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vc nervous system
vc lvn nervous system
Question | Answer |
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Neuro | pertaining to nerves |
ventricles | cavities that contain spinal fluid |
ANS | AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM, INVOLUNTARY |
SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTE | KNOWN AS FIGHT OR FLIGHT SYSTEM |
PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM | NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF THE BODY |
DURA MATER, ARACHNOID, SUBARACHNOID | LAYERS OF THE MENINGES |
CEREBELLUM | ASSOCIATED WITH BALANCE |
THALMUS | RECEIVES SENSORY STIMULUS |
NEURO | PERTAINS TO NERVES |
CNS-BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, VOLUNTARY |
SCLEROSIS | HARDENING |
MENINGES | PROTECTIVE COVERING OF THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD |
PNS-CRANIAL AND SPINAL NERVES | PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM |
BRADYKINESIA | ABNORMALLY SLOW MOVEMENT |
TRIPSY | CRUSHING |
NEURALGIA | PAIN RELATED TO NERVES |
CEREBRUM | LARGEST PORTION OF THE BRAIN, RIGHT AND LEFT HEMISPHERES |
LUMBAR PUNCTURE | TAKING SAMPLE OF SPINAL FLUID WITH A NEEDLE |
MYELOPATHY | ANY DISEASE OF THE SPINAL CORD |
PATHY | DISEASE |
CEPHALGIA | HEADACHE |
PARESIS | WEAKNESS, SLIGHT PARALYSIS |
ENCEPHALOMA | TUMOR OF THE BRAIN |
ENCEPHALO | PERTAINING TO THE BRAIN |
CVA | CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT, STROKE |
MYELOGRAM | RADIOLOGIC EXAM OF THE SPINAL CORD |
Quadraplegia | TOTAL PARALYSIS |
HEMIPLEGIA | PARALYSIS OF ONE SIDE OF THE BODY |
ISCHEMIA | INTERRUPTION OF BLOOD FLOW TO THE BRAIN |
TEST TO RECORD THE BRAIN | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY |
HEMORRHAGIC | CVA IN WHICH A BLOOD VESSEL RUPTURES |
APHASIA | IMPAIRMENT OF ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE |
ATAXIA | LACK OF COORDINATION |
TIA | TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA ATTACK OR MINI STROKE |