Ch. 10 Nervous System Flashcards
1
Q
Cerebr/o
A
Cerebrum
2
Q
Dur/o
A
Dura mater
3
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
4
Q
Gli/o
A
Glial cells
5
Q
Lept/o
A
Thin, slender
6
Q
Mening/o
A
Membranes, meninges
7
Q
Meningi/o
A
Membranes, meninges
8
Q
My/o
A
Muscle
9
Q
Myel/o
A
Spinal cord, bone marrow
10
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve
11
Q
Pont/o
A
Pons
12
Q
Radicul/o
A
Nerve root
13
Q
Thalam/o
A
Thalamus
14
Q
Thec/o
A
Sheath
15
Q
Vag/o
A
Vagus nerve
16
Q
Alges/o
A
Excessive sensitivity to pain
17
Q
-algesia
A
Excessive sensitivity to pain
18
Q
-algia
A
Pain
19
Q
Caus/o
A
Burning
20
Q
Comat/o
A
Deep sleep (coma)
21
Q
Esthesi/o
A
Feeling, nervous sensation
22
Q
-esthesia
A
Feeling, nervous sensation
23
Q
Kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic
A
Movement
24
Q
-lepsy
A
Seizure
25
Q
Lex/o
A
Word, phrase
26
Q
-paresis
A
Weakness
27
Q
-phasia
A
Speech
28
Q
-plegia
A
Paralysis
29
Q
-praxia
A
Action
30
Q
-sthenia
A
Strength
31
Q
Syncop/o
A
To cut off, cut short
32
Q
Tax/o
A
Order, coordination
33
Q
Cerebell/o
A
Cerebellum
