Nerves of Steel Flashcards
1
Q
dendrite or branching
A
dendr/o
2
Q
axis or main stem
A
ax/o
3
Q
space or point of contact
A
synapt/o
synaps/o
4
Q
glue
A
gli/o
5
Q
star
A
astr/o
6
Q
nerve or nerve tissue
A
neur/i
neur/o
7
Q
knotlike masses of nerve cell bodies located outside the CNS
A
gangli/o
ganglion/o
8
Q
plexus or network
A
plex/o
9
Q
brain
A
encephal/o
10
Q
spinal cord or bone marrow
A
myel/o
11
Q
layers of connective tissue enclosing the CNS
A
mening/o
meningi/o
12
Q
dura mater
A
dur/o
13
Q
spider
A
arachn/o
14
Q
skull
A
crani/o
15
Q
cerebrum
A
cerebr/o
16
Q
coiled
A
convolut/o
17
Q
folding
A
gyr/o
18
Q
groove
A
sulc/o
19
Q
cerebellum
A
cerebell/o
20
Q
shaken together
A
concuss/o
21
Q
bruise
A
contus/o
22
Q
stupor
A
narc/o
23
Q
burning
A
caus/o
caust/o
24
Q
gray
A
poli/o
25
Q
root
A
radicul/o
26
Q
split or cleft
A
bifid/o
27
Q
tough
A
dura
28
Q
soft or tender
A
pia
29
Q
passage or hole
A
foramen
30
Q
great
A
magnum
31
Q
horse
A
hippos
32
Q
sea monster
A
kampos
33
Q
cone
A
conus
34
Q
threadlike structure
A
filum
