Chapter 15 - Nervous System Flashcards
1
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Cerebr/o
A
Cerebrum
2
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Crani/o
A
Skull
3
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Dendr/o
A
Dendrite
4
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
5
Q
Gangli/o
A
Ganglion (knot or knot-like mass)
6
Q
Gli/o
A
Glue; neuroglial tissue
7
Q
Kinesi/o
A
Movement
8
Q
Lept/o
A
Thin, slender
9
Q
Lex/o
A
Word, phrase
10
Q
Meningi/o
A
Meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)
11
Q
Mening/o
A
Meninges (membrane covering brain and spinal cord)
12
Q
Myel/o
A
Bone marrow; spinal cord
13
Q
Narc/o
A
Stupor; numbness; sleep
14
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve
15
Q
Radicul/o
A
Nerve root
16
Q
Sthen/o
A
Strength
17
Q
Thalam/o
A
Thalamus
18
Q
Thec/o
A
Sheath (usually referring to the meninges)
19
Q
Ton/o
A
Tension
20
Q
Ventricul/o
A
Ventricle (of heart or brain)
21
Q
-algesia
A
Pain
22
Q
-algia
A
Pain
23
Q
-aesthenia
A
Weakness
24
Q
-esthenia
A
Feeling
25
Q
-kinesia
A
Movement
26
Q
-lepsy
A
Seizure
27
Q
-paresis
A
Partial paralysis
28
Q
-phasia
A
Speech
29
Q
-plegia
A
Paralysis
30
Q
-taxia
A
Order, coordination
31
Q
Pachy-
A
Thick
32
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Para-
A
Near, beside; beyond
33
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Syn-
A
Union, together, joined
34
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Uni-
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