Nervous system Terms Flashcards by Michelle Ban | Brainscape

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Cerebell/o

A

Cerebellum

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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Dur/o

A

dura mater

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Encephal/o

A

Brain

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gli/o

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glial cells

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Lept/o

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thin, slender

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Mening/o, Meningi/o

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membranes, meninges

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My/o

A

muscle

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Myel/o

A

Spinal cord (means bone marrow)

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Neur/o

A

Nerve

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Pont/o

A

pons

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Radicul/o

A

nerve root (of the spinal cord)

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Thalam/o

A

thalamus

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Vag/o

A

vagus nerve

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Alges/o, Algesia

A

Sensitivity to pain

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-algia

A

pain

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caus/o

A

burning

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comat/o

A

deep sleep

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Esthesi/o, Esthesi/a

A

feeling, nervous sensation

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kines/o, kinesi/o, kinesia, kinetic

A

movement

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-lepsy

A

seizure

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lex/o

A

word, phrase

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-paresis

A

weakness

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-phasia

A

speech

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-plagia

A

paralysis (loss of mobility)

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-praxia

A

action

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-sthenia

A

strength

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-syncop/o

A

to cut off, cut short

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tax/o

A

order, coordination