NSD Quiz 3
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emschuster on October 21, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Arnold-Chiari | brain malformation; downward displacement of brainstem through the foramen magnum |
| atrophy | wasted away, shrinking; too small |
| Bell's Palsy | paralysis from CN VII dysfunction; inability to control facial muscles on the affected side - half of face affected; labial phonemes affected |
| Diplophonia | ... |
| Fasciculations | small, wiggly movements from a muscle at rest |
| fatigue | inability to sustain a task |
| flaccid | floppiness |
| focal | ... |
| hemiparesis | ... |
| hemiplegia | ... |
| hyporeflexia | ... |
| hypotonia | (i.e., cheek flutter) |
| myelin | fatty insulation around axon; speeds up transmission speed |
| neuralgia | ... |
| paraparesis | ... |
| paraplegia | ... |
| quadriparesis | ... |
| quadriplegia | ... |
| weakness | ... |
| diffuse | ... |
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