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what does the central nervous system consist of?
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what is another name for the peripheral nervous system?
autonomic
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sympathetic vs. parasympathetic
- sympathetic-turns things on, uses energy
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what is the myelin sheath?
insulation of the nerve
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what are meninges
covering of central nervous system
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what does arachnoid space resemble?
spider web
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cerebell/o
word root for cerebellum
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cerebr/o
word root for cerebrum
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crani/o
word root for skull
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encephal/o
word root for brain
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blast
premative, embrionic, inmature
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blast/o
premative, embrionic, inmature
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esthesi/o
sensation, sensitivity
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esthesia
sensation, sensitivity
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what is an infarct?
area of necrosis or dead tissue
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hemorrhagic
pertaining to rupture of blood
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what is another name for stroke?
cerebrovascular accident
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what is a stroke?
decreased blood flow to a portion of the brain
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hemorrhagic
pertaining to rupture of blood
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aneurysm
weakness in the arteriole wall
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cns
central nervous system
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cva
cerebrovascular accident
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eec
electroencephalography
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tia
transient ischemic attack
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what is transient
comes and goes
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ischemic
decreased blood flow
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