COMBINING FORMS: NAMES IN NEUROANATOMY

Question 1

-GEM-

Answer 1

meaning: Twins
examples: Trigeminal, quadrigeminal

Question 2

-FER-

Answer 2

meaning: bring
example: Afferent,efferent

Question 3

VISC-, SPLANCHN-

Answer 3

meaning: Organ
example: Visceral,Splanchnic

Question 4

MENING-

Answer 4

meaning: Membrane
example: Meninges

Question 5

Pia

Answer 5

meaning: Tender , kind
example: Pia mater

Question 6

Dura

Answer 6

meaning: Hard, thick, coarse
example: Dura mater

Question 7

Falx

Answer 7

sickle

Question 8

COMISS-

Answer 8

meaning: Junction (join)
example: Commisural

Question 9

FASCICUL-

Answer 9

meaning: Small bundle (muscle or nerve)
example: Longitudinal fasciculus

Question 10

CORP-, SOMA-

Answer 10

meaning: Body
example: Corpus callosum,Somatic

Question 11

CALLOS-

Answer 11

meaning: Hard
example: Corpus callosum

Question 12

ROSTR-

Answer 12

meaning: Beak
example: Rostrum

Question 13

Crus, CRUR-

Answer 13

meaning: Leg
example: Crus cerebri

Question 14

Pes, PED-

Answer 14

meaning: Foot
example: Pedicle, peduncles,Peshippocampus

Question 15

MAMM-

Answer 15

meaning: Breast
example: Mammillary

Question 16

-PHYS-

Answer 16

meaning: grow
example: Hypophysis cerebri, epiphysis

Question 17

DECUSS-

Answer 17

meaning: Divide
example: crosswiseDecussation

Question 18

Chiasma

Answer 18

meaning: Crosspiece, cross-shaped mark
example: (optic) chiasma

Question 19

COLL-, COLLIC-

Answer 19

meaning: Hill
example: Colliculus

Question 20

Pinea

Answer 20

meaning: Pin cone
example: Pineal gland

Question 21

TENT-, Velum

Answer 21

meaning: Covering
example: Tentorium cerebelli

Question 22

Infundibulum

Answer 22

Funnel

Question 23

Claustrum, Obex

Answer 23

Barrier

Question 24

Pons

Answer 24

Bridge

Question 25

Medulla

Answer 25

Innermost, marrow

Question 26

Stria; STRIAT-

Answer 26

meaning: Furrow
example: Corpus striatum

Question 27

LENT-(lens)

Answer 27

meaning: Lens
example: Lentiform nucleus

Question 28

CAUD-

Answer 28

meaning: Tail
example: Cauda equina, caudate nucleus

Question 29

Amygdala

Answer 29

Almond

Question 30

Hippocampus

Answer 30

Sea horse (lit. horse sea monster)

Question 31

Putamen

Answer 31

Shell

Question 32

Pulvinar

Answer 32

Couch,cushion

Question 33

Accumbens

Answer 33

Lying down, reclining

Question 34

Insula

Answer 34

Island

Question 35

Operculus

Answer 35

Cover, lid

Question 36

Lamina

Answer 36

Layer, plate

Question 37

Lemniscus

Answer 37

Ribbon

Question 38

Fimbria

Answer 38

Fringe

Question 39

Fornix

Answer 39

Arch

Question 40

CINGUL-(Cingulus)

Answer 40

meaning: Girdle
example: Cingulate gyrus

Question 41

LIMB-(limbus)

Answer 41

meaning: Border, fringe, hem
example: Limbic

Question 42

CALCAR-

Answer 42

meaning: Spur
example: Calcarinesulcus

Question 43

HABEN-

Answer 43

meaning: Restricting bandage
example: Habenularnuclei

Question 44

VALLEC-

Answer 44

meaning: Valley
example: Vallecula

Question 45

Vermis

Answer 45

Worm

Question 46

Flocculus

Answer 46

Tuft of wool

Question 47

Fastigium

Answer 47

Peak, summit, ridge

Question 48

NUCL-

Answer 48

meaning: Nut, kernel
example: Nucleus

Question 49

DENDR(O)-

Answer 49

meaning: Tree/branches
example: Oligodendrocyte

Question 50

Ramus

Answer 50

Branch

Question 51

ASTR-, STELL-

Answer 51

meaning: star
example: Astrocyte

Question 52

Glia

Answer 52

meaning: Glue
example: Microglia

Question 53

ARACHN-

Answer 53

meaning: Spider’s web
example: Arachnoid membrane

Question 54

Tela

Answer 54

meaning: Web
example: Tela Choroidea