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unit 6 roots Flashcards

1
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ependyma

A

lining of the ventricles

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esthes

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feeling

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exter[i]o[r]

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outside

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externa

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outside

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fascia

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sheet of fibers; bundle of stick-like structures

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fer(re)

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carry; move

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front

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front

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gangl/i

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cluster of nerve cell bodies

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geminus

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twins

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gen

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birth (inheritance)

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glaucoma

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increased pressure in the eye

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glia
gli/o

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glue

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glosso

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toungue

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14
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glyc/o

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sugar

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gustat[e]

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taste

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gyrus

A

elevation or bump on the brain

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[h]em[e]
hem
heme
hemo
hemat

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blood

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homunculus

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“little man” map of the body on the brain surface

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hydro

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water

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hypno

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sleep

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ictus

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seizure; sudden, unexpected illness

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22
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idios

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self

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23
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insula

A

island

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24
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iris
irid(es)
irido

A

iris (plural irides)

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kerat/o

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horn

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kine/t

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movement

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27
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labrynth

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maze

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lacrim

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crying, tears

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laryng/o

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voice box

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30
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leps(is)

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seizure, grasp

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31
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lex (is)

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reading

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32
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ligand

A

signaling molecule or drug that binds receptor

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33
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lir(a)

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staying on track (furrow)

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34
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lob
lobo

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large region of the brain, roundish structure

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35
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mechano

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mechanical

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36
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medulla

A

inside of a multilayered structure

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37
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mening/i/o

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coverings of the brain

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mens
ment

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mind

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metr

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measurement

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motor

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movement

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41
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my(ein)

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pupil construction

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42
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myc

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fungus

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43
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mydriasis

A

pupil dialation

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44
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myel/o

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spinal chord

45
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myring/o

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eardrum

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narco

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sleep

47
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nas/o

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nose

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noci

A

harmful; noxious

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nom

A

name

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nucle

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the center of something

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nystagmus

A

nodding or jerking back and forth

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occipit

A

back of the head

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ocul/o
op
ops
opt/o

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eye, eye; vision

54
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opthalm/o

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eye, vision

55
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orexis

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desire

56
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osmē

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smell

57
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osteo

A

bone

58
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oto

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ear

59
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propagate

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reproduce, breed

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papilla

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nipple

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paresis

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weakness

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pariet

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side of the head

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path(os)

A

feeling

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phac/o

A

lens

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pharmaco

A

pertaining to drugs

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phas

A

speaking

67
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phon

A

sound

68
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phor

A

carrier

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phot/o

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light

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phren

A

skull, mind

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physi

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function

72
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plas

A

something molded

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pleg

A

stroke, weakness

74
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plex

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woven

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pol(e)
polar

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one end of a round object, n and s pole

76
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polio

A

degeneration of myelin

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presby

A

elder, old person

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propri(us)

A

understanding of ones own body position

79
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prosop

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face

80
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psych/o

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mind

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py/o

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pus

82
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retin/a
retin/o

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net; the receptive surface of the eyes

83
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rhin/o

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nose

84
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saccule

A

small sac

85
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salping/o

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tubr

86
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sciatic

A

nerve of the buttocks and thigh

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scler/a
scler/o

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hard (white of the eyes)

88
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scot

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darkness; blindness

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soma

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body

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somn/o

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sleep; drowsiness

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sono

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sound

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spine

A

spinal column

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stigma

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wound, point

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stimulus

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something which initiates an action

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sulcus

A

groove in the brain

96
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synapse

A

contact between a nerve cell and its target

97
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syncope

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fainting

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tempor

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side of the head and around the ear

99
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thrombo

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clot

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tinnitus

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jingling or ringing noise

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tox

A

poison

102
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transmit

A

carry along

103
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trop

A

turn toward

104
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tympano

A

eardrum

105
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utricle

A

bag

106
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varicose

A

dilation, enlargement

107
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veritgo

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spinning sensation

108
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vestibulo

A

inner ear substances controlling balance

109
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vitr/e

A

glass

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