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Chapter 10 Test

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PCA
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pia mater
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human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) encephalopathy
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motor nerve
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acetylcholine
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AFP
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radicul/o
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afferent nerve
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-lepsy
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efferent nerve
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kines/o kinesi/o -kinesia -kinesis -kinetic
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migraine
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EEG
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AVM
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cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
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myelography
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astrocytoma
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spina bifida cystica with meningocele
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positron emission tomography (PET) scan
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Carries messages AWAY FROM the brain and spinal cord; motor nerve.
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Radioactive glucose is injected and then detected in the brain to image the metabolic activity of cells. Used to diagnose Alzheimer disease, stroke, schizophrenia, and epilepsy.
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Thin, delicate inner membrane of the meninges.
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Severe, recurring, unilateral, vascular headache.
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arteriovenous malformation; congenital tangle of arteries and veins in the cerebrum.
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Malignant tumor of astrocytes (glial brain cells).
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movement
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Brain disease and dementia occurring with AIDS.
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alpha-fetoprotein; elevated levels in amniotic fluid and maternal blood are associated with congenital malformations of nervous system. Anencephaly and spina bifida
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Meninges protrudes to outside of body.
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muscle
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Carries messages TOWARD the brain and spinal cord (sensory nerve).
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electroencephalography
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patient-controlled anesthesia
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Disruption in the normal blood supply to the brain; stroke.
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Neurotransmitter chemical released at the ends of nerve cells.
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seizure
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nerve root (of spinal nerves)
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X-ray imaging of the spinal canal after injection of contrast medium into the subarachnoid space. Now being replaced with CT & MRI scans.
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Carries messages away from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and organs; efferent nerve.
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dur/o
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CT
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Thirty-one pairs of nerves arising from the spinal cord.
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Part of the brain just above the spinal cord; controls breathing, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels; nerve fibers cross over here.
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Congenital defects in the lumbar spinal column caused by imperfect union of vertebral parts(neural tube defect).
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Nerves outside the brain and spinal cord; cranial, spinal, and autonomic nerves.
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Relieving symptoms but not curing them.
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Use of a specialized instrument to locate and treat targets in the brain. A high-energy radiation beam treats deep tumors and abnormal blood vessel masses.
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Space through which a nervous impulse travels between nerve cells or between nerve and muscle or glandular cells.
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Nerve cell that carries impulses throughout the body.

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