Chapter 4 Nervous System

Question 1

Neuron

Answer 1

The functional unit of the nervous system

Question 2

Alges

Answer 2

Pain

Question 3

Cerebr

Answer 3

Cerebrum

Question 4

Encephal

Answer 4

Brain

Question 5

Esthes

Answer 5

Sensation

Question 6

Mening

Answer 6

Meninges

Question 7

Ment

Answer 7

Mind

Question 8

Myel

Answer 8

Spinal Cord

Question 9

Neur

Answer 9

Nerve

Question 10

Phas

Answer 10

Speech

Question 11

Psycho

Answer 11

Mind

Question 12

Somat

Answer 12

Body

Question 13

an/alges/ia

Answer 13

an: without
alges: pain
ia: condition
Without pain

Question 14

an/esthes/ia

Answer 14

an: without
esthes: sensation
ia: condition of
Lack of sensation

Question 15

auto/nom/ic

Answer 15

auto: involuntary
nom: actions
ic: pertaining to
Pertaining to involuntary actions

Question 16

De/ment/ia

Answer 16

de: away from
ment: mind
ia: condition of
Disorientation, confusion, loss of memory

Question 17

dys/phas/ia

Answer 17

dys: difficult or painful
phas: speech
ia: condition of
Difficulty in speaking

Question 18

encephal/itis

Answer 18

encephal: brain
itis: inflammation
Inflammation in the brain

Question 19

epi/lepsy

Answer 19

epi: upon
lepsy: seizure
Disorder characterized by recurrent seizures

Question 20

meaning/itis

Answer 20

meaning: meaninges; membrane
itis: inflammation
Inflammation of the meninges

Question 21

Myel/algia

Answer 21

Myel: Spinal cord
algia: pain
Pain of the spinal cord

Question 22

neur/algia

Answer 22

Neur: nerve
algia: pain
Severe pain along a nerve

Question 23

Neur/oma

Answer 23

neur: nerve
oma: tumor
Tumor of a nerve cell

Question 24

para/lysis

Answer 24

para: alongside of or abnormal
lysis: breaking down or dissolution
Breaking down of motor control

Question 25

psych/osis

Answer 25

psych: pertaining to the mind
osis: abnormal condition
psychiatric disorder