Nervous System and Psychiatry Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

cerebr/o

A

cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

cerebell/o

A

cerebellum (little brain)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

crani/o

A

skull

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

encephal/o

A

entire brain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

esthesi/o

A

sensation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

gangli/o

A

ganglion (knot)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

gli/o

A

glue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

gnos/o

A

knowing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

kinesi/o

A

movement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

lex/o

A

word or phrase

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

mening/o, meningi/o

A

meninges (membrane)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

myel/o

A

spinal cord or bone marrow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

narc/o

A

stupor or sleep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

phas/o

A

speech

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

phob/o

A

exaggerated fear or sensitivity

17
Q

phor/o

A

carry or bear

18
Q

phren/o, psych/o, thym/o

A

mind

19
Q

schiz/o

A

split

20
Q

somat/o

A

body

21
Q

somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o

A

sleep

22
Q

spin/o

A

spine (horn)

23
Q

spondyl/o, vertebr/o

A

vertebra

24
Q

stere/o

A

three-dimensional or solid

25
Q

tax/o

A

order or coordination

26
Q

thalam/o

A

thalamus (a room)

27
Q

ton/o

A

tone or tension

28
Q

top/o

A

place

29
Q

ventricul/o

A

ventricle (belly or pouch)

30
Q

cata-

A

down

31
Q

-asthenia

A

weakness

32
Q

-lepsy

A

seizure

33
Q

-mania

A

condition of abnormal impulse toward

34
Q

-paresis

A

slight paralysis

35
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis