NERVOUS SYSTEM Flashcards
1
Q
Cerebr/o; cerebell/o
A
brain
2
Q
Encephala/o
A
brain
3
Q
Mening/o
A
membranes
4
Q
Myel/o
A
spinal cord
5
Q
Neur/o; Neur/i
A
nerve or nerve tissue
6
Q
Crani; Cranio
A
cranium (skull)
7
Q
Spin/o
A
spine
8
Q
Concuss/o
A
shake violently
9
Q
Contus/o
A
bruise
10
Q
Phobia
A
abnormal fear of something
11
Q
Psych/o
A
mind
12
Q
Alzheimer’s disease
A
group of disorders involving different parts of the brain. affects memory, thought and language
13
Q
Autism
A
group of condition. difficulties socialising & developmental interactions
14
Q
Parkinson disease
A
chronic degenerative disease of central nervous system
15
Q
anesthesia
A
without feeling
