Inability to speak   aphasia  
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Incision into the skull   craniotomy  
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Includes all nervous tissue of the body found outside the CNS   .peripheral nervous system  
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Inflammation of the brain   encephalitis  
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Innermost membrane of the brain and spinal cord   pia mater  
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Involuntary tremble or shake   tremor  
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Involuntary, spasmodic muscular contractions   tics  
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Lack of muscle coordination   ataxia  
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Lack of response; sluggishness   lethargy  
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Major emotional disorder   psychosis  
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Measures the speed impulses travel through a nerve   nerve conduction velocity  
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Middle layer covering the brain and spinal cord   arachnoid membrane  
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efferent   Moves away from a central structure  
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Moves toward a central structure   afferent  
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Needle puncture of the spinal cavity   lumbar puncture  
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Network of nervous tissue found in the brain and spinal cord   central nervous system  
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Nonpsychotic mental illness   neurosis  
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Occurring without a known cause   idiopathic  
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Outermost layer covering the brain and spinal cord   dura mater  
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Pain in the spinal cord   myelalgia  
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Painful, acute infectious disease; aka shingles   herpes zoster  
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Poor development   dystrophy  
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Premonitory awareness of an approaching physical or mental disorder   aura  
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Produce a loss of sensation   anesthetic  
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Psychological “worry” disorder   anxiety  
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Records electrical activity of brain patterns   electroencephalography  
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Refines muscular movement; aids in equilibrium   cerebellum  
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Relieve pain   analgesic  
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Sudden and violent contraction of the muscles   convulsion  
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The functional cell of the nervous system   neuron  
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Three membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord   meninges  
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Transmits impulses across synapses   neurotransmitter  
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Weakness or debility   asthenia  
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White fat-like sheath   myelin  
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List the three major structures of neurons   Cell body, Dendrites, Axons  
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Which section of the cerebrum can only be seen on dissection?   Insula  
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What are the four major structures of the brain?   Cerebrum Cerebellum Diencephalon Brainstem  
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What are the four major types of neuroglia?   Astrocytes Oligodendrocytes Microglia Ependyma  
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What is the function of the hypothalamus?   Regulates activities of the autonomic nervous system  
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Describe the spinal cord?   Transmits sensory impulses Composed of an inner gray matter/outer white matter Located in the spinal cavity  
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What are the two types of nerve cells found in the nervous system?   Neurons Neuroglia  
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What are three types of neurosis?   Phobia Hysteria Obsessive compulsive disorder  
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What does the central nervous system consist of?   Brain  Spinal cord  
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What is Alzheimer’s disease?   Progressive neurological disorder that causes memory loss and serious mental deterioration  
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What is cerebrospinal fluid?   Colourless, shock-absorbing fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord  
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What is Parkinson disease?   Progressive neurological disorder affecting the portion of the brain responsible for controlling movement  
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What is the brainstem composed of?   Midbrain Medulla Pons  
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What is the function of the pons?   Acts as a bridge connecting the midbrain to the medulla  
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What is the function of the thalamus?   Receives all sensory stimuli except olfactory  
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AD   Alzheimer’s disease  
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ADHD   attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder(book)/attention-deficithyperactivity (Tabers)  
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ALS   amyotrophic lateral sclerosis  
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ANS   autonomic nervous system  
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ASAP   as soon as possible  
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BEAM   brain electrical activity mapping  
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C1   first cervical vertebra  
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CNS   central nervous system  
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CP   cerebral palsy  
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CSF   cerebrospinal fluid  
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CTA   computed tomography angiogram  
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CVA   cerebrovascular accident  
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EEG   electroencephalography  
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EMG   electromyography  
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ICP   intracranial pressure  
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L3   third lumbar vertebra  
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LOC   loss of consciousness  
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LP   lumbar puncture  
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MEG   magnetoencephalography  
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MRA   magnetic resonance angiogram (graphy)  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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MS   multiple sclerosis  
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MSI   magnetic source imaging  
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NCV   nerve conduction velocity  
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OCD   obsessive compulsive disorder  
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PET   positron emission tomography  
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PNS   peripheral nervous system/parasympathetic nervous system  
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SNS   somatic nervous system/sympathetic nervous system  
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SRS   stereotactic radiosurgery  
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STAT   immediately  
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T12   twelfth thoracic vertebra  
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TIA   transient ischemic attack  
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US   ultrasound  
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