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20 Cards in this Set
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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encephal/o
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brain
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mening/o
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meninges
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meningi/o
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meninges
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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neru/o
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nerve
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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-algia
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pain
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-esthesai
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?
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-paresis
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weakness
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-phasia
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speech
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-plegia
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paralysis
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afferent neurons
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carry sensory information from a sensory receptor to the CNS (sensory)
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efferent neurons
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carry activity instructions from the CNS to muscles or glands out in the body (motor)
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dura mater
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tough, fibrous sac around the CNS
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sympathetic nervous system
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control the fight or flight reaction during times of stress and crisis
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aneurysm
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weakness in the walla of the blood vessel
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cerebral vascular accident
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development of an infarct due to loss in blood supply to an area of the brain
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