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Abbreviation
Defined
100
mening/o
What is meninges
100
echo-
What is sound
100
Structure that connect two hemispheres of the brain
What is the corpus callosum
100
ALS
What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
100
Paralysis of one side of the body
What is hemiplegia
200
thec/o
What is sheath
200
dura-
What is hard
200
The space between neurons or a neuron and an organ
What is the synapse
200
PEG
What is pneumoencephalography
200
Any disease of the nerves
What is neuropathy
300
encephal/o
What is brain
300
gli/o
What is nerve cell; neuroglia
300
Carry impulses away from the body to the brain
What is afferent nerves
300
PNS
What is peripheral nervous system
300
Occlusion or rupture of a cerebral blood vessel resulting in decreased blood flow to the affected area and death of a specific portion of the brain
What is cerebrovascular accident
400
crani/o
What is cranium; skull
400
-cele
What is hernia; protrusion
400
Any disease of the brain
What is encephalopathy
400
EEG
What is electroencephalography
400
Area of the brain that provides nerve conduction pathways to and from the brain
What is the midbrain
500
myel/o
What is spinal cord; bone marrow
500
-malacia
What is softening
500
herniation of the spinal cord and meninges through a defect in the vertebral column
What is meningomyelocele
500
SNS
What is somatic nervous system
500
Lowest section of the brain stem; controls the muscles of respiration, heart rate, and blood pressure
What is the medulla oblongata