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The Nervous System
Vocab and need to know info for LOM ch. 10
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Undergraduate 2
08/10/2011

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Acetylcholine
Definition
Neurotransmitter
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Gyri
Definition
Elivated portions of the Cerebral Cortex.
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Plexus
Definition
Large network of the Cerebral Cortex
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Glial Cells
Definition
Supportive and connective nerve cell that does not cary impulses (astrocytes)
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Hypothalamus
Definition
Located below the thalamus containing the petuitary glands
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Dendrite
Definition
Branching fiber that is 1st to receive nerve impulses
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Causalgia
Definition
Burning Pain
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Synapse
Definition
Minute space between nerve cells
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Cerebellum
Definition
Controles muscle movement and maintains balance
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Myoneural
Definition
Pertaining to muscles and nerves
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Syncope
Definition
To faint
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Cerebrovascular Accident
Definition
Stroke
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Rediculitis
Definition
Inflamation of nerve root
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Aphasia
Definition
Inability to speak
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Subdural Hematoma
Definition
Collection of blood beneath the dura mater of the meninges
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Medula Oblongata
Definition
Controles breathing, heart beat, and size of blood vessels
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Paresthesia
Definition
Abnormal sensation of tingling or prickling
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Glioblastoma
Definition
Highly malignant brain tumor
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Myelogram
Definition
Xray of the spine
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Cauda Equina
Definition
Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord
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Spina Bifida
Definition
Associated with Meningomyelocele
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Quadriplegia
Definition
Paralysis of all four extremities
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Apraxia
Definition
Movements and behavior are not purposeful
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Axon
Definition
Carries nervous impulses along a nerve cell
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Pia Mater
Definition
Inner membrane of the meninges
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Anesthesia
Definition
Lack of normal sensation
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Parkinson Disease
Definition
Shuffling gate due to lack of dopamine
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Myelin Sheath
Definition
Fatty tissue that surrounds the axon
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Dyslexia
Definition
Reading, Writing, and learning disorders
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Bradykinesia
Definition
Slow Movement
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Cerebral aneurysm, thromosis, or hemorrhage can be the cause of:
Definition
Cerebrovascular accident
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Anencephaly
Definition
Condition of absence of a brain
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Cerebrum
Definition
Largest part of the brain
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Comatose
Definition
State of unconsciousness
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Glioma
Definition
Malignant brain tumor
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Leptomeningitis
Definition
Inflamation of membranes around the brain and spinal cord
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Meningioma
Definition
Benign tumor of the membranes surrounding the brain
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Neurasthenia
Definition
Nervous exhaustion
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Paraplegia
Definition
Paralysis of lower part of the body
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Stroma
Definition
The connective and framework tissue of an organ
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Syncopal
Definition
Pertaining to fainting
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Aura
Definition
Sesation felt before a seizure
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Cerebral Angiography
Definition
Xray record of blood vessels within the brain
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Cerebral Hemorrhage
Definition
Mini-Stroke
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Cerebral Palsy
Definition
Paralysis and loss of muscular coordination caused by brain damage
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Dementia
Definition
Mental decline and deterioration
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Dopamine
Definition
Neurotransmitter
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Embolus
Definition
A floating clot
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Gait
Definition
Mannor of walking
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Hydrocephalus
Definition
Collection of fluid in ventricles of the brain
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Multipule Sclerosis
Definition
Demyelination fo tissue around the axons od CNS neurons
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Myasthenia Gravis
Definition
Relapsing weakness of skeletal muscles
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Palliative
Definition
Releaving symptoms but not curing them
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Tonic-Clonic
Definition
Major convulsive epileptic seizure
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Tourrette's Syndrome
Definition
Involuntary, spasmic twitching
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Transient Ischemic Attack
Definition
Breakage of blood vessel within the brain
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