Nervous system - introduction and word parts Flashcards
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central nervous system
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the brain and spinal cord
2
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peripheral nervous system
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the nerves that send info to and from the central nervous system
3
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cerebr/o
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brain
4
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encephal/o
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brain
5
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lob/o
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lobe
6
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
7
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cephal/o, crani/o
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head
8
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crani/o
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head and skull
9
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myel/o
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spinal cord and bone marrow
10
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neuro/o
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nerve
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gangli/o
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nerve bundle
12
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phren/o
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mind
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psych/o
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mind
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esthesi/o
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feeling or sensation
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somn/o, somni/o, hypn/o
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sleep
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gnosi/o
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knowledge
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- phobia
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fear or sensitivity
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botanophobia
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fear of plants
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ombrophobia
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fear of rain
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-mania
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excessive desire
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kleptomania
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insane impulse to steal
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pyromania
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compulsion to start fires
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-paresis
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slight or partial paralysis
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-asthenia
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weakness
