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| the parts of the PNS that carry messages btwn the CNS and organs that fxn autonomously |
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| drugs use dto induce calming effect or sleep |
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| surgery to repair a nerve |
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| radiography of the spinal cord and nerve roots |
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| magnetic resonance imaging |
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| uses radio waves and a very strong magnetic field to produce images of the soft tissue |
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| inesertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space between the third ad fourth or fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae to withdraw fluid for diagnosis |
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| record of the electrical potential of the brain |
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| electroconvulsive therapy or electroshock therapy |
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| a controlled convulsion produced by passing an electric current through the brain |
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| excision of part of the skull |
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| drug given to patients to affect behavior and treat psychiatric disorders |
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| drugs used to decrease seizure activity |
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| drug used to suppress anxiousness and relax muscles |
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| a nonmedical doctor of psychology who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders |
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| a medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders |
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| surgeon who specializes in operations on the nervous system |
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| a medical spcialst who treats nervous system disorders |
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| medical specialty dealing with the nervous system |
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| transient ischemic attack |
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| temporary interruption in the blood suppy to the brain |
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| a collection of blood trapped in the space beneath the dura mater, between the dura and arachnoid layers of the meninges |
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| sudden disturbance in brain function sometimes producing a convulsion |
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| a severe mental illness characterized by auditory hallucinations, paranoi, and an inability to distinguish reality from fiction |
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| paralysis of all four limbs |
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| a serious disorder involving a marked distortion of, or sharp break from, reality; general term covering severe mental or emotional disorders |
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| inflamed gray matter of the spinal cord |
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| a fear of something that is not a hazard from a statistical point of view |
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| milder form of seizure lasting on only a few seconds and does not include convulsive movements; also known as absence seizures |
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| disease of the nerves in the brain due to an imbalance of dopamine |
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| paralysis of the lower extremities and ofthen the lower trunk of the body |
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| a serious mental disorder characterized by unreasonable suspicion or jealousy, along with a tendency to interpret everything that others do as hostile |
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| loss of one or more muscle funtions |
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| obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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| type of anxiety disorder characterized by persisten thought and impulses with repetitive responses that interfere with daily activities |
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| type of severe seizure with tonic-clonic combination |
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| subjective perception of an object or voice when no such stimulus occurs |
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| partial paralysis of one side of the body |
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| paralysis of one side of the body |
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| hereditary disorder of the CNS |
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| excess cerebrospinal fluid in the brain |
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| abnormal sensitivity to touch |
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| uncontrollable impulse to steal |
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| benign tumor of the meninges |
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| disease of the CNS characterized by the formation of plaques in the brain and spinal cord |
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| muscle weakness, lack of strength |
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| inflammation of the spinal cord |
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| protrusion of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord through a defect in the cranium or vertebral column |
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| a disease involving the cranial, central, or autnomic nervous system |
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| lack of muscular coordination |
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| clinical course characterized by manic episodes aternation with depressive episodes |
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| a synonym for a cerebral stroke, an acute clinical event, related to impairment of cerebral circulation, lasting no more that 24 hours |
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| false belief of wrong judgment despite evidence to the contrary |
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| impaired intellectual function |
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| prolonged period where there is a loss of interest or pleasure in almost all activities |
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| inflammation of the brain |
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| a collection of blood in the space between the skull and dura matter |
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| CNS disorder often characterized by seizures |
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| a cerebral tumor occurring most frequently in adults |
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| brain disorder involving a blood vessel |
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| an adjective used to indicate the relation between activity psychic and muscular movement |
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| the parts of the PNS that carry impulses for conscious rather than habitual activity |
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| the 31 pairs of nerves located along the spinal column |
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| the connecting point between nerve cells or between a nerve cell and a receptor or effector cell |
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| the part of the brain that processes information from the senses of hearing, smell, and taste, and other sensory and motor tasks |
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| part of the brain that processes sensory information |
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| cavities between the cerebrum and brain stem |
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| a disease that may begin in late middle life, characterized by progressive mental deterioration that includes loss of memory and visual and spatial orientation |
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| localized dilation of an artery due to vessel wall weakness |
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| a feeling of apprehension or uneasieness that results from anticipation of danger |
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| star-shaped tumor that usually develops in the cerebrum; frequently in people younger than 20 years old |
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| a fatty white envelope of cells providing protection and electrical insulation to neurons |
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| a whitish, cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles of nerve fibers outside the CNS, together with their connective tissues and nourishing blood vessels |
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| cells within both the CNS and PNS, which although they are external to neurons, form an essential part of nerve tissue |
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| a nerve cell, including the cell body and axon |
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| chemical released by the presynaptic cell that is then picked up by the postsynaptic cell to effect an action |
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| a group of neuron cell bodies grouped together in the CNS |
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| the part of the brain that processes information from the sense of sight and other sensory and motor tasks |
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| the part of the brain that processes information from the sense of touch and other sensory and motor tasks |
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| peripheral nervous system |
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| made up of neurons, neuroglia, and associated tissue, including the cranial and spinal nerves and the sensory and motor nerves that extend throughout the body |
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| inner layer of the meninges |
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| the part of the brain stem that passes information to the cerebellum and the thalamus to regulate subconscious somatic activities |
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| the gray matter surrounding the cerebrum |
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| the fluid in and around the brain and spinal cord |
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| the largest part of the brain; controls conscious thought and stores memories |
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| one of two processes extending from a neuron cell body; the other is the axon |
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| the part of the brain containing both the thalamus and the hypothalamus |
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| the ourter meninges, the fibrous membrane protecting the CNS |
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| the front part of the brain from which voluntary muscle movements and other sensory and motor tasks are directed |
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| a group of neuron cell bodies grouped together in the PNS |
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| the hormone and emotion center of the brain that controls autonomic functions |
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| collective term for the arachnoid mater and pia mater |
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| the part of the brain stem that sends sensory information to the thalamus to direct the autonomic fxns of the heart, lungs, and other viscera |
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| three layer membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord |
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| the middle part of the brain between the diencephalon and the pons; also called the midbrain |
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| delicate web-like layer of the meninges; middle layer |
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| the part of a neuron that conducts electrical impulses |
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| the part of the brain that controls functions including heart rate, breathing, and body temperature; includes midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata |
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| one of the three parts of a neuron cell; the other two are the axon and dendrites |
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| the subdivision of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord |
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| the part of the brain that controls the skeletal muscles |
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