Chapter 11 - Nervous System Flashcards
Root of Cerebrum
Cerebr
Root of Cerebellum
Cerebell
Root of medulla Oblongata
Medull
Root of Spinal Cord
Myel
Roots of Brain
Cerebr
OR
Encephal
Root of spinal nerves
Neur
Another name for the cerebellum
Little brain
Another name for Cauda Equina
Horse tail
-ar
Pertaining to
Adjective of Cerebellum
Cerebellar
-al
Pertaining to
Adjective of Cerebrum
Cerebral
Root of skull
OR
Root of brainCase
Cran
-tomy
Incision
Craniotomy
Incision in the skull
Adjective of skull
Cranial
The skull
OR
The braincase
Cranium
Root of electricity
Electr
-gram
Chart
OR
Image
Electroencephalogram
chart which records the electrical impulses in the brain.
Root of water
Hydr
Root of head
Cephal
Hydrocephalus
Excessive cerebrospinal fluid in the head
Myelogram
photograph of the spinal cord after injection with an X-ray dye.
Root of meninges
Mening
What are the meninges?
membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
-itis
Inflammation
Meningitis
Inflammation of the meninges
Root of nerve
Nerv
OR
Neur
-ous
Referring to
Nervous
Referring to the Nervous System
Neural
Pertaining to nerves
OR
Pertaining to the Nervous System
-algia
Pain
Neuralgia
Pain running along a nerve
-logy
Study of
Neurology
The study of the Nervous System and its features.
Adjective of neurology
Neurological
-Surgeon
Doctor who operates on an organ
Neurosurgeon
Doctor who operates on nerves
Neurosurgery
Surgery on the nervous system including the spinal cord and the brain.
AD
Alzheimer disease
CNS
Central nervous system
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
EEG
Electroencephalography
TIA
Transient ischemic attack (Mini- Stroke)
