CH.5 Nervous system words Flashcards
CNS
- brain and spinal cord
- meninges (protective membrane)
- dura (tough outter layer)
PNS
-nerves that send and receive signals from the brain
cerebellum
- controls coordination of movement
- underneath cerebrum
cerebrum
- largest portion of the brain
- controls voluntary movements
“little brain”
cerebr/o
encephal/o
brain
cerebropathy, cerebrospinal, encephalitis
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebellar, cerebellitis
lob/o
lobe: smaller subdivision of any organ (IE. brain, liver, lungs, ears)
lobotomy, lobectomy
Phineas Gage: RR explosion lost brain frontal lobe, changed personality
cephal/o
head
microcephaly, macroephaly
crani/o
skull, head
craniometer, craniomalacia
hermicanias: migranes located on half of the head
mening/o
meningi/o
meninges : membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord
meningitis, meningopathy
dur/o
dura : tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord
epidural, subdural hematoma
“hard”
dura mater cerebri “tough mother of the brain”
neur/o
nerve
nerualgia, neuropathy
“tendon / string “
gangli/o
nerve bundle
“knot” gathered into a ball
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
myelitis, myelodysplasia
“the innermost part”
bone marrow center of bones
spinal cord center of the spine
esthesi/o
feeling, sensation
anesthesia, hyperesthesia
phas/o
speech
aphasia
tachyphasia
phren/o
psych/o
mind
phrenetic, psychology
phren/o : also diaphragm»_space; phrenospasm: hiccup
somn/o
somn/i
hypn/o
sleep
somnography, insomia, hypnosis
gnosi/o
know
agnosia, diagnosis, prognosis
-mania
excessive desire
pyromania, kleptomania
-phobia
excessive fear, sensitivity > symptoms or anxieties of
photopobia, hydrophobia
ablutophobia
feat of taking a bath
alektorophobia
fear of chickens
cynophobia
fear of dogs
