Chapter 10 Nervous System Flashcards

1
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Cerebell/o

A

Cerebellum

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2
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Cerebr/o

A

Cerebrum

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3
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Dur/o

A

Dura mater

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4
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Encephal/o

A

Brain

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5
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Gil/o

A

Glia cells

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6
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Lept/o

A

Thin, slender

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7
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Mening/o, meningi/o

A

Membranes, meninges

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8
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My/o

A

Muscle

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9
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Myel/o

A

Spinal cord

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10
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Neuro/o

A

Nerve

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11
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Pont/o

A

Pons

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12
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Radicul/o

A

Nerve root (of spinal nerves)

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13
Q

Thalam/o

A

Thalamas

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14
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Thec/o

A

Sheath (refers to meninges)

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15
Q

Vag/o

A

Vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)

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16
Q

Alges/o, -algesia

A

Sensitivity to pain

17
Q

-algia

A

Pain

18
Q

Caus/o

A

Burning

19
Q

Comat/o

A

Deep sleep

20
Q

Esthesi/o, -esthesia

A

Feeling, nervous sensation

21
Q

Kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic

A

Movement

22
Q

-lepsy

A

Seizure

23
Q

Lex/o

A

Word, phrase

24
Q

-paresis

A

Weakness

25
Q

-phasia

A

Speech

26
Q

-plegia

A

Paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body)

27
Q

-praxia

A

Action

28
Q

-sthenia

A

Strength

29
Q

Syncop/o

A

To cut off, cut short

30
Q

Tax/o

A

Order, coordination