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Chabner Chapter 10
Nervous System
Question | Answer |
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cerebell/o | cerebellum |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
dur/o | dura mater |
encephal/o | brain |
gli/o | glial cells |
lept/o | thin, slender |
mening/o | membranes, meninges |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | spinal cord (also bone marrow) |
neur/o | nerve |
pont/o | pons |
radicul/o | nerve root |
thalam/o | thalamus |
thec/o | sheath |
vag/o | vagus nerve |
alges/o | sensitivity to pain |
-algia | pain |
caus/o | burning |
comat/o | deep sleep (coma) |
esthesi/o | feeling; nervous sensation |
kines/o | movement |
-lepsy | seizure |
lex/o | word; phrase |
-paresis | weakness |
-phasia | speech |
-plegia | paralysis |
-praxia | action |
-sthenia | strength |
syncop/o | to cut off, cut short |
tax/o | order, coordination |
Alzheimer disease (AD) | brain disorder marked by gradual and progressive mental deterioration, personality changes, and impairment of daily funcitons |
ALS | degenerative disorder of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem |
epilepsy | chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity |
Huntington disease | hereditary disorder marked by degenerative changes in the cerebrum, leading to abrupt involuntary movements and metal deterioration |
MS | destruction of the myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS and its replacement by plaques of sclerotic (hard) tissue |
MG | autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary muscles |
palsy | paralysis (partial or complete loss of motor function |
Parkinson disease | degeneration of neurons in the basal ganglia, occuring later in life and leading to tremors, weakness of muscles, and slowness of movement |
Tourette syndrom | involuntary spasmodic, twitching movements, uncontrollable sounds, and inappropriate words |
Shingles | blisters and pain spread along peripheral nerves and are caused by inflammation due to a herpes virus |
meningitis | can be caused by bacteria or viruses; swelling of the meninges. Signs and symptoms are feveral, headache, sensitivity to light and a stiff neck. |
HIV encephalophathy | brain disease and dementia occuring with AIDS |
autonomic nervous system | nerves that control involuntary body functions |
axon | microscopic fiber that is a part of a neuron and carries nervous impluse along a nerve cell. |