3 reasons that Medical Terminology is used
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what is encephalitis
inflammation of the brain
Little brain is known as what
cerebellum
What two parts make up the nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Central Nervous System
head
cephal/o
What syllable gets emphasized the loudest
the 3rd from the last
What is a lobectomy
removal of a lobe
Frontal lobe controls what
Which System collect data
Membrane surrounding the brain and spinal chord
meninges
First part of a medical note is know as
Subjective
What is craniomalacia
softening of the brain
Parietal lobe controls what
" Smartness" academic skills reading writing
Incoming nerves are called
afferent nerves
spinal cord
myel/o
An infection that stays in a certain area of the body is known as a ______________ infection
Localized
What is Neuralgia
Nerve Pain
Temporal Lobe controls what
Hearing
Central Nervous system sends a response by using what type of nerves
Efferent Nerves
feeling sensation
esthesi/o
give an example of a acronym
MRI
CT
ER
ICU
CPR
What is pyromania
obsessed with fire- urge to deliberately start fires
Occipital lobe controls what
Vision
Bonus question-- How much of our brain power do we use
How much does the brain need of the oxygen the body produces
20-25%
what is triskaidekaphobia
fear of the number 13