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| the cavity beneath the thoracic cavity that is sepreated from the thoracic cavity by the diaphram; contains the liver, gallbladder, spleen, stomach, pancreas, intestines, and kidneys. |
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| a change in the structure and orientation of cells, characterized by a loss of differentiation and reversion to a more primitive form. |
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| pertaining to the front of the body or toward the belly of the body. |
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| the muscle that makes up the muscular wall of the heart. |
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| the first 7 segments of the spinal column; identified as C1-C7 |
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| the threadlike structures within the nucleus that control the functions of growth, repair, and reproduction for the body. |
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| the tailbone. located at the end of the vertebral column, coccyx results from the fusion of 4 individual coccygeal bones in the child. |
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| tissue that supports and bindsother body tissue and parts. |
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| pertaining to the skull or cranium |
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| the cavity that contains the brain. |
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| a gel-like substance that surrounds the nucleus of a cell. the cytoplasm contains cell organs, called organelles, which carry out the essential functions of a cell. |
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| away from or farthest from the trunk of the body or farthest from the point of origin of a body part. |
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| the back or porterior surface of a part;in the foot, the top of the foot |
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| any abnormal development in the tissue or organs |
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| the region of the abdomen located between the right and the left hypochondriac regions in the upper section of the abdomen, benath the cartilage of the ribs |
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| the tissue that covers the internal and external organs of the body; it also line the vessels, body cavaties, glands, and body organs |
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| any of the vertical planes pasing through the body from head to the feet, perpendicualar to the sagittal planes and dividing the body into front and back portions |
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| segments of chromosomes that transmit hereditary characteristics |
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| a medical scientist who speicalizes in the study of tissue |
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| an increase in the number of cells of a body part |
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| incomplete or underdeveloped organ or tissue, usually the result of a decrease in the number of cells |
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| below or downward toward the tail or feet |
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| a flat, circular, plate-like structure of cartilage that serves as a cushion (or shock absorber) between the vertebre |
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| toward the side of the body, away from the midline of the body. |
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| the largest and strongest of the vertebrae of the spinal column, located in the lower back. the lumbar vertebrae consist of 5 large segments of the movable part of the spinal column; identified as L1 through L5 |
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| cell organs that contain various types of enzymes that function in the intracellular digestion. lysosomes destroy bacteria by digesting them. |
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| a point on the right side of the abdomen, about two-thirds of the isstance between the umbilicus and the anterior bony prominence of the hip. |
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| toward the midline of the body. |
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| a thin layer of tissue that covers a surface, lines a cavity, or divides a space such as the abdominal membrane that lines the abdominal wall. |
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| the plane that divides the body into right and left equal portions. |
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| cell organs, which provide the energy needed by the cell to carry on it's essential functions. |
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| a point on the left side of the abdomen about halfway between the umbilicus and the anterior bony prominence of the hip. |
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| the umbilicus; the belly button |
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| he new and abnormal development of cells that may be benign or malignant. |
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| the central controlling body within a living cell that is encloseed within the cell membrane. |
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| tissues arranged together to perform a special function |
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| the lower front cavity of the body, ocated beneath the abdominal cavity; contains the urinary bladder and reproductive organs. |
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| a specific serous membrane that covers the entire abdominal wall of the body and i sreflected over the reproductive viscera. |
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| imaginary slices made through the body as if a adividing sheet were passed through the body at a particular angle and in a particular angle and in a particular direction permitting a view from a different angle |
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| pertaining to the sole or bottom of the foot |
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| pertaining to the back of the body. |
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| movement that allows the palms of the hands to turn downward and backward, |
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| lying facedown on the abdomen |
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| toward or nearest to the trunk of the body or nearest to the point of origin of a body part. |
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| cell organs that synthesize proteins; often called the cell's protein factories |
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| he singular triangular shaped bone that results from the fusion of 5 individual sacral ones of the child. |
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| muslce that is attached to bone and is responsible for the movement of the skeleton |
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| muscle found in the walls of the hollow internal organs of the body such as the stomach and intestines. |
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| the cavity that contains the nerves of the spinal cord; also known as the spinal cord |
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| pertaining to the surface of the body or near the surface |
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| above or upward toward the head |
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| a movement that allows the palms of the hands to turn upward or forward. |
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| lying horizontally opn the back; faceup |
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| organs that work together to perform the many functions of the body as a whole |
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| the chest cavity which contains the lungs, heart, aorta, esophagus, and trachea. |
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| any of the planes cutting across the body perpendicular to the sagittal and frontal planes, divinding the body into superior and inferior portions |
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| the region of the abdomen locatedin the middle section of the abdomen, between the right and left lumbarregions and directly benearth the epigastric region. |
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| the navel; also called the belly button |
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| pertaining to the front; belly side |
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| pertaining to the internal organs |
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| a scraping or rubbing away of skin or mucous membrane as a result of friction to the area |
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| a localized collection of pus in any part of the body |
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| partial or complete loss of hair. |
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| the surgical removal of a part of the body or a limb or a part of a limb; performed to treat recurrent infections or gangrene of a limb |
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| the deepest of the 5 layers of the epidermis |
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| a circumscribed inflammation of the skin and deeper tissues that contains pus, which eventually discharges to the skin surface. |
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| a diffuse actue infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, characterized by localized hear, deep redness, pain, and swelling. |
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| a modified sweat gland that lubricates the skin of the ear canal with a yellowish brown waxy substance called cerumen. |
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| a scar; the pale, firm tissue that forms in the healing of a wound. |
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| the protein substance that forms the glistening inelastic fibers of connective tissue such as tendonsm, ligaments, and fascia. |
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| the typical lesion of acne vulgaris, caused by the accumulation of keratin and sebum within the opening of a hair follicle |
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| an injury to a part of the body without a break in the skin. |
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| the dermis; the layer of the skin just under the epidermis |
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| a noninvasive treatment that uses sunfreezing temperature to freeze and destroy the tissue. coolants such as liquid nitrogen are used in the metal probe |
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| the process of scraping material from the wall of a cavity or other surface for the purpose of removing abnormal tissue or unanted material |
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| a condition of a bluish discoloration of the skin |
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| a closed sac or pouch in or within the skin that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material |
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| removal of debris, foreign objects, and damaged or necrotic tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and to promote healing |
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| the layer of skin immediatley beneath the epidermis; the corium |
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| a blusish-black discoloration of an area of the skin or mucos membrane caused by an escape of blood into the tissue as a result of injury to the area; also known as a brusie or a black-and-blue mark |
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| a technique that uses an electrical spark to burn and destroy tissue ; used primarily for the removal of surface lesions |
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| the outermost layer of the skin |
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| the tissue that covers the internal and external surfaces of the body |
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| redness of thr skin due to capillary dilatation. an example of erythema is nervous blusing or a mild sunburn |
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| an abnormal increase in the number of red cells; polycythemia vera |
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| an injury to the surface of the skin caused by trama, such as scratching or abrasions |
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| peeling or sloughing of tissue cells, a sin peeling of the skin after a severe sunburn |
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| a cracklike sore or groove in the skin or mucos membrane |
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| an abnormal passageway between two tubular organs (e.g,rectum and vagina) or from an organ to the body surface |
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| a localized pus-producing infection originating deep in a hair follicle; a boil |
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| death of tissue, most often involving the extremities. gangrene is usually tge result of ischemia (loss of blood supply to an area), bacterial invasion, and subsequent putrefaction (decaying) of the tissue |
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| a benign (nonmalignant) tumor that consists of a mass of blood vessles and has a reddish-purple color |
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| a natural anticoagulant substance produced by the body tissues; heparin is also produced in labratories for therepeutic use as heparin sodium |
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| excessive body hair in an adult male distribution pattern, occuring in women |
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| a substance (found in all cells) that is released in allergic inflammitory reactions |
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| macrophage; a large phagocytic cell (cell that ingests microorganisms, other cells, and foreign particles) occuring in the walls of blood vessles and loose connective tissue |
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| a collection of fluid loacated in the area of the scrotal sac in the male |
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| an inherited dermatological condition in which the skin is dry, hyperkeratotic (hardened), and fissured-resembling fish scales |
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| the body system consisting of the skin, hair, nails, sweat glands,and sebaceous glands |
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| a hard fi rous protein found in the epidermis, hair, nails , enamel of teeth, and horns of animals |
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| an agent used to break down or loosen the horny (hardened) layer of the skin |
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| soft, very fine hair that covers the body of the developing fetus; this hairy coating is almost completely gone by birth |
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| any visible damage to the tissues of the skin, such as wound, sore, rash, or boil |
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| the cresnet-shaped pale area at the bae of the fingernail or toenail |
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| a small, flat discoloration of the skin that is neither raised nor depressed |
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| a black or dark pigment that contributes color to the skin and helps to filter ultraviolet light |
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| cells responsible for producing melanin |
