Chapter 10 Flashcards
cerebell / o
cerebellum
cerebr / o
cerebrum
dur / o
dura matter
encephal / o
brain
gli / o
glial cells
lept /o
thin, slender
mening / o, meningi / o
membranes, meninges
my / o
muscle
myel / o
spinal cord ( can also mean bone marrow)
neur / o
nerve
pont / o
pons
ridicul / o
nerve root ( of spinal cord)
thalam / o
thalamus
thec / o
sheath
vag / o
vagus nerve
alges / o, -algesia
sensitivity to pain
-algia
pain
caus / o
burning
comat / o
deep sleep
esthsi / o, -esthia
feeling, nervous sensation
kines / o, kinesi / o, -kinesia, -kenesis, -kinetic
movement
-lepsy
seizure
lex / o
word, phrase
-paresis
weakness
-phasia
speech
-plegia
paralysis
-praxia
action
-sthenia
strength
snycop / o
to cut off or cut short
tax / o
order, coordination