Nervous System Word Parts Flashcards

1
Q

Alges/o

A

Sense of pain

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2
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Astr/o

A

Star

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3
Q

Centr/o

A

Center

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4
Q

Cerebell/o

A

Cerebellum

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5
Q

Cerebr/o

A

Cerebrum

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6
Q

Clon/o

A

Rapid contracting and relaxing

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7
Q

Concuss/o

A

To shake violently

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8
Q

Dur/o

A

Dura mater

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9
Q

Encephal/o

A

Brain

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10
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Esthes/o

A

Sensation, feeling

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11
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Gli/o

A

Glue

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12
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Medull/o

A

Medulla

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13
Q

Mening/o, meningi/o

A

Meninges

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14
Q

Ment/o

A

Mind

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15
Q

Myel/o

A

Spinal cord

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16
Q

Neur/o

A

Nerve

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17
Q

Peripher/o

A

Away from center

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18
Q

Poli/o

A

Gray matter

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19
Q

Pont/o

A

Pons

20
Q

Radicul/o

A

Nerve root

21
Q

Thalam/o

A

Thalamus

22
Q

Thec/o

A

Sheath

23
Q

Tom/o

A

To cut

24
Q

Ton/o

A

Tone

25
Q

Ventricul/o

A

Ventricle

26
Q

-Paresis

A

Weakness

27
Q

-Phasia

A

Speech

28
Q

-Taxia

A

Muscle coordination

29
Q

ALS

A

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

30
Q

ANS

A

Autonomic nervous system

31
Q

CNS

A

Central nervous system

32
Q

CP

A

Cerebral palsy

33
Q

CSF

A

Cerebrospinal fluid

34
Q

CVA

A

Cerebrovascular accident

35
Q

CVD

A

Cerebrovascular disease

36
Q

EEG

A

Electroencephalography

37
Q

HA

A

Headache

38
Q

ICP

A

Intracranial pressure

39
Q

LP

A

Lumbar puncture

40
Q

MS

A

Multiple sclerosis

41
Q

PET

A

Positron emission tomography

42
Q

PNS

A

Peripheral nervous system

43
Q

SCI

A

Spinal cord injury

44
Q

TBI

A

Trumatic brain injury

45
Q

TIA

A

Transient ischemic attack