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| a small, circumscribed swelling protruding above the skin. |
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| seperation of a fingernail from its bed, beginning at the free margi. |
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| the habit of biting nails |
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| abnormal thickening of the skin |
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| a small, solid, circumscribed elevation on the skin |
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| small, pinpoint hemorrhages of the skin |
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| a small, stalklike growth that protrudes upward or outward from a mucous membrane surgace, resembling a mushroom stalk |
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| a small elevation of the skin filled with pus; a small abcess |
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| a cyst filled wiht a cheesy material consisting with sebum and epithelial debris that has formed inthe duct of a sebaceous gland |
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| excessive secretion of sebum, resulting in excessive oiliness or dry scales |
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| the oily secretions of the sebaceous glands |
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| the single layer of flattened platelike cells that cover internal and external body surfaces |
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| a uniformly thick sheet of layer of cells. |
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| the layer of skin where new cells are continually being reproduced pushing oder cells toward the outermost surface of the skin |
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| the outer most layer of the epidermis, which continually sloughs off or flakes away |
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| the fatty layer of tissue located beneath the dermis |
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| a collection of blood beneath a nail bed, usually the results of trauma |
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| a circumscribed open sore or lesion of the skin that is accomanied by inflammation |
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| a reaction of the skin in which there is an appearance of smooth, slightly elevated patches that are redder or paler than the surrounding skin and often accompanied by severe itching |
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| a small thin-walled lesion containing clear fluid; a blister |
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| a skin disorder characterized by nonpigmented white patches pf skin of varying sizes that are surrounded by ski with normal pigmentation |
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| a circumscribed, slightly elevated lesion of the skin that is plaer in the center than its surrounding edges; hives |
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| any yellow coloration of the skin |
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| a chronic condition characterized by roughness and dryness |
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| thin layer of cartilage that covers the ends of the long bones and the surface of the joints |
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| spongy bone, not as dense as compact bone |
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| vertebrae or bones of the neck, C1 through C7 |
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| main shaftlike portion of a bone |
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| space between the bones of an infant's cranium |
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| hole in a bone through which blood vessels or nerves pass |
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| system of small canals within compact bone that contain blood vessels lymphatic vessels and nerves |
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| the normal formation and development of blood cells in the bone marrow |
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| a flat circular platelike structure of cartilahg that serves as a cushion between vertebrae |
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| the vertabrae of the lower back L1 through L5 |
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| the center portion of the shaft of a long bone containing the yellow marrow |
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| the conversion of cartilage and fibrous connective tissue to bone |
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| immature bone cells that actively produce bony tissue |
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| large cells that absorb or digest old bone tissue |
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| the thick white fibrous membrane that covers the surfaceof a long bone. |
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| irregular bones imbedded in tendons near a joint a in the kneecap |
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| an opening of hollow space in a bone a cavity within a bone |
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| a groove or depression in a bone; a fissure |
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| immovable joints such as those of the cranium |
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| the 12 vertabrae of the chest T1 through T12 |
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| needlelike bony spicules within cancellous bone that contribute to the spongy appearance. Adds strength to bones. |
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| arge bony process located below neck of the femur |
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| a small rounded process of a bone |
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| an elevated broad rounded process of a bone |
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| a large opening in the center of each vertabra that serves as a passageway for the spinal cord. |
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| movement of a bone away from the midline of the body |
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| movement of a bone toward the midline of the body |
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| thin layer of cartilage protecting and covering the connecting surfaces of the bones |
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| the point at which two bones come together; a joint |
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| abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe |
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| surgical removal of a bunion; |
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| a small sac that contains synovial fluid for lubricating the area around the joint where friction is most likely to occur |
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| clicking or crackling sounds heard upon joint movement |
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| dorsiflexion of the foot is bending the foot backward or upward at the ankle |
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| a straightening motion that increases the angle between two bones |
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| a bending motion that decreases the angle between two bones. |
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| a joint that allows movement in one direction; a back and forth motion |
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| connective tissue bands that join bone to bone, offering support to the joint |
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| the insertion of a needle into a cavity for the purpose of withdrawing fluid |
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| increased reaction of the skin to exposure to sunlight |
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| bending the foot downward as in ballet dancing |
