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gemin/o

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set or group

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access/o

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supplemental or contributing part

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affer/o

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bring toward center

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arachn/o

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spider; spider web

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astr/o

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starlike structure

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audit/o

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sense of hearing

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autonom/o

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independent; self governing

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cav/o

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hollow space

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum (posterior part of brain)

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of brain)

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cochle/o

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cochlea; inner ear

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cortic/o

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cortex (outer region)

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crani/o

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cranium; skull

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cyt/o

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cell

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dendr/o

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branching structure

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dors/o

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back; dorsum

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dur/o

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dura mater

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effer/o

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go out from center

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encephal/o

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brain

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ependym/o

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cellular lining

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esthes/o

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sensation; feeling

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esthet/o

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sensation; feeling

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faci/o

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face

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fiss/o

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splitting

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front/o

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front

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gloss/o

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tongue

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gustat/o

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the sense of taste

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meningi/o

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meninges

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mening/o

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meninges

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micr/o

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one millionth; small

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mot/o

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movement

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myelin/o

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myelin

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myel/o

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bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin

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nerv/o

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nerve

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neur/o

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nerve

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occipit/o

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occiput (back of head)

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ocul/o

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eye

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olfact/o

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sense of smell

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olig/o

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scanty; few

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opt/o

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eye; vision

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pariet/o

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wall of a cavity

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pathet/o

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suffering

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peripher/o

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outer aspects

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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radicul/o

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spinal nerve root

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recept/o

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receive

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rhiz/o

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spinal nerve root

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sens/o

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sensation

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somat/o

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body

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spin/o

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spine; backbone

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tempor/o

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temple (side of head)

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thalam/o

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thalamus

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transmitt/o

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to send across or thru

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trochle/o

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shaped like a pulley

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vag/o

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wandering; vagus nerve

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ventricul/o

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ventricle; lower heart chamber

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ventr/o

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front; abdomen

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vestibul/o

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vestibule; entrance

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vis/o

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sight; vision

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A ________ is an involuntary muscle reaction that is controlled by the spinal cord.

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Reflex

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A ________ unit (an abbreviation) is a device used to control chronic pain by stimulating the nerve endings.

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TENS

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The name of the medical procedure that records the electrical activity of the brain is an ________.

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Electroencephalography

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________ ________ is a nutrient found in prenatal vitamins and fortified cereals that helps prevent the occurrence of myelomeningocele in babies.

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Folic Acid

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The study of the anatomy, physiology, diseases, tests, and surgeries of the nervous system is known as ________.

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Neurology

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The largest part of the brain is the ________.

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Cerebrum

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The olfactory nerve, cranial nerve I, sends information to the brain about the sense of ________.

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Smell

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A ________, an individual nerve cell, is the functional unit of the nervous system.

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Neuron

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Mental retardation caused by a defect in chromosome 21 is known as ________ syndrome.

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Down

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If the brain or spinal cord wants a voluntary skeletal muscle to move, this command is transmitted to the muscle by the ________ nervous system.

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Somatic

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Convulsions or seizures are characteristic of the disease known as ________.

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Epilepsy

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In a diving accident, the patient severely injured his cervical spinal cord at the level of C2. As a result, he became a ________ and was paralyzed from the neck down, including all four extremities.

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Quadriplegic

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The brain and its surrounding structures fill the ________ cavity.

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Cranial

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A carotid ________ is a surgical procedure done to remove plaque from the carotid artery

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endarterectomy

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Which nerves carry nerve impulses away from the spinal cord?

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efferent

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Mrs. Lynn had a stroke that left her with the inability to understand spoken or written words. This is known as:

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Receptive aphasia

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Which is the medical word for a common headache?

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cephalalgia

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Which is a chronic neurologic disease due to an imbalance in the levels of the neurotransmitters dopamine and acetylcholine in the brain?

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Parkinson's Disease

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The abbreviations VEP, VER, BAEP, BAER describe:

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evoked potentials

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The central nervous system consists of the ________.

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brain & spinal cord

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The numerical scale that measures the depth of a coma is known as

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Glasgow

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Which radiologic procedure uses a magnetic field and radiowaves to make a picture?

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MRI

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The part of the nervous system that is active when the body is at rest is the

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parasympathetic division

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Which word means a surgical incision into the cranium to expose the brain tissue?

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craniotomy

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A laminectomy is a surgical procedure to remove part of the ________ to relieve pressure on the dorsal nerve roots.

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laminectomy

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Neurofibromatosis is also known as:

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von Recklinghausen's disease

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Which lobe coordinates and analyzes information received by other lobes and uses it to predict future events and the benefits or consequences of actions taken?

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frontal lobe

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The loss of the ability to communicate verbally or in writing is known as:

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aphasia

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Which two combining forms mean nerve root?

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rhiz/o- and radicul/o-

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Grand mal seizures with unconsciousness and excessive motor activity are also known as ________ seizures.

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tonic-clonic

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The combining form syncop/o- means:

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fainting

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Cerebrospinal fluid can be examined by doing a/an

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lumbar puncture (or spinal tap)

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Paralysis on one side of the body is known as

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hemiplegia

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A very deep, anterior-to-posterior fissure divides the cerebrum into what right and left structures?

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hemispheres

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A manometer is used to measure the pressure of the

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CSF

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