Nervous System Flashcards

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1
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alges/o

A

sense of pain

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2
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astr/o

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star

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centr/o

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center

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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clon/o

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rapid contracting and relaxing

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concuss/o

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to shake violently

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dur/o

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dura matter

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encephal/o

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brain

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esthesi/o

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sensation, feeling

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gli/o

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glue

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medull/o

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medulla oblongata

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mening/o

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meninges

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ment/o

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mind

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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neur/o

A

nerve

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peripher/o

A

away from center

18
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poli/o

A

gray matter

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pont/o

A

pons

20
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radicul/o

A

nerve root

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thalam/o

A

thalamus

22
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thec/o

A

sheath (meninges)

23
Q

tom/o

A

to cut

24
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ton/o

A

tone

25
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ventricul/o

A

ventricle

26
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-paresis

A

weakness

27
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-phasia

A

speech

28
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-taxia

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muscle coordination

29
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scler/o

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hard

30
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spin/o

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spine

31
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vascul/o

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blood vessel

32
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-ashthenia

A

weakness

33
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-cele

A

protrusion

34
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-ion

A

action

35
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

36
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

37
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-trophic

A

pertaining to development