Chapter 11 - Nervous System Flashcards

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dendr(o)

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tree

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gli(o)

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neuroglia or sticky substance

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nerv(o), neur(o)

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nerve

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arachn(o)

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spider or arachnoid (a meningeal membrane)

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cerebell(o)

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cerebellum

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cerebr(o), encephal(o)

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brain (cerebr(o) sometimes means cerebrum)

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myel(o)

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spinal cord (sometimes means bone marrow)

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mening(i), mening(o)

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meninges

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-algesia, -esthesia

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sensitivity to pain

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pseud(o)

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false

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-lexia

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words, phrases

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-orexia

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hunger

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ment(o), psych(o)

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mind

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phren(o)

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mind or diaphragm

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pyr(o)

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fire

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schist(o), schiz(o)

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split