Ch 5 the Nervous System pt 1 Flashcards
cerebr/o encephal/o
brain
cerebell/o
cerebellum
lob/o
lobe
cephal/o
head
crani/o
head, skull
mening/o meningi/o
meninges (membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord)
dur/o
dura (tough outer membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord)
neur/o
nerve
gangli/o
nerve bundle
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
esthesi/o
feeling, sensation
phas/o
speech
phren/o, psych/o
mind
somn/o somn/i, hypn/o
sleep
gnosi/o
know
-mania
excessive desire
-phobia
excessive fear or sensativity
-paresis
slight or partial paralysis
ton/o
muscle tone, tension, pressure
tax/o
arrangement, order, coordination
-plegia
paralysis
-asthenia
weakness
aphasia
inability to speak
ataxia
lack of coordination
catatonia
condition characterized by reduced muscle tone
delirium
brief loss of mental function
dementia
loss/decline of mental function
dyskinesia
difficulty moving
dyslexia
difficulty reading
dysphasia
difficulty speaking
dystonia
condition characterized by involuntary muscle movements
insomnia
inability to sleep
myoclonus
muscle twitching
myospasm
involuntary muscle contraction
neurasthenia
nerve weakness
somnambulism
sleep walking
syncope
fainting; brain losing consciousness due to temporary loss of blood flow to brain
cephalgia
head pain
cephalodynia
head pain
encephalagia
brain pain
neuralgia
nerve pain
neurodynia
nerve pain
hemiparesis
partial paralysis on half of the body