Chapter 10 Nervous System - Terminology Flashcards

1
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Cerebell/o

A

Cerebellum

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2
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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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3
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Dur/o

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Dura mater

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4
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Encephal/o

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Brain

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5
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Gli/o

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Glial cells

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6
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Lept/o

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Thin, slender

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7
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Mening/o, Meningi/o

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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

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Spinal Cord (means bone marrow in other contexts)

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10
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Neur/o

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Nerve

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11
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Pont/o

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Pons

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12
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Radicul/o

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Nerve root

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13
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Thalam/o

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Thalamus gland

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14
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Thec/o

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Sheath (refers to meninges)

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15
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Vag/o

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Vagus nerve

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16
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Alges/o, -algesia

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Sensitivity to pain

17
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Caus/o

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Burning

18
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Comat/o

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Deep sleep (coma)

19
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Esthesi/o, -esthesia

A

Feeling, nervous sensation

20
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Kines/o, Kinesi/o, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic

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Movement

21
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-lepsy

A

Seizure

22
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Lex/o

A

Word, phrase

23
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-paresis

A

Weakness

24
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-phasia

A

Speech

25
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-plegia

A

Paralysis

26
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-praxia

A

Action

27
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-sthenia

A

Strength

28
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syncop/o

A

To cut off, cut short

29
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tax/o

A

Order, coordination