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The Nervous System Flashcards

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alges/o

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sensitivity to pain

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angi/

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vessel (blood)

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caus/o

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burn; burning

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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comat/o

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deep sleep

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crani/o

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skull

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cry/o

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cold

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dur/o

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dura mater (think outermost menbrane of the 3 layer maninges that surround the brain)

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encephal/o

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brain

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esthesi/o

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nervous sensation

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gli/o

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glial cells; neuroglial cells

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hyrd/o

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water

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kines/o, kinesi/o

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movement

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lept/o

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thin, slender

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lex/o

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word; phrase

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mening/o, meningi/o

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meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord & brain)

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my/o

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myel/o

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spinal cord; bone marrow

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narc/o

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numbness; stupor; sleep

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neur/o

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olig/o

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pont/o

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pons ( a part of the brain)

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radicul/o

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nerve root

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spin/o

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spine (backbone)

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syncop/o

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to cut off, cut short; faint

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tax/o

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order; coordination

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thalam/o

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thalamus (midline structure between two halves of brain)

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thec/o

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troph/o

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nourishment; development

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vag/o

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vagus nerve (tenth cranial nerve)

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polio-

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gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

34
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-algesia

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sensitivity to pain

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-cele

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-esthesia

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nervous sensation

37
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-ine

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a substance, chemical, chemical compound

38
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-ose

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full of; pertaining to; sugar

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-paresis

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-phasia

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-plegia

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paralysis; palsy

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-praxia

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-ptosis

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droop; sag; prolapse; protrude

44
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-sclerosis

45
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-sthenia

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