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Neuro Vocab

Teacher: Stephanie Stroud
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The position sense of joint movement
Involuntary, local, visible muscular contraction
condition characterized by either partial or total loss of the ability to communicate verbally or using written words.
Paraplegia is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities.
An increased sensation
Located below the cerebrum and behind the brain stem, it coordinates stimuli from the cerebral cortex to provide precise timing for skeletal muscle coordination and smooth movements; also assists with maintaining equilibrium and muscle tone
The fanning of the toes with the great toe pointing toward the dorsum of the foot; considered an abnormal response in the adult that may indicate upper motor neuron disease
Rhythmically alternating flexion and extension; confirms upper motor neuron disease
The ability to identify an object without seeing it
Double vision
The absence of pain sensation
Neck flexion causes flexion of the legs and thighs
Paralysis of both the arms and legs
The absence of the sense of smell, which may be due to cranial nerve dysfunction, colds, rhinitis, or zinc deficiency, or it may be genetic
Down
Ringing in the ears
Stiffness of the neck as experienced when the meningeal membranes are irritated or inflamed
The ability to perceive writing on the skin
The largest portion of the brain, responsible for all conscious behavior
Swelling and protrusion of the blind spot of the eye caused by edema
A rhythmic or alternating involuntary movement from the contraction of opposing muscle groups
A continuous, involuntary, repetitive, slow, "wormlike", arrhythmic muscular movement
Decreased pain sensation
partial or complete impairment of the ability to communicate resulting from brain injury.
maneuver is usually performed with the patient supine with hips and knees in flexion. Exten- sion of the knees is attempted: the inability to extend the patient’s knees beyond 135 degrees without caus- ing pain
Difficulty swallowing
Rapid fluttering or constant involuntary movement of the eyeball
Dizziness