Chapter 10 Flashcards
Nervous System
1
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alges/o
A
sensitivity to pain
2
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angi/o
A
vessel (blood)
3
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caus/o
A
burn, burning
4
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cephal/o
A
head
5
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
6
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cerebr/o
A
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
7
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comat/o
A
deep sleep
8
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crani/o
A
skull
9
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cry/o
A
cold
10
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dur/o
A
dura matter
11
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encephal/o
A
brain
12
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esthesi/o
A
nervous sensation (feeling)
13
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gli/o
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glial cells, neuroglial cells (supportive tissue of nervous systems)
14
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hydr/o
A
water
15
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kines/o, kinsei/o
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movement
16
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lept/o
A
thin, slender
17
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lex/o
A
word, phrase
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mening/o, meningi/o
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meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain)
19
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my/o
A
muscle
20
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myel/o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
21
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narc/o
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sleep, numbness, stupor
22
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neur/o
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nerve
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olig/o
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scanty
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pont/o
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pons (a part of the brain)
25
radicul/o
nerve root
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spin/o
spine (backbone)
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syncop/o
to cut off, cut short, faint
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tax/o
order, coordination
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thalam/o
thalamus
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thec/o
sheath
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troph/o
nourishment, development
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vag/o
vagus nerve
33
a-, an-
no, not without
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dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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epi-
above, upon, on
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hemi-
half
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hyper-
above, excessive
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hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
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intra-
within, into
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micro-
small
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para-
near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along the side of
42
polio-
gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
43
poly-
many, much
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quadri-
four
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sub-
under, below
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-algesia
sensitivity to pain
47
-algia
pain
48
-blast
embryonic, immature cell
49
-cele
hernia
50
-esthesia
nervous sensation
51
-gram
record
52
-graphy
process of recording
53
-ine
pertaining to
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-itis
inflammation
55
-kinesia, -kinesis
movement
56
-kinetic
movement
57
-lepsy
seizure
58
-oma
tumor, mass, fluid collection
59
-ose
full of, pertaining to, sugar
60
-paresis
weakness
61
-pathy
disease, emotion
62
-phagia
condition of eating, swallowing
63
-phasia
speech
64
-plegia
paralysis, palsy
65
-praxia
action
66
-ptosis
falling, drooping, prolapse
67
-sclerosis
hardening
68
-sthenia
strength
69
-tomy
process of cutting
70
-trophy
nourishment, development (condition of)
71
MS
multiple sclerosis = destruction of myelin sheath in the CNS occurs with plaques of hard scar tissue
72
LP
lumbar puncture = intrathecal medications can be administered through this procedure
73
CVA
cerebrovascular accident = stroke; embolus, hemorrhage, or thrombosis are etiologic factors
74
TIA
transient ischemic attack = neurologic symptoms and/or signs due to temporary interference of blood supply to the brain
75
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid = this fluid is analyzed for abnormal blood cells, chemicals, and protein
76
radiculitis
inflammation of nerve root
77
encephalitis
inflammation of the brain
78
myelomeningocele
hernia of meninges and spinal cord
79
poliomyelitis
inflammation of spinal cord gray matter
80
radiculopathy
disease condition of nerve root
81
hypalgesia
sensitivity to pain less
82
paresthesia
nervous sensation abnormal
83
hyperkinesia
movement excessive
84
narcolepsy
seizure sleep
85
dyslexia
condition of word/phrase difficult
86
hemiparesis
weakness half
87
aphasia
speech no,not without
88
hemiplegia
paralysis half
89
apraxia
action no, not, without
