Nervous System - CF Flashcards

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nerv/o

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nerve

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neur/o-

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nerve

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somat/o-

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body

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autonom/o-

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independent; self-governing

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affer/o-

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bring toward the center

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effer/o-

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go out from the center

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pathet/o-

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suffering

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peripher/o-

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outer aspects

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recept/o-

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receive

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arachn/o-

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spider; spiderweb

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audit/o-

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the sense of hearing

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encephal/o-

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brain

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cerebell/o-

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cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)

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cortic/o-

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cortex (outer region)

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cerebr/o-

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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spin/o-

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spine; backbone

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crani/o-

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cranium (skull)

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cav/o-

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hollow space

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dur/o-

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dura mater

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fiss/o-

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splitting

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front/o-

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front

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gustat/o-

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the sense of taste

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thalam/o-

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thalamus

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mening/o-

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meninges

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meningi/o-

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meninges

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occipit/o-

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occiput (back of the head)

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olfact/o-

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the sense of small

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pariet/o-

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wall of a cavity

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esthes/o-

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sensation; feeling

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esthet/o-

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sensation; feeling

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tempor/o-

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temple (side of the head)

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ventricul/o-

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ventricle (lower heart chamber; chamber in the brain)

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vis/o-

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sight; vision

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spin/o-

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spine; backbone

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myel/o-

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bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin

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access/o-

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supplemental or contributing part

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sens/o-

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sensation

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mot/o-

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movement

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faci/o-

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face

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gloss/o-

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tongue

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pharyng/o-

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pharynx (throat)

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ocul/o-

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eye

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opt/o-

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eye; vision

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gemin/o-

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set or group

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trochle/o-

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structure shaped like a pulley

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vag/o-

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wandering; vagus nerve

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vestibul/o-

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vestibule (entrance)

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cochle/o-

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cochlea (of the inner ear)

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dors/o-

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back; dorsum

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radicul/o-

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spinal nerve root

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rhiz/o-

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spinal nerve root

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ventr/o-

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front; abdomen

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cyt/o-

A

cell

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dendr/o-

A

branching structure

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myelin/o-

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myelin

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astr/o-

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starlike structure

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ependym/o-

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cellular lining

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micr/o-

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one millionth; small

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olig/o-

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scanty; few

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transmitt/o-

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to send across or through