Chapter 10 Nervous System - Terminology Flashcards by Jaci Colbert

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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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Dur/o

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Dura mater

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Gli/o

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Glial cells

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Lept/o

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Thin, slender

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Mening/o, Meningi/o

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Membranes, meninges

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My/o

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Muscle

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Myel/o

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Spinal Cord (means bone marrow in other contexts)

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Pont/o

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Pons

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Radicul/o

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Nerve root

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Thalam/o

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Thalamus gland

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Thec/o

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Sheath (refers to meninges)

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Vag/o

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Vagus nerve

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Alges/o, -algesia

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Sensitivity to pain

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Caus/o

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Burning

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Comat/o

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Deep sleep (coma)

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Esthesi/o, -esthesia

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Feeling, nervous sensation

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Kines/o, Kinesi/o, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic

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Movement

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-lepsy

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Seizure

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Lex/o

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Word, phrase

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-paresis

A

Weakness

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-phasia

A

Speech

-plegia

Paralysis

-praxia

Action

-sthenia

Strength

syