Chapter 9 Word Parts Flashcards
anxi/o
anxious; uneasy
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
pg. 243
the one with thin lines
cerebr/o
cerebrum
pg. 243
the whole big squiggles on the brain
contus/o
to bruise
crani/o
skull
dur/o
dura mater
the outer layer of meninges
encephal/o
brain
esthes/o or esthesi/o
nervous sensation
gli/o
glue
hydr/o
water
hypn/o
sleep
isch/o
back; to hold back
lamin/o
lamina (thin plate or layer; arch)
lex/o
word
medull/o
medulla oblongata
pg. 243
mening/o or meningi/o
meninges
has 3 layers of protection
neur/o
nerve
phas/o
speech
phob/o
fear
phren/o
mind
pol/o
extreme
poli/o
gray matter
part of a nerve cell
pont/o
pons
another area of the stem (similar to medulla)
psych/o
mind
radicul/o
nerve root
schiz/o
split
somat/o
body
synaps/o or synapt/o
point of contact; to join
space between 2 neurons
syncope/o
to cut off; cut short; faint
tax/o
coordination; order
tempor/o
the temples