nervous System Flashcards

1
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poly-

A

Many

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Quadri-

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Four

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semi-

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Partial

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sub-

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Under

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trans-

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Across

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tri-

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Three

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7
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un-

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Not

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8
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alges/o

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sense of pain

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9
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angi/o

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Vessel

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10
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arteri/o

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Artery

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11
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astr/o

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Star

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12
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cephal/o

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Head

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13
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Cerebell/o

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Cerebellum

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14
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cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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15
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Clon/o

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rapid contracting and relaxing

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16
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concuss/o

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To shake violently

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17
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crani/o

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Skull

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18
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cutane/o

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Skin

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19
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cyt/o

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Cell

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20
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Dur/o

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Dura mater

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21
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electr/o

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Electricity

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22
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encephal/o

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Brain

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23
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Esthesi/o

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Sensation, feeling

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24
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gli/o

A

Glue

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25
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Hal/o

A

To breath

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26
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hemat/o

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Blood

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27
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hydr/o

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Water

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28
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Isch/o

A

To hold back

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29
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later/o

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Side

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30
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lumb/o

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Low back

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31
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Medull/o

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Medulla oblongata

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32
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mining/o

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menínges

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33
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meningi/o

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Menínges

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34
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ment/o

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Mind

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35
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my/o

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Muscle

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36
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myel/o

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Spinal cord

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37
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neur/o

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Nerve

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38
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poli/o

A

Gray matter

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39
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pont/o

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Pons

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40
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radicul/o

A

Nerve root

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41
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Scler/o

A

Hard

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42
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spin/o

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Spine

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43
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thalam/o

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thalamus

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44
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thec/o

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Sheath

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45
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Tom/o

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To cut

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46
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ton/o

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Tone

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47
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topic/o

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Specific area

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48
Q

vascul/o

A

blood vessel

49
Q

ven/o

A

Vein

50
Q

ventricul/o

A

ventricle

51
Q

vertebr/o

A

Vertebra

52
Q

-Al

A

Pertaining to

53
Q

-algia

A

Pain

54
Q

-ar

A

Pertaining to

55
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-ary

A

Pertaining to

56
Q

-asthenia

A

Weakness

57
Q

-cele

A

protrusion

58
Q

-eal

A

Pertaining to

59
Q

-ectomy

A

Surgical removal

60
Q

-Emic

A

Pertaining to blood condition

61
Q

-gram

A

Record

62
Q

-graphy

A

Process of recording

63
Q

-ia

A

Condition

64
Q

-ic

A

Pertaining to

65
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-ical

A

Pertaining to

66
Q

-ine

A

Pertaining to

67
Q

-ion

A

Action

68
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation

69
Q

-logy

A

Study of

70
Q

-nic

A

Pertaining to

71
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-Oma

A

Tumor, mass

72
Q

-osis

A

Abnormal condition

73
Q

-otomy

A

Cutting into

74
Q

-ous

A

Pertaining to

75
Q

-paresis

A

Weakness

76
Q

-pathy

A

disease

77
Q

-phasia

A

Speech

78
Q

-plasty

A

Surgical repair

79
Q

-plegia

A

Paralysis

80
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

81
Q

-taxia

A

muscle coordination

82
Q

-tic

A

Pertaining to

83
Q

-Trophic

A

pertaining to development

84
Q

A-

A

Without

85
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an-

A

Without

86
Q

Dys-

A

Abnormal difficult

87
Q

endo-

A

Within

88
Q

Epi-

A

Above

89
Q

hemi-

A

Half

90
Q

hyper-

A

Excessive

91
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in-

A

Inward

92
Q

intra-

A

Within

93
Q

mono-

A

One

94
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para-

A

abnormal, two like parts of a pair

95
Q

AD

A

Alzheimer’s disease

96
Q

AHT

A

abusive head trauma

97
Q

ALS

A

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

98
Q

ANS

A

autonomic nervous system

99
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CNS

A

central nervous system

100
Q

CS

A

cerebral palsy

101
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CSF

A

cerebrospinal fluid

102
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CTE

A

chronic traumatic encephalopathy

103
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CVA

A

cerebrovascular accident

104
Q

CVD

A

cerebrovascular disease

105
Q

EEG

A

electroencephalogram, electroencephalography

106
Q

GA

A

general anesthesia

107
Q

HA

A

headache

108
Q

ICP

A

intracranial pressure

109
Q

IV

A

intravenous

110
Q

LB

A

Lumbar puncture

111
Q

MS

A

multiple sclerosis

112
Q

PET

A

Positron emission tomography

113
Q

PNS

A

peripheral nervous system

114
Q

SBS

A

Shaken baby syndrome

115
Q

SCI

A

spinal cord injury

116
Q

TBI

A

traumatic brain injury

117
Q

TENS

A

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

118
Q

TIA

A

transient ischemic attack

119
Q

VS

A

vital signs