Word Roots For Nervous System Flashcards
1
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Cephal/o
A
Head
2
Q
Cerebell/o
A
The little brain
3
Q
Cerebr/o
A
the largest part of the brain
4
Q
Cortic/o
A
outermost to the cerebrum
5
Q
Dur/o
A
Among the layers that make up the brain’s meninges
6
Q
Encephal/o
A
brain
7
Q
esthesi/o
A
sensation
8
Q
gangli/o
A
ganglion
9
Q
gli/o
A
neuroglia
10
Q
medull/o
A
brain’s lowermost part
11
Q
mening/o
meningi/o
A
three layers of membranes
12
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord
13
Q
narc/o
A
stupor; numbness
14
Q
neur/o
neuri
A
nervous system or nerve
15
Q
phas/o
A
speech
16
Q
poli/o
A
gray matter
17
Q
phych/o
ment/o
A
mind
18
Q
radic/o
radicul/o
rhiz/o
A
nerve root
19
Q
somn/o
somn/i
A
sleep
20
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