brain Flashcards
(151 cards)
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nerv/o
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nerve
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neur/o
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nerve, sinew
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crani/o
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cranium (portion of the skull that encloses the brain)
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cephal/o
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head
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encephal/o, -encephalon
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brain
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum (largest part of the brain), brain
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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pont/o
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pons, bridge-like structure
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limb/o
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limbic system, border
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hippocamp/o
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hippocampus, seahorse
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thalam/o
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thalamus (mass of gray matter located in the diencephalon), chamber, inner rooom
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amygdal/o
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amygdala (almond-shaped nuclei in the temporal lobe), almond, tonsil
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nucle/o
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nucleus (group of neuronal cell bodies), core, little nut or kernel
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mening/o, -meninx
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meninx (one of 3 membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord), membrane
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lept/o
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thin
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pachy-, pach/o
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thick
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arachn/o
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arachnoid membrane, spider, spider-like
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dur/o
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dura mater membrane, hard
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lob/o
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lobe
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gyr/o
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gyrus (convolution of cerebrum), circle, ring
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sulc/o
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sulcus (groove of brain), furrow, groove
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fissur/o
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fissure, deep groove
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fid/o, fiss/o
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split, cleave
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ventricul/o
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ventricle, small cavity
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coel/o, cel/o
cavity, hollow
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celi/o
abdominal cavity, body cavity
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cortic/o
cortex (cerebrum), outer layer, bark
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myel/o
spinal cord, marrow
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medull/o
medulla, marrow
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poli/o
gray, gray matter of CNS
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fascicul/o
fascicle, bundle of longitudinal fibers
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funicul/o
funicle, rope-like
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fun/o
rope, cord
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radicul/o, radic/o
nerve root, root
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rhiz/o
nerve root, root
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ram/o
nerve branch, branch
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plex/o
plexus (interwoven network of nerves, blood, lymphatic vessels)
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gangli/o
ganglion (group of nerve cells)
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gli/o
glia (supporting tissue of the nervous system), glue
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somat/o, som/o, -some
body (body of neuron)
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dendr/o
dendrite (part of neuron), tree, branched structure
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ax/o
axon (long process of a neuron), axle, axis
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not/o
back
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spin/o
spine, thorn, vertebral column
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vertebr/o
vertebra, back bone
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spondyl/o
vertebra
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esthesi/o, esthet/o, -esthesia
sensation, perception
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gnost/o, -gnosia, -gnosis
knowledge
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mnemon/o, -mnesia
memory
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leth/o
forgetfulness
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letharg/o
mental sluggishness, drowsiness
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top/o
place, spot, region
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stere/o
solid, 3D
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kinesi/o, kine/o, -kinesia
movement
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mot/o
movement
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praxi/o, -praxia, -praxis
activity, doing, practice
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tax/o
coordination, order
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ton/o
tension, stretching, tone (muscles)
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spasm/o, spast/o
spasm (sudden involuntary muscle contraction)
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leps/o, lept/o, -lepsy
seizure
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-ictal
seizure, stroke (CVA), blow
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pykn/o, pycn/o
thick, dense, frequent
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pleg/o, -plegia, plect/o, -plexy
paralysis, stroke
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palsy
paralysis
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-paresis
partial paralysis
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sthen/o
strength
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clon/o
clonus (spasmodic alteration of muscle contractions)
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chore/o
chorea (involuntary dancing/writhing movement), dance
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narc/o
stupor, sleep
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hypn/o
sleep
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somn/o
sleep
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sopor/o
sleep
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comat/o, -coma
coma (state of unconsciousness that cannot be around from)
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lal/o, -lalia
speech
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phas/o, -phasis, -phasia
speech
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phras/o, -phrasia
speech, phrase
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lex/o
word, speech, reading
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log/o, -logy
speech, reason, word (-logy: body of knowledge, study of)
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phag/o, -phagia
eat, swallow
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vert/o, vers/o
turning
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trem/o, tremul/o
shaking, trembling
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opisth/o
backward, behind
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onier/o
dream
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psych/o
mind, soul
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phren/o
mind, diaphragm, phrenic nerve
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ment/o
mind
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no/o
mind, thought
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thym/o
emotion, state of mind
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path/o, -pathy
feeling, disease
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phor/o, -phoria
bearing, carrying, bringing (psych: mental state in respect to emotion well-being)
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hedon/o
pleasure
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mani/o, -mania
frenzy, madness
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hallucin/o
false sensory perception
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phant/o, phantasm/o
illusion, hallucination
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phaner/o
evident, visible
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phob/o, -phobia
fear, avoidance
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panic
panic
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narciss/o
self-love
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phil/o, -philia
attraction, love (-philia: sexual arousal (psych))
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-lagnia
lust, sexual arousal
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orect/o, orex/o
appetite
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myelencephalon, -i (n.)
myelencephalon (medullary brain)
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diencephalon, -i (n.)
diencephalon (interbrain)
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mescencephalon, -i (n.)
mescencephalon (midbrain)
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telencephalon, -i (n.)
telencephalon (endbrain)
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tempus, temporis (n.)
temple
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frons, frontis (f.)
forehead
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paries, parietis (m.)
wall
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occiput, occipitis (n.)
occiput- back of head
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ventriculus, -i (m.)
ventricle, cavity
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tertius/quartus, -a, -um
third, fourth
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pius, -a, -um
pious
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mater, matris (f.)
mater (mother)
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callosus, -a, -um
hard
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substantia, -ae (f.)
matter
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griseus, -a, -um
grey
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albus, -a, -um
white
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tractus, -us (m.)
tract
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columna, -ae (f.)
column
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fibra, -ae
fiber, filament
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cellula, -ae (f.)
cell
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cornu, -us (n.)
horn
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truncus, -i (m.)
trunk
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truncus encephali
brainstem
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medulla spinalis
spinal cord
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motorius
motor
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sensorius
sensory
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afferens
afferent
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efferens
efferent
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epineurium, -i (n.)
epineurium, structure/membrane upon the nerve
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perineurium, -i (n.)
perineurium, structure/membrane around the nerve
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endoneurium, -i (n.)
endoneurium, structure/membrane within the nerve
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