Nervous System

Question 1

Cephal/o

Answer 1

Head Cephalgia (a headache)

Question 2

Encephal/o

Answer 2

Inside the head (brain) Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) Anencephalic (born without a brain)

Question 3

Mening/o

Answer 3

Membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord Meningitis (inflammation of the membranes)

Question 4

Myel/o

Answer 4

Spinal cord Myelogram (X-ray of the spinal cord)

Question 5

Neur/o, neur/i

Answer 5

Nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve Neuroma (tumor) Neuritis (inflammation)

Question 6

Dys

Answer 6

Difficult, painful, abnormal Dyslexia (difficulty reading)

Question 7

-cele

Answer 7

Hernia, abnormal protrusion of structure out of normal anatomical position Meningomyelocele (protrusion of membranes and spinal cord)

Question 8

-pathy

Answer 8

Disease, abnormality Encephalopathy (disease of the brain) Neuropathy (disease of the nerves)

Question 9

-plasia

Answer 9

Development, formation, growth Aplasia (no development) Hyperplasia (over development)

Question 10

-plegia

Answer 10

Paralysis Hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body) Quadriplegia (paralysis of all four limbs)

Question 11

Cerebr/o

Answer 11

cerebrum

Question 12

Cortic/o

Answer 12

cerebral cortex, outer portion

Question 13

Gangli/o, ganlion/o

Answer 13

ganglion

Question 14

Gli/o

Answer 14

neruglia cells

Question 15

Medull/o

Answer 15

medulla oblongata, medulla, middle, soft, marrow

Question 16

Narc/o

Answer 16

stupor, numbness, sleep

Question 17

Psych/o

Answer 17

mind

Question 18

Radicul/o

Answer 18

spinal nerve root

Question 19

Somn/o, somn/i

Answer 19

sleep