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Nervous System WL Test

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Alzheimer's Disease
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Trepination
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Convulsion
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Meningocele
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CNS
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Afferent Nerves
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Ataxia
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Cerebellum
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Grand Mal Seizure
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Nerve Block
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Dura mater
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Brainstem
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Ganglion
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Myelography
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Microcephaly
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PNS
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Dendrites
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Tay-Sach's Disease
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Lethargy
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Nerve
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Irregularity of movement due to defective muscle control. Lack of muscle coordination.
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A large bundle of axons wrapped in connective tissue.
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Radiography of the spinal cord after injection of dye.
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Also known as sensory nerves; conduct impulses toward the Central Nervous System.
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Genetic enzyme deficiency;characterized by progressive mental challenges, paralysis, blindness, inability to eat, and ultimately to death by age of 4 years.
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Branching cytoplasmic projections that receive impulses and transmit them to the cell body
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Peripheral Nervous System-includes all nervous tissue of the body found outside the Central Nervous System.
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Abnormally small head.
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A collection of nerve bodies. Mass of cell bodies, network of nerves
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Induction of regional anaesthesia causing loss of sensation.
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Serious form of epileptic seizure, characterized by sudden loss of consciousness and violent spasms.
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Circular opening made in skull to relieve Intracranial Pressure (ICP).
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Central Nervous System - includes the brain and spinal cord.
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Onset of involuntary muscle contractions and relaxations.
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Congenital hernia/protrusion of meninges through an opening in the skull or spinal column.
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Progressive neurological disorder of unknown etiology, charecterized by memory loss; impaired judgment, impaired orientation.
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Second largest part of the brain; occupies the back of the brain; refines the movement when the cerebrum initiates muscular movement; aids in maintaining equilibrium. Motor, sensory and association.
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Sluggishness-lack of response
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Outermost membrane covering the brain and spinal cord
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Major section of the brain that serves as a pathway for impulse conduction between the brain and the spinal cord; made up of medulla, pons and midbrain.
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ECT
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Conveys sensory impulses to the brain from different parts of the body and also transmits motor impulses away from the brain to all muscles and organs.
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Medications used to reduce tension and anxiety without decreasing level of consciousness.
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White fat-like sheath that covers many axons in the Peripheral Nervous System and the Central Nervous System.
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Three membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord: dura mater, arachnoid membrane, and pia mater.
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Pain in the spinal cord/bone marrow.
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Nerve glue.
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Middle layer covering the brain, between the dura mater and pia mater.
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Any disease of the spinal cord.
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Chemical substances that facilitate the transmission of impulses across synapses.

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