Nervous System - CF Flashcards
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nerv/o
A
nerve
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neur/o-
A
nerve
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somat/o-
A
body
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autonom/o-
A
independent; self-governing
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affer/o-
A
bring toward the center
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effer/o-
A
go out from the center
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pathet/o-
A
suffering
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peripher/o-
A
outer aspects
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recept/o-
A
receive
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arachn/o-
A
spider; spiderweb
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audit/o-
A
the sense of hearing
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encephal/o-
A
brain
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cerebell/o-
A
cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
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cortic/o-
A
cortex (outer region)
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cerebr/o-
A
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
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spin/o-
A
spine; backbone
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crani/o-
A
cranium (skull)
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cav/o-
A
hollow space
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dur/o-
A
dura mater
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fiss/o-
A
splitting
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front/o-
A
front
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gustat/o-
A
the sense of taste
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thalam/o-
A
thalamus
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mening/o-
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meninges
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meningi/o-
meninges
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occipit/o-
occiput (back of the head)
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olfact/o-
the sense of small
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pariet/o-
wall of a cavity
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esthes/o-
sensation; feeling
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esthet/o-
sensation; feeling
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tempor/o-
temple (side of the head)
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ventricul/o-
ventricle (lower heart chamber; chamber in the brain)
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vis/o-
sight; vision
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spin/o-
spine; backbone
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myel/o-
bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin
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access/o-
supplemental or contributing part
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sens/o-
sensation
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mot/o-
movement
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faci/o-
face
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gloss/o-
tongue
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pharyng/o-
pharynx (throat)
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ocul/o-
eye
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opt/o-
eye; vision
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gemin/o-
set or group
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trochle/o-
structure shaped like a pulley
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vag/o-
wandering; vagus nerve
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vestibul/o-
vestibule (entrance)
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cochle/o-
cochlea (of the inner ear)
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dors/o-
back; dorsum
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radicul/o-
spinal nerve root
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rhiz/o-
spinal nerve root
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ventr/o-
front; abdomen
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cyt/o-
cell
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dendr/o-
branching structure
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myelin/o-
myelin
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astr/o-
starlike structure
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ependym/o-
cellular lining
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micr/o-
one millionth; small
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olig/o-
scanty; few
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transmitt/o-
to send across or through