Chapter 5 - Nervous System Flashcards
1
Q
cerebr/o
encphal/o
A
brain
2
Q
cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
3
Q
lob/o
A
lobe
4
Q
cephal/o
A
head
5
Q
crani/o
A
head, skull
6
Q
mening/o
meningi/o
A
meninges
membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord
7
Q
dur/o
A
dura
tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord
8
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
9
Q
gangli/o
A
gangli/o
10
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord, bone marrow
11
Q
esthesi/o
A
feeling, sensation
12
Q
phas/o
A
speech
13
Q
phren/o
psych/o
A
mind
14
Q
somn/o
somn/i
hypn/o
A
sleep
15
Q
gnosi/o
A
know
16
Q
-mania
A
excessive desire
17
Q
-phobia
A
excessive fear or sensitivity
18
Q
-paresis
A
slight or partial paralysis
19
Q
ton/o
A
muscle tone, tension, pressure
20
Q
kinesi/o
also sometimes kinet/o
A
movement, motion
21
Q
tax/o
A
arrangement, order, coordination
22
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
23
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
