Chapter4

Pregunta	Respuesta
ECT	electroconvulsive therapy
PET	positron-emission tomography
HD	Huntington disease
laminectomy	excision of one or more laminae of vertebrae to approach spinal cord
thym/o	mind
-paresis	slight paralysis
aphagia	inability to use/comprehend words
neuralgia	pain along nerve
syncope	fainting
Babinski sign	used to indicate positive spine injury (dorsiflex)
psychosis	mental condition with distortion of reality resulting in inability to communicate or function within one's environment
apathy	lack of interest or display of emotion
craniotomy	incision into skull to approach brain
encephalitis/o	entire brain
multiple sclerosis	disease of CNS involving deterioration of myelin sheath of nerve fibers & plaques on the brain & spinal cord
epilepsy	disorder of CNS characterized by recurrent seizures
gli/o	glue
gnos/o	knowing
hydrocephalus	abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain that cause developmental problems
-asthenia	weakness
-mania	condition of abnormal impulse toward
cata-	down
top/o	place
tax/o	order or coordination
schizoids/o	split
myel/o	spinal cord/bone marrow
neurons	functional units of nervous system
Frontal lobe	anterior section of each cerebral hemisphere; responsible for voluntary muscle movement and personality
parietal lobe	portion posterior to frontal lobe; responsible for sensations such as pain, temperature and touch
psych/o	mind

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