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Neurologic System
Terms to know about the Neurological System
Term | Definition |
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CEREBRAL | Cerebrum |
CEREBELLAR | Cerebellum |
CEREBROSPINAL | pertaining to the Cerebrum and Spine |
BRACHIAL | Brachium |
LUMBOSACRAL | pertaining to the Lumbar vertebra and Sacrum |
EPIDURAL | pertaining to upon the Dura mater |
AFFERRENT | nerve impulses conducted toward CNS |
EFFERRENT | nerve impulses away from CNS |
VISCERAL | pertaining to organ(s) |
AUTONOMIC | controls and coordinates automatic functions |
SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM | Fight-or-Flight |
PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM | Rest-and-Digest |
NEUROGLIAL | the accessory, supportive structure of neural tissue |
NEURITIS | inflammation of nerves |
MENINGITIS | inflammation of meninges |
ENCEPHALITIS | inflammation of the brain |
ENCEPHALOMYELITIS | inflammation of the brain and spinal cord |
NOCICEPTOR | a pain receptor |
ANESTHESIA | a state without sensation |
HYPERESTHESIA | a condition of excessive sensation |
PARALYSIS | loss of motor function |
ATAXIA | muscular in-coordination / stumbling |
OLFACTORY | smell |
OPTIC | vision |
ZOONOSIS | diseases from an animal that can be transmitted to humans |
PROPRIOCEPTION | a specialized sensory nerve designed to sense movement or position of the body |
FORAMEN MAGNUM | the hole in the skull in which the spinal cord exits |
HYPOCALCEMIA | a condition of deficient Calcium in the blood |
HYPONATREMIA | a condition of deficient Sodium in the blood |
HYPERKALEMIA | a condition of excessive Potassium in the blood |