Chapter 10: Nervous System: Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
2
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
3
Q
dur/o
A
dura mater
4
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
5
Q
gli/o
A
glial cells
6
Q
lept/o
A
thin, slender
7
Q
mening/o
A
membranes, meninges
8
Q
meningi/o
A
membranes, meninges
9
Q
my/o
A
muscle
10
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord
or bone marrow in other contexts
11
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
12
Q
pont/o
A
pons
13
Q
radicul/o
A
nerve root (of spinal nerves)
14
Q
thalam/o
A
thalamus
15
Q
thec/o
A
sheath
refers to the meninges
