Chapter 10-Nervous System
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| _________________exposes abnormal tissue to extreme cold and freezing and destroys tissue | cryosurgery
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| What procedure is utilized to relieve intractable pain, involuntary movements or emotional disturbances | thalamotomy
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| Disruption in the normal blood supply to the brain; another name for a stroke. | cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
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| This virus is responsible for chicken pox and the shingles. | herpes zoster
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| This procedure is performed by cutting a circular opening intot he skull to reveal brain tissue and decrease intracranial pressure. | trephination
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| What is the name of mini-strokes or temporary interference with the blood supply to the brain. | transient ischemic attack (TIA)
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| What procedure is performed to relieve a peptic ulcer? | vagotomy
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| ______________is the abnormal accumulation of fluid on the brain | hydrocephalus
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| ________________is the paralysis on one side of the face likely caused by a virus | Bell's palsy
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| A______________________is the removal of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from between two lumbar vertebra for analysis | lumbar puncture (LP)
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| How many cranial nerves are there? | twelve (12)
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| When both the spinal cord and meninges protrude outside of the body it is called | myelomeningocele
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| When the meninges protrudes to the outside of the body. | meningocele
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| This brain disorder is characterized by gradual and progressive mental deterioration with personality changes and impairment of daily functioning | Alzheimer's disease (AD)
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| When a patient has an episode characterized by sudden loss of consciousness, falling down, and then tonic contractions followed by clonic contractions the patient is having a ____________________________ | tonic-clonic or grand mal seizure
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| ______________________consist of momentary clouding of consciousness and loss of awareness of a person's surroundings. | absence or petit mal seizure
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| This chronic disease results in the destruction of the myelin sheath on the neurons in the central nervous system (CNS). | multiple sclerosis (MS)
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| The involuntary, spasmodic, twitching movements with uncontrollable vocal sounds and in appropriate language is called _________________ | tourette syndrome
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| A _______________________is the x-ray imaging of the spinal canal after the injection of contrast medium into the subarachnoid space | myelogram or myelography
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| A ____________________ is performed by utilizing sound waves to detect blood flow in the carotid and intracranial arteries. | doppler/ultrasound studies
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| Recording of the electrical activity of the brain. | electroencephalography (EEG)
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| Temporary brain dysfunction (brief loss of consciousness) after injury, usually clearing within 24 hours. | cerebral concussion
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| Brusing of brain tissue as a result of direct trauma to the head; neurologic deficits persist longer than 24 hours. | cerebral contusion
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| Hereditary disorder marked by degenerative changes in the cerebrum leading to abrupt involuntary movements and mental deterioration. | Huntington disease
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| Brain disease and demential occurring with AIDS. | HIV encephalopathy
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| cerebell/o | cerebellum
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| cerebr/o | cerebrum
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| dur/o | dura mater
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| encephal/o | brain
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| gli/o | glial cells
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| lept/o | thin, slender
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| mening/o, meningi/o | membranes, meninges
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| my/o | muscle
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| myel/o | spinal cord
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| neur/o | nerve
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| pont/o | pons
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| radicul/o | nerve root
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| thalam/o | thalamus
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| thec/o | sheath (refers to the meninges)
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| vag/o | vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)
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| alges/o, -algesia | excess sensitivity to pain
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| -algia | pain
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| caus/o | burning
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| comat/o | deep sleep (coma)
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| esthesi/o, -esthesia | feeling, nervous sensation
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| kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic | movement
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| -lepsy | seizure
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| lex/o | word, phrase
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| -paresis | weakness
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| -phasia | speech
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| -plegia | paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body)
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| -praxia | action
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| -sthenia | strength
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| syncop/o | to cut off, cut short
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| tax/o | order, coordination
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| AVM | arteriovenous malformation
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| CNS | central nervous system
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| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid
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| CVA | cerebrovascular accident
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| EEG | electroencephalography
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| LP | lumbar puncture
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| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography
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| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging
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| MS | multiple sclerosis
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| PET | positron emission tomography
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| Sz | seizure
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| TENS | transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
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| TIA | transient ischemic attack
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