Ch. 10 Nervous System: Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
Cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
2
Q
Cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
3
Q
Dur/o
A
dura mater
4
Q
Encephal/o
A
brain
5
Q
Gli/o
A
glial cells
6
Q
Lept/o
A
thin, slender
7
Q
Mening/o; meningi/o
A
membranes, meninges
8
Q
My/o
A
muscle
9
Q
Myel/o (nervous system)
A
spinal cord (means bone marrow in other contexts)
10
Q
Neur/o
A
nerve
11
Q
Pont/o
A
pons
12
Q
Radicul/o
A
Nerve roots (of spinal nerves)
13
Q
Thalam/o
A
thalamus
14
Q
Thec/o
A
sheath (refers to the meninges)
15
Q
Vag/o
A
vague nerve (10th cranial nerve)
