Nervous System 7/3 Flashcards
Myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
Contus/o
Bruise
Psych/o
Mind
Meninges
The membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
Peripheral
Pertaining to a portion of the nervous system
Migraine
Severe headache with characteristic symptoms
Thorax
The chest; the body cavity enclosed by the ribs and containing the heart and lungs
Concuss/o
Shaken together, violently agitated
Mening/o
Membranes, meninges
Lumbar puncture
The insertion of a needle between the vertebrae in the lumbar area for the purpose of withdrawing spinal fluid
Parasympathetic
A division of the autonomic nervous system
Neur/o
Nerve, nerve tissue
Caus/o
Burning, burn
-graphy
The process of producing a picture or record
Cranium
The skull; the eight bones of the head enclosing the brain
Computerized axial tomography
CAT
A series of x-Ray views of the body used to construct a three-dimensional picture
Encephal/o
Brain
Neur/I
Nerve,nerve tissue
Autonomic
Spontaneous; the part of the nervous system concerned with reflux control of bodily functions
Optic
Pertaining to the eye or sight
Synapse
The minute space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of another
Ventricle
Also used in reference to cavities within the brain
Temporal
Relating to the temporal bone on the skull
-esthesia
Sensation or feeling
-phobia
Abnormal fear
Olfactory
Pertaining to the sense of smell
Sciatica
Inflammation and pain along the sciatic nerve felt at the back of the thigh running down the inside of the leg
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum, brain
Esthet/o
Feeling nervous sensation sense of perception
Cerebrospinal fluid
The liquid that circulates within the meninges of the spinal cord and ventricles
Magnetic resonance imaging
MRI
Diagnostic test using magnetic waves to visualize internal body structures
