Nervous System Word Parts Flashcards
1
Q
Alges/o
A
Sense of pain
2
Q
Astr/o
A
Star
3
Q
Centr/o
A
Center
4
Q
Cerebell/o
A
Cerebellum
5
Q
Cerebr/o
A
Cerebrum
6
Q
Clon/o
A
Rapid contracting and relaxing
7
Q
Concuss/o
A
To shake violently
8
Q
Dur/o
A
Dura mater
9
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
10
Q
Esthes/o
A
Sensation, feeling
11
Q
Gli/o
A
Glue
12
Q
Medull/o
A
Medulla
13
Q
Mening/o, meningi/o
A
Meninges
14
Q
Ment/o
A
Mind
15
Q
Myel/o
A
Spinal cord
16
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve
17
Q
Peripher/o
A
Away from center
18
Q
Poli/o
A
Gray matter
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
Ventricul/o
Ventricle
26
-Paresis
Weakness
27
-Phasia
Speech
28
-Taxia
Muscle coordination
29
ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
30
ANS
Autonomic nervous system
31
CNS
Central nervous system
32
CP
Cerebral palsy
33
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
34
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident
35
CVD
Cerebrovascular disease
36
EEG
Electroencephalography
37
HA
Headache
38
ICP
Intracranial pressure
39
LP
Lumbar puncture
40
MS
Multiple sclerosis
41
PET
Positron emission tomography
42
PNS
Peripheral nervous system
43
SCI
Spinal cord injury
44
TBI
Trumatic brain injury
45
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
