Nervous System Flashcards
1
Q
Arachn/o
A
Spider
2
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
3
Q
Cerebell/o
A
Cerebellum
4
Q
Cerebr/o
A
Cerebellum
5
Q
Cortic/o
A
Outer layer or covering
6
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
7
Q
Gangli/o, ganglion/o
A
Ganglia (singular: ganglion)
8
Q
Gli/o
A
Glue
9
Q
Hydro/o
A
Water
10
Q
Iatro/o
A
Physician: to treat
11
Q
-mania
A
Suffix “morbid attraction to”
12
Q
Meningi/o
A
A membrane
13
Q
Ment/o
A
Referring to the mind
14
Q
-mnseia
A
Memory
15
Q
Myel/o
A
With nervous system: spinal cord and medulla oblongata
16
Q
Neur/o
A
A nerve cell; nervous system
17
Q
-oid
A
Like
18
Q
-paresis
A
Weakness, loss of movement
19
Q
-phasia
A
Speech
20
Q
-plegia
A
Paralyzed
21
Q
Psych/o
A
Referring to the mind
22
Q
Schiz/o
A
To split
23
Q
Spin/o
A
Referring to the spinal cord
