Combining Forms, Chapter 10

Question 1

cerebell/o

Answer 1

cerebellum

posterior part of the brain that coordinates muscle movements and maintains balance.

Question 2

cerebr/o

Answer 2

cerebrum
largest part of the brain; responcable for voluntary muscle activity, vision, speech, taste, hearing, thought, and memory.

Question 3

dur/o

Answer 3

dura mater

think outermost layer of the meninges surrounding and protecting the brain, and spinal cord

Question 4

encephal/o

Answer 4

brain

Question 5

gli/o

Answer 5

glial cells
(neuroglial cell)
supportive and connective nerve cell that does not carry nervous impulses (astrocytes, ependymal cells, microglial cells, and oligodendrocytes)

Question 6

lept/o

Answer 6

thin, slender

Question 7

mening/o

Answer 7

membranes, meninges

three protective layers that surround the brain and spinal cord

Question 8

my/o

Answer 8

muscle

Question 9

myel/o

Answer 9

spinal cord

Question 10

neur/o

Answer 10

nerve

Question 11

pont/o

Answer 11

pons (meaning bridge)
connecting verious parts of the brain; located anterior to the cerebellum, and between the medulla and the rest of the midbrain.

Question 12

radicul/o

Answer 12

nerve root

of the spinal nerves

Question 13

thalam/o

Answer 13

thalamus

main relay centre of the brain; conducts impulses between the spinal cord and the cerebrum.

Question 14

thec/o

Answer 14

sheath

refers to the meninges

Question 15

vag/o

Answer 15

vagus nerve (10th carnial nerve)
branches to reach the larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, aorta, esophagus, and stomach.
Vagus means wandering in latin.

Question 16

pi/o

Answer 16

pia mater