Chapter 5 - Nervous System Flashcards

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1
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cerebr/o

encphal/o

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brain

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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3
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lob/o

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lobe

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cephal/o

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head

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crani/o

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head, skull

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6
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mening/o

meningi/o

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meninges

membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord

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7
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dur/o

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dura

tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord

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8
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neur/o

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nerve

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gangli/o

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gangli/o

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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esthesi/o

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feeling, sensation

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phas/o

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speech

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13
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phren/o

psych/o

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mind

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somn/o

somn/i

hypn/o

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sleep

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15
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gnosi/o

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know

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16
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-mania

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excessive desire

17
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-phobia

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excessive fear or sensitivity

18
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-paresis

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slight or partial paralysis

19
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ton/o

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muscle tone, tension, pressure

20
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kinesi/o

also sometimes kinet/o

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movement, motion

21
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tax/o

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arrangement, order, coordination

22
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

23
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-asthenia

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weakness