The Nervous System Flashcards
1
Q
-poly
A
many
2
Q
quadri-
A
four
3
Q
semi-
A
partial
4
Q
sub-
A
under
5
Q
trans-
A
across
6
Q
tri-
A
three
7
Q
un-
A
not
8
Q
alges/o
A
sense of pain
9
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
10
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
11
Q
astr/o
A
star
12
Q
cephal/o
A
head
13
Q
cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
14
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
15
Q
clon/o
A
rapid contracting and relaxing
16
Q
concuss/o
A
to shake violently
17
Q
crani/o
A
skull
18
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
19
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
20
Q
dur/o
A
dura mater
21
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
22
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
23
Q
esthesi/o
A
sensation, feeling
24
Q
gli/o
A
glue
25
hal/o
to breathe
26
hemat/o
blood
27
hydr/o
water
28
isch/o
to hold back
29
later/o
side
30
lumb/o
low back
31
medull/o
medulla oblongata
32
mening/o
meninges
33
meningi/o
meninges
34
ment/o
mind
35
my/o
muscle
36
myel/o
spinal cord
37
neur/o
nerve
38
poli/o
gray matter
39
pont/o
pons
40
radicul/o
nerve root
41
scler/o
hard
42
spin/o
spine
43
thalam/o
thalamus
44
thec/o
sheath
45
tom/o
to cut
46
ton/o
tone
47
topic/o
a specific area
48
vascul/o
blood vessel
49
ven/o
vein
50
ventricul/o
ventricle
51
vertebr/o
vertebra
52
-al
pertaining to
53
-algia
pain
54
-ar
pertaining to
55
-ary
pertaining to
56
-asthenia
weakness
57
-cele
protrusion
58
-eal
pertaining to
59
-ectomy
surgical removal
60
-emic
pertaining to a blood condition
61
-gram
record
62
-graphy
process of recording
63
-ia
condition
64
-ic
pertaining to
65
-ical
pertaining to
66
-ine
pertaining to
67
-ion
action
68
-itis
inflammation
69
-logy
study of
70
-nic
pertaining to
71
-oma
tumor, mass
72
-osis
abnormal condition
73
-otomy
cutting into
74
-ous
pertaining to
75
-paresis
weakness
76
-pathy
disease
77
-phasia
speech
78
-plasty
surgical repair
79
-plegia
paralysis
80
-rrhaphy
suture
81
-taxia
muscle coordination
82
-tic
pertaining to
83
-trophic
pertaining to development
84
a-
without
85
an-
without
86
anti-
against
87
bi-
two
88
(can't see)
without
89
dys-
abnormal, difficult
90
endo-
within
91
epi-
above
92
hemi-
half
93
hyper-
excessive
94
in-
inward
95
intra-
within
96
mono-
one
97
para-
abnormal, two like parts of a pair
98
AD
Alzheimer's disease
99
AHT
abusive head trauma
100
ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
101
ANS
autonomic nervous system
102
CNS
central nervous system
103
CP
cerebral palsy
104
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
105
CTE
chronic traumatic encephalopathy
106
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
107
CVD
cerebrovascular disease
108
EEG
electroencephalogram, electroencephalography
109
GA
general anesthesia
110
HA
headache
111
ICP
intracranial pressure
112
IV
intravenous
113
LP
lumbar puncture
114
MS
multiple sclerosis
115
PET
position emission tomography
116
PNS
peripheral nervous system
117
SBS
shaken baby syndrome
118
SCI
spinal cord injury
119
TBI
traumatic brain injury
120
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
121
TIA
transient ischemic attack
122
VS
vital signs
