Unit 5 - Chapter 12, Nervous Flashcards

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1
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Alges/o

A

Pain

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Astr/o

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Star

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Centr/o

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Center

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Cerebell/o

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Cerebellum

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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Clon/o

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Rapid contracting and relaxing

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Concuss/o

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To shake violently

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Dur/o

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Dura mater

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Esthesi/o

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Sensation, feeling

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Gli/o

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Glue

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12
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Medull/o

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Medulla oblongata

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Mening/o

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Meninges

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Meningi/o

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Meninges

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Ment/o

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Mind

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16
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Myel/o

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Spinal cord

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17
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Neur/o

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Nerve

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18
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Peripher/o

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Away from center

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19
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Poli/o

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Gray matter

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20
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Pont/o

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Pons

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21
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Radicul/o

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Nerve root

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22
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Thalam/o

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Thalamus

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23
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Thec/o

A

Sheath (meninges)

24
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Tom/o

A

To cut

25
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Ton/o

A

Tone

26
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Ventricul/o

A

Ventricle

27
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-paresis

A

Weakness

28
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-phasia

A

Speech

29
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-taxia

A

Muscle coordination

30
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Angi/o

A

Vessel

31
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Arteri/o

A

Artery

32
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Cephal/o

A

Head

33
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Crani/o

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Skull

34
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Cutane/o

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Skin

35
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Cyt/o

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Cell

36
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Hal/o

A

To breathe

37
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Hemat/o

A

Blood

38
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Isch/o

A

To hold back

39
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My/o

A

Muscle

40
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Scler/o

A

Hard

41
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Topic/o

A

A specific area

42
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Ven/o

A

Vein

43
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Ventricul/o

A

Ventricle

44
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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra

45
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-algia

A

Pain

46
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-asthenia

A

Weakness

47
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-ion

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Action

48
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-phasia

A

Speech

49
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-plegia

A

Paralysis

50
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-taxia

A

Muscle coordination

51
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Adjective form of myelin

A

Myelonic

52
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Monoplegia

A

Paralysis of one limb

53
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Hemiparesis

A

Weakness or loss of motion on one side of body

54
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Paraplegia

A

Paralysis of lower portion of body and both legs

55
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Quadriplegia

A

Paralysis of four limbs

56
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Syncope

A

Fainting