Nervous System Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the largest, uppermost portion of the brain?

A

Cerebrum

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2
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What is the outermost covering of the bran and spinal cord?

A

dura mater

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3
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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

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4
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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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5
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encephal/o

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brain

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6
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gangli/o

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ganglio (knot or knot like mass)

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7
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gli/o

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glue, neuroglial tissue

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8
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Kinesi/o

A

movement

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9
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lept/o

A

thin, slender

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10
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lex/o

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word, phrase

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11
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myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

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12
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narc/o

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stupor, numbness, sleep

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13
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radicul/o

A

nerve root

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14
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sthen/o

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strength

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15
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thalam/o

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thalamus

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16
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thec/o

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sheath (usually referring to the meninges)

17
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ventricul/o

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ventricle (of the heart or brain)

18
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ton/o

A

tension

19
Q

-asthenia

A

weakness, debility

20
Q

-esthesia

A

feeling

21
Q

-lepsy

A

seizure

22
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-paresis

A

patrial paralysis

23
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-plegia

A

paralysis

24
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-taxia

A

order, coordination

25
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pachy-

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thick

26
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para-

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near, beside, beyond

27
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syn-

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union, together, joined

28
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cerebrotomy

A

incision of the cerebrum

29
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craniomalacia

A

softening of the skull

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