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LOM Ch 10 Nervous System Set 3
Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner
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05/16/2010

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e
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Which are receptors?

a) skin

b) ears

c) eyes

d) taste buds

e) all of the above

f) a and d

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sciatic nerve
Definition
nerve extending from the base of the spine down the thigh, lower leg, and foot
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sciatica
Definition
pain or inflammation along the course of the sciatic nerve
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sensory nerve
Definition
carries messages toward teh brain and spinal cord from a receptor--afferent nerve
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spinal nerves
Definition
thirty-onepairs of nerves arising from the spinal cord
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stimulus
Definition
agent of change (light, sound, touch) in the internal or external environment that evokes a response
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stimuli
Definition
plural of stimulus
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stroma
Definition
connective and supporting tissue of an organ
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glial cells
Definition
What are the stromal tissue of the brain?
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sulcus
Definition
depression or groove in the surface of the cerebral cortex--a fissure
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sulci
Definition
What is the plural of sulcus?
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sympathetic nerves
Definition
autonomic nerves that inlfuence bodily functions involuntarily in times of stress
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synapse
Definition
space through which a nervous impulse travels between nerve cells or between nerve, muscle, or glandular cells
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a point of contact
Definition
The Greek word synapsis means ______
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thalamus
Definition
main relay center of the brain--it conducts impulses between the spinal cord and the cerebrum
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vagus nerve
Definition
tenth cranial nerve (cranial nerve X) that branches reach to the larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, aorta, esophagus, and stomach--the only one that leaves the head
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ventricles of the brain
Definition
canals in the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid
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cerebell/o
Definition
Combined form meaning cerebellum
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cerebellar
Definition
pertaining to the cerebellum
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cerebr/o
Definition
Combined form meaning cerebrum
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cerebrospinal
Definition
pertaining to the cerebrum and spine
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cerebral
Definition
pertaining to the cerebrum
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dur/o
Definition
Combined form meaning dura mater
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subdural
Definition
pertaining to below the dura mater
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epidural
Definition
pertaining to above the dura mater
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intracerebral
Definition
pertaining to within the cerebrum
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encephal/o
Definition
Combined form meaning brain
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encephalitis
Definition
inflammation of the brain
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encephalopathy
Definition
disease process of the brain
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anencephaly
Definition
congenital brain malformation often detected with amniocentesis or ultrasonography of the fetus--condition pertaining to without a brain
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