Ch. 10 Nervous System Terminology Flashcards
1
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cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
2
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cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
3
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dur/o
A
dura mater
4
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encephal/o
A
brain
5
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gli/o
A
glial cells
6
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lept/o
A
thin, slender
7
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mening/o
meningi/o
A
membranes, meninges
8
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my/o
A
muscle
9
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myel/o
A
spinal cord
means bone marrow in other contexts
10
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
11
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pont/o
A
pons
12
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radicul/o
A
nerve root
13
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thalam/o
A
thalamus
14
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thec/o
A
sheath
refers to the meninges
15
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vag/o
A
vagus nerve
10th cranial nerve
16
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alges/o
-algesia
A
excessive sensitivity to pain
17
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-algia
A
pain
18
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caus/o
A
burning
19
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comat/o
A
deep sleep (coma)
20
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esthesi/o
-esthesia
A
feeling, nervous sensation
21
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kines/o
A
movement
22
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kinesi/o
A
movement
23
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-kinesia
A
movement
24
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-kinesis
A
movement
25
-kinetic
movement
26
-lepsy
seizure
27
lex/o
word, phrase
28
-paresis
weakness
29
-phasia
speech
30
-plegia
paralysis
31
-praxia
action
32
-sthenia
strength
33
syncop/o
to cut off, cut short
34
tax/o
order, coordination
