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