brain Flashcards
nerv/o
nerve
neur/o
nerve, sinew
crani/o
cranium (portion of the skull that encloses the brain)
cephal/o
head
encephal/o, -encephalon
brain
cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of the brain), brain
cerebell/o
cerebellum
pont/o
pons, bridge-like structure
limb/o
limbic system, border
hippocamp/o
hippocampus, seahorse
thalam/o
thalamus (mass of gray matter located in the diencephalon), chamber, inner rooom
amygdal/o
amygdala (almond-shaped nuclei in the temporal lobe), almond, tonsil
nucle/o
nucleus (group of neuronal cell bodies), core, little nut or kernel
mening/o, -meninx
meninx (one of 3 membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord), membrane
lept/o
thin
pachy-, pach/o
thick
arachn/o
arachnoid membrane, spider, spider-like
dur/o
dura mater membrane, hard
lob/o
lobe
gyr/o
gyrus (convolution of cerebrum), circle, ring
sulc/o
sulcus (groove of brain), furrow, groove
fissur/o
fissure, deep groove
fid/o, fiss/o
split, cleave
ventricul/o
ventricle, small cavity
coel/o, cel/o
cavity, hollow
celi/o
abdominal cavity, body cavity
cortic/o
cortex (cerebrum), outer layer, bark
myel/o
spinal cord, marrow
medull/o
medulla, marrow
poli/o
gray, gray matter of CNS
fascicul/o
fascicle, bundle of longitudinal fibers
funicul/o
funicle, rope-like
fun/o
rope, cord
radicul/o, radic/o
nerve root, root
rhiz/o
nerve root, root
ram/o
nerve branch, branch
plex/o
plexus (interwoven network of nerves, blood, lymphatic vessels)
gangli/o
ganglion (group of nerve cells)
gli/o
glia (supporting tissue of the nervous system), glue
somat/o, som/o, -some
body (body of neuron)
dendr/o
dendrite (part of neuron), tree, branched structure
ax/o
axon (long process of a neuron), axle, axis
not/o
back
spin/o
spine, thorn, vertebral column
vertebr/o
vertebra, back bone
spondyl/o
vertebra
esthesi/o, esthet/o, -esthesia
sensation, perception
gnost/o, -gnosia, -gnosis
knowledge
mnemon/o, -mnesia
memory
leth/o
forgetfulness
letharg/o
mental sluggishness, drowsiness
top/o
place, spot, region
stere/o
solid, 3D
kinesi/o, kine/o, -kinesia
movement
mot/o
movement
praxi/o, -praxia, -praxis
activity, doing, practice
tax/o
coordination, order
ton/o
tension, stretching, tone (muscles)
spasm/o, spast/o
spasm (sudden involuntary muscle contraction)
leps/o, lept/o, -lepsy
seizure
-ictal
seizure, stroke (CVA), blow
pykn/o, pycn/o
thick, dense, frequent
pleg/o, -plegia, plect/o, -plexy
paralysis, stroke
palsy
paralysis
-paresis
partial paralysis
sthen/o
strength
clon/o
clonus (spasmodic alteration of muscle contractions)
chore/o
chorea (involuntary dancing/writhing movement), dance
narc/o
stupor, sleep
hypn/o
sleep
somn/o
sleep
sopor/o
sleep
comat/o, -coma
coma (state of unconsciousness that cannot be around from)
lal/o, -lalia
speech
phas/o, -phasis, -phasia
speech
phras/o, -phrasia
speech, phrase
lex/o
word, speech, reading
log/o, -logy
speech, reason, word (-logy: body of knowledge, study of)
phag/o, -phagia
eat, swallow
vert/o, vers/o
turning
trem/o, tremul/o
shaking, trembling
opisth/o
backward, behind
onier/o
dream
psych/o
mind, soul
phren/o
mind, diaphragm, phrenic nerve
ment/o
mind
no/o
mind, thought
thym/o
emotion, state of mind
path/o, -pathy
feeling, disease
phor/o, -phoria
bearing, carrying, bringing (psych: mental state in respect to emotion well-being)
hedon/o
pleasure
mani/o, -mania
frenzy, madness
hallucin/o
false sensory perception
phant/o, phantasm/o
illusion, hallucination
phaner/o
evident, visible
phob/o, -phobia
fear, avoidance
panic
panic
narciss/o
self-love
phil/o, -philia
attraction, love (-philia: sexual arousal (psych))
-lagnia
lust, sexual arousal
orect/o, orex/o
appetite
myelencephalon, -i (n.)
myelencephalon (medullary brain)
diencephalon, -i (n.)
diencephalon (interbrain)
mescencephalon, -i (n.)
mescencephalon (midbrain)
telencephalon, -i (n.)
telencephalon (endbrain)
tempus, temporis (n.)
temple
frons, frontis (f.)
forehead
paries, parietis (m.)
wall
occiput, occipitis (n.)
occiput- back of head
ventriculus, -i (m.)
ventricle, cavity
tertius/quartus, -a, -um
third, fourth
pius, -a, -um
pious
mater, matris (f.)
mater (mother)
callosus, -a, -um
hard
substantia, -ae (f.)
matter
griseus, -a, -um
grey
albus, -a, -um
white
tractus, -us (m.)
tract
columna, -ae (f.)
column
fibra, -ae
fiber, filament
cellula, -ae (f.)
cell
cornu, -us (n.)
horn
truncus, -i (m.)
trunk
truncus encephali
brainstem
medulla spinalis
spinal cord
motorius
motor
sensorius
sensory
afferens
afferent
efferens
efferent
epineurium, -i (n.)
epineurium, structure/membrane upon the nerve
perineurium, -i (n.)
perineurium, structure/membrane around the nerve
endoneurium, -i (n.)
endoneurium, structure/membrane within the nerve