Ch. 10 Word Elements for the Anatomy of the Nervous System Flashcards
nerv/o
nerve
neur/o
nerve, sinew
crani/o
cranium (portion of the skull that encloses the brain)
cephal/o
head
encephal/o
brain
-encephalon
brain
cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of the brain), brain
cerebell/o
cerebellum, little brain
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 room
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 (one of the three membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord), membrane
lept/o
thin
-meninx
meninx (one of the three membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord), membrane
pachy-
thick
pach/o
thick
arachn/o
arachnoid membrane, spider, spider-like
dur/o
dura mater membrane, hard
lob/o
lobe
gyr/o
gyrus (a convolution of the cerebrum), circle, ring
sulc/o
sulcus (groove of brain), furrow, groove
fissur/o
fissure, deep, groove
ventricul/o
ventricle (of the brain), cavity
cortic/o
cortex (cerebrum), outer layer, bark
myel/o
spinal cord, marrow