Chapter Ten: Nervous System Flashcards
1
Q
Cerebell/o
A
Cerebellum
2
Q
Cerebr/o
A
Cerebrum
3
Q
Dur/o
A
Dura Mater
4
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
5
Q
Gli/o
A
Glial Cells
6
Q
Lept/o
A
Thin, slender
7
Q
Mening/o, Meningi/o
A
Membranes, Meninges
8
Q
My/o
A
Muscle
9
Q
Myel/o
A
Spinal cord (means bone marrow in other contexts)
10
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve
11
Q
Pont/o
A
Pons
12
Q
Radicul/o
A
Nerve root (of spinal nerves)
13
Q
Thalam/o
A
Thalamus
14
Q
Thec/o
A
Sheath (refers to the meninges)
15
Q
Vag/o
A
Vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)
