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Section 1
(50 cards)
spinal nerves
31 pairs of nerves arising from the spinal cord
gli/o
glial cells
tax/o
order, coordination
subdural hematoma
results from the tearing of veins between the dura and arachnoid membranes(blunt trauma)
-paresis
weakness
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
lept/o
thin, slender
-phasia
speech
kinetic
pertaining to motion
lex/o
word, phrase
-elasma
flat plate
vag/o
vagus nerve
-algia
pain
-praxia
action
Lateral
side
Medial
middle
esthes/o
feeling, sensation
comat/o
deep sleep (coma)
-derma
skin
pons
sleep and arousal
albin/o
white
mening/o, meningi/o
membranes, meninges
Hypothalamus
controls body temperature, sleep, appetite, sex drive, emotions and controls the pituitary gland
dur/o
dura mater
caus/o
burning
thec/o
sheath (refers to the meninges)
-plegia
paralysis
kines/o, kinesi/o
movement
xerosis
very dry skin
olig/o
scanty
thalam/o
thalamus
encephal/o
brain
-lepsy
seizure
-kinesia, -kinesis
movement
pont/o
pons
syncop/o
to cut off, cut short
narc/o
stupor; numbness; sleep
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
cerebr/o
cerebrum
-stenia
strength
viscer/o
internal organs
medulla oblongata
regulates heart, breathing and size of blood vessels
Midbrain
A small part of the brain above the pons that integrates sensory information and relays it upward.
Cerebell/o
cerebellum
-esthesia
feeling, sensation
cauter/o
heat, burn
radicul/o
nerve root
-plakia
plaque
Cerebrum
Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the body(thinking, personality, sensations, movements, memory
Cerebellum
coordinates voluntary movement and balance
Section 2
(50 cards)
Parkinson's disease
severe muscle rigidity, drooling tremor, and a bent-forward position when walking
ABCDE
asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving
cutane/o
skin
Derm
dermatology
wheal
smooth, edematous (swollen) papule or plaque that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
steat/o
fat
myelin sheath
covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed neural impulses
kerat/o
hard
epidural hematoma
a collection of blood in the space between the skull and dura mater(fracture skull)
seb/o
sebum (oil)
BX
biopsy
xer/o
dry
py/o
pus
onych/o
nail
xanth/o
yellow
plexus
large, interlacing network of nerves
Vesicle
small collection (papule) of clear fluid (serum); blister
cyst
thick-walled, closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material
myc/o
fungus
Meninges
three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord
SubQ
subcutaneous
hidr/o
sweat
Dendrite
receives messages from other cells
pia mater
thin, delicate inner membrane of the meninges
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
papule
small, solid, raised lesion on surface of the skin
ulcer
open sore or lesion in the skin or mucous membrane
DLE
discoid lupus erythematosus
melan/o
black
diaphor/o
profuse sweating
pil/o
hair, hair follicle
cerebrospinal fluid
cushions the brain and spinal cord
polyp
growth extending from the surface of mucous membrane
Macule
flat lesion measuring less than 1 cm in diameter
Erosion
wearing away or loss of epidermis
nodule
solid, round or oval elevated lesion 1 cm or more in diameter
rhytid/o
wrinkle
fissure
groove or crack-like sore
ungu/o
nail
phyt/o
plant
squam/o
scale-like
subdural space
space between dura mater and arachnoid mater
pustule
papule containing pus
SLE
systemic lupus erythematosus
Crust
collection of dried serum and cellular debris
PPD
purified protein derivative
quadriplegia
paralysis of all four limbs
PUVA
psoralen-ultraviolet A light therapy
trich/o
hair
erythem/o, erythemat/o
redness
Section 3
(50 cards)
Atopy
out of place, unusual
purpura
purplish, macular patch
Albinism
condition of little or no skin pigment
hemiparesis
slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body
dermatologist
one who studies the skin and its diseases
gait
manner of walking
aphasia
inability to speak
cyan/o
blue
chlor/o
green
epidermolysis
loosening of the epidermis with the development of large blisters
nevus
mole
poli/o
gray
chym/o
pour
keloid
a raised, thickened scar
pilonidal cyst
sac of fluid and hair over sacral region of the back
adip/o
fat
exanthematous
characterized by a rash
anthrac/o
black (as coal)
ganglion
collection of nerve cells outside the brain and spinal cord
Bullae
Large blisters
jaund/o
yellow
paresthesia
abnormal tingling, burning "pins ans needles" sensation
Scabies
contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritus(itching)
subungual
pertaining to under the nail
Synapse
space between neurons
alopecia
baldness
subcutaneous
pertaining to under the skin
causalgia
burning pain
electrocautery
Instrument used to burn tissue
leuk/o
white
dermaplasty
surgical repair of the skin
Thalamus
Relay station for sensory information. controls awareness and consciousness
comedo
blackhead
lip/o
fat
Epidermis
outermost layer of skin
onychomycosis
abnormal condition of a fungus in the nails
atopic dermatitis
Genetic tendency to have allergic inflammation of the skin.(eczema)
erythr/o
red
lute/o
yellow
paronychia
inflammation and swelling of the soft tissue around the nail
dermatomycosis
fungal infection of the skin(hands and feet)
derm/o, dermat/o
skin
eosin/o
rosy red
xanthoma
yellow tumor
cirrh/o
tawny yellow
anesthesia
loss of feeling or sensation
seborrhea
discharge of sebum
dermabrasion
using a sandpaper like material to remove acne scars and fine wrinkles
Adipose
pertaining to fat
Varicella
chicken pox
Section 4
(25 cards)