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Nervous System and Psychology Flashcards

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Nerv/o

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nerve

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Neur/o

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nerve, sinew

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Crani/o

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cranium (portion of the skull that encloses the brain)

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Cephal/o

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head

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Encephal/o

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brain

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-encephalon

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brain

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Cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain), brain

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Cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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Pont/o

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pons, bridge-like structure

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Limb/o

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limbic system, border

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Hippocamp/o

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hippocampus. seahorse

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Thalam/o

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thalamus (mass of gray matter located in the diencephalon), chamber, inner room

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Amygdal/o

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amygdala (almond-shaped nuclei in the temporal lobe), almond, tonsil

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Nucle/o

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nucleus (group of neuronal cell bodies), core, little nut or kernel

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Mening/o

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meninx (one of the three membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord), membrane

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Lept/o

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thin

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Pachy-

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thick

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Pach/o

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thick

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Arachn/o

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arachnoid membrane, spider, spider-like

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Dur/o

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dura mater membrane, hard

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Lob/o

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Gyr/o

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gyrus (a convolution of the cerebrum), circle, ring

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Sulc/o

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sulcus (groove of brain), furrow, groove

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Fissur/o

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fissure, deep, groove

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Ventricul/o

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ventricle (of the brain), cavity

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Cortic/o

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cortex (cerebrum), outer layer, bark

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Myel/o

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spinal cord, marrow

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Medull/o

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medulla, marrow

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Poli/o

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gray, gray matter of CNS

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Fascicul/o

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fascicle, bundle of longitudinal fibers

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Funicul/o

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funicle, rope-like

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Radicul/o

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nerve root, root

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Radic/o

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nerve root, root

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Rhiz/o

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nerve root, root

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Ram/o

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nerve branch, branch

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Plex/o

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plexus (interwoven network of nerves, blood, lymphatic vessels)

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Gangli/o

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ganglion (groups of nerve cells)

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Gli/o

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glia (supporting tissue of the nervous system), glue

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Somat/o

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body (body of neuron)

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Som/o

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body (body of neuron)

41
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-some

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body (body of neuron)

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Dendr/o

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dendrite (part of neuron), tree, branched structure

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Ax/o

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axon (long process of a neuron), axle, axis

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Not/o

45
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Spin/o

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spine, thorn, vertebral column

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Vertebr/o

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vertebra, back bone

47
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Spondyl/o

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