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| the act of turning the palm down or backwardr |
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| the turning of a bone on its own axis |
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| inflammation of the sciatic nerve marked by pain and tendernes along the path of the nerve through the thigh and left |
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| an incomplete dislocation |
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| the act of turning the pal up or forward |
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| a thick lubricating fluid located in synovial joints |
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| the lining of a synovial joint |
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| specialized type of muscle that forms the wall of the heart |
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| an abnormal bending of a joint into a fixed position |
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| thin sheets of fibrous connective tissue that penetrate and cover the entire muscle holding the fibers together |
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| the point of attachment of a muscle to a bone it moves |
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| psuedohypertrophic muscular dystrophy |
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| a form of muscular dystorphy that is characterized by progressive weakness and muscle fiber degeneration without evidence of nerve involvement or degeneration of nerve tissue |
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| muscles that attach to bones of the skeleton |
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| muscles that have a striped appearance when viewed under a microscope |
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| a strong fibrous band of tissue that extends from a muscle, attaching it to a bone by becoming continuous with the periosteum of the bone. |
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| the main part of the body towhich the head and the extremities are attached |
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| muscles of the internal organs |
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| muscles that operate under conscious control. |
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| a group of geneticaly transmitted disorders characterized by progressive symmetrical wasting of skelital muscles |
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| a chronic, progressive disease affecting the skeletal (striated) muscules |
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| the extraction of a specimen of muscle tissue, through either a biopsyneedle or an incisional biopsy, for the purpose of examining it under a microscope |
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| the process of recording the strength of the contraction of a muscle when it is stimulated by an electric current |
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| a type of arthritis that affects the vertebral column and causes deformitites of the spine |
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| an abdominal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe |
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| the displacement of a bone from its normal location within a joint, causes loss of function of the joint |
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| a cystic tumor developing on a tendon |
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| a form of acute arthritis that is characterized by inflammation of the first metatarsal joint of the great toe |
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| the rupture of the central portion, or nucleus, of the disk through the disk wall and into the spinal canal |
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| an acute, recurrent, inflammatory infection transmitted through the bite of an infected deer tick |
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| known as a degenerative joint disease |
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| a chronic, systemic, inflammitory disease that affects multiple joints of the body, mainly the small peripheral joints such as in those of the hands and feet |
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| systemic lupus evythematousus |
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| a chronic inflammitory connective-tissue disese |
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| the surgical puncture of a joint with a needle for the purpose of withdrawing fluid for analysis |
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| the process of X-raying the inside of a joint after a contrast medium |
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| the surgical reconstruction of a joint |
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| the visualization of the interior of a joint by using an endscope |
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| a blood testnthat meausures the presence of unusual antibodies hat develop in a number of connective tissue diseases |
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| a blood test that measusres the rate at which erythrocytes settle at the bottom of a test tube filled with unclotted blood |
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| transmitters of nerve impulses toward the CNS;also known as sensory nerves |
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| loss of mental ability to understand sensory stimuli |
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| the inablitlity to convert one's thoughts into writing |
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| the inability to understand written words |
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| without sensitivity to pain |
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| without feeling or sensation |
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| a localized dilation in the wall of an artery that expands with each pulsation of the artery |
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| inablitly to communicate through speech, writing , or signs because of an injury do to disease in certain areas of the brain |
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| inablility to perform coordinated movements or use objects properly |
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| the weblike middle layer of three membranous layers surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
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| a star-shaped neuroglial cell found in CNS |
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| a tumor of the brain or spinal cord composed of astrocytes |
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| without muscular coordination |
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| the sensation an individual experiences prior to the onset of a migrane headache or an epileptic seizure |
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| the part of the nervous system that regualtes involuntary vital functions of the body |
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| the part of the nerve cell that transports nerve impulses away from the nerve cell body |
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| a protective characteristic of the capillary walls of the brain that prevents the passage of harmful substances from the bloodstream into the brain tissue or CSF |
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| abnormally slow momvement |
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| the positive sign of meningitis, in which there is an involentary flexion of the arm, hip, and knee when the patient's neck is passively flexed |
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| a hole drilled into the skull using a form of drill |
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| the lower end if the spinal cord and the roots of of the spinal nerves that occupy the spinal cord below the level of the first lu,bar vertebra |
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| a sensation of an acute burning pain along the path of a peripheral nerve, sometimes accompanied by erythema of the skin |
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| pain in the head; headache |
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| the part of the brain responsible for coordinating voluntary muscular movement |
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| a breif interuption of brain function, usually with a loss of consciousness is lasting for a few seconds |
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| small scatered venous hemorrhages in the brain |
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| the thin out layer of nerve tissue, known as gray matter, that covers the surface of the cerebrum |
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| the fluid flowing through the brain and around the spinal cord that protects them from physical blow or impact |
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| the largest and uppermost part of the brain |
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| cheyene-stokes respirations |
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| an abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by periods of apnea followed by deep rapid breathing |
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| a deep sleep in which the individual cannot buy aroused and doesnt respond to external stimuli |
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| pertains to being in a coma |
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| a permenant shortening of a muscle causing a joint to remain in an abnormally flexed poition, with resultant physical deformitiy |
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| one of the many elevated folds of the surface of the cerebrum |
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| a surgical incision into the cranium or skull |
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| a progressive irreversible mental disorder in which the person has deteriorating memory, judgement, and ability to think |
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| destruction or removal of the myelin sheath that covers a nerve or nerve fiber |
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| a projection that extends from the nerve body cell |
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| the part of the brain located between the cerebrum and the midbrain |
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| the outermost of the three membranes surrounding he brain and spinal cord |
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| a condition characterized by an impairment of the ability to read |
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| transmitters of nerve impulses away from CNS |
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| an abnormal condition in which a blood clot becomes lodged in a blood vessle |
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| the space immediately outside the dura mater that contains a supporting cushion of fat and other connective tissues. |
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| a neurological condition characterized by recurrent episodes of sudden brief attacks of seizures. |
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| a deep groove on the surface of an organ |
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| knotlike mass of nerve tissue found outside the brain or spinal cord |
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| one of the many elevated folds of the surface of the cerebrum |
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| slight or partial paralysis of one half of the body |
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| paralysis of one half of the body |
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| an acute infection caused by the same virus that cause chickenpox, characterized by painful vesicular lesions along the path of a spinal nerve |
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| a part of the brain located below the thalmus that controls many functions such as body temperature sleep and appetite |
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| connectings nerurons that conduct impulses from afferent nerves to or toward motor nerves |
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| the study of muscle movement |
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| a state of being sluggish |
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| a deep groove in the middle of the cerebrum that divides the cerebrum inito the right and left hemispheres |
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| one of the three parts of the brain stem |
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| the three layers of protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord |
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| small neuroglial cells found in the interstatial tissue of the nervous system that engulf cellular debris, waste products, and pathogens within the nerve tissue. |
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| the uppermost part of the brain stem |
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| a protective sheath that covers the axons of many nerves in the body. |
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| uncontrolled sudden attacks of sleep |
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| severe sharp spasmlike pain that extends along the course of one or more nerves |
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| the supporting tissue of the nervous system |
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| a physician who specializes in treating the diseases and disorders of the nervous system |
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| the study of the nervous system and its disorders |
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| a physician who specializes in surgery of the nervous system |
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| any surgery involving the nervous system |
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| a chemical substance within the body that activates or inhibits the transsmission of nerve impulses at synapses |
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| paralysis of the l lower extremities and trunk, usually due to spinal cord injuries |
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| nerves of the ANS that regulate essential involuntary body functions such as slowing the heart rate etc |
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| copying or producing the same effects as those of the parasympathetic nerves |
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| a sensation of numbness or tingling |
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| peripheral nervous system |
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| the part of the nervous sysstem outside the CNS consisting of 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves |
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| the process by which certain cells engulf and destroy microorganisms and cellular debris |
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| the innermost of the three membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
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| a small, cone-shaped endocrine organ in the posterior forebrain, secreting melatonin and involved in biorhythms and gonadal development |
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| network of interwoven nerves |
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| A band of nerve fibers on the ventral surface of the brain stem that links the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with upper portions of the brain |
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| paralysis of all four extremities and the trunk of the body |
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| the surgical resection of a spinal nerve root |
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| transmitters of nerve impulses toward the CNS |
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| the part of the PNS that provides voluntary control over skeletal muscle contractions |
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| any agent or factor capable of initiating a nerve impulse |
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| the space located just under the arachnoid membrane that contains cerebrospinal fluid |
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| the space located just beneath the dura mater that contains serous fluid |
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| a depression or shallow groove on the surface of an organ |
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| nerves of the ANS that regulate esstinal invol body functions such as increasing heart rate. |
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| copying orproducing the same effects as those of the sympathetic nerves |
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| the space between the end of one nerve and the beginning of another through which nerve impulses are transmitted |
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| the part of the brain located between the cerebral hemisperes and the midbrain |
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| an abnormal condition inwhich a clot develops in a blood vessel |
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| a seizure characterized by the presence of muscle contraction or tension followed by relaxation creating a jerking movement of the body |
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| a small hollow within the brain that is filled with cerebrospinal fluid |
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| deterioration of a person's intellectual functioning |
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| amyptrophic lateral sclerosis |
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| a severe weakening and wasting of the involved muscle groups |
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| an absence of the brain and spinal cord at birth |
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| temporary or permanent unilateral weakness or paralysis of the muscles of the face |
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| localized accumulation of pus located anywhere in the brain tissue |
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| pinching or compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel due to inflammation and swelling of the tendons |
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| a brief interruption of brain function ususally with a loss of consciousness lasting a few seconds |
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| small scattered venous hemorrhage in the brain occuring when the brain strikes the inner skull |
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| brain damage that is permanent but not progressive |
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| involves death of a specific portion of brain tissue , resulting from a decrease in blood flow |
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| the deterioration of the intervertebal disk, usually due to constant motion and wear on the disk |
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| the inflammation of the brain or spinal cord tissue largely caused by a virusthat enters the CNS when the person expireneces a viral disease such as measles or mumps or through the bite of a mosquito or tick |
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| a syndrome of reccuring episodes of excessive irregular electrical activity of the brain resulting in involuntary muscle movements called seizures |
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| an epiletic seizure characterized by a sudden loss of concousciousness and by generlized invoulentary muscular contraction |
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| a small seizure in which there is a sudden temporary loss of consciousness lasting only a few seconds |
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| cute polyneruritis of the PNS in which the myelin sheaths on the axons are destroyed, resulting in decreased nerve impulses, loss of reflex response |
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| a recurring, pulsating, vascular headache usually developing on one side of the head |
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| occurs typically two to three hours after falling asleep |
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| blood collected from a torn artery |
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| an inherited neurological disease |
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| an abnormal increase of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain that causes the ventricles of the brain to dialate |
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| occurs in any structure region of the brain |
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| primary intracranial tumors |
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| arise from gilomas, malignant glial cells that are a support for nerve tissue, and from tumors that arise from meninges |
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| metastastic intracranial tumors |
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| occur as a result of metastasis from a primary site such as the lung or breast |
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| serious bacterial infection |
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| a degenerative inflammitory disease of the CNS attacking the myelin sheath |
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| a chonic progressive neuromuscular disorder causing severe skelatal muscle weakness |
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| a rare syndrome of uncontrolled sudden attacks of sleep |
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| a highly malignant tumor of the sympathetic nervous system |
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| degenerative slowly progressive deterioration of nerves in the brain stems motor system characterized by a gradual onset of syptoms such as a stooped posture with the body flexed forward |
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| an infectious viral disease entering through the uper respiratory tract |
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| a congental defcect of the CNS in which the back portion of one or more bertebrae is not closed normally and a cyst rotrudes through the opening in the back, usually at the level of the fifth lumbar or first sacral vertebrae |
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| a cystlike sac covered with skin or a thin membrane protruding through he bony defect in the vertebrae |
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| caused by severe injury to the spinal cord in the thoracic or lumbar region |
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| follows severe trauma to the spinal cord between the fifth and seventh cervical vertebrae , generally resulting in loss of motor control below the level if injury |
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| a congenital disease disorder caused by altered lipid metabolism , resulting from an enzyme deficiency |
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| a visualization of the cerebral vascular system via x-ray fter the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium into an arterial blood vessles (carotid. femoral, or branchial) |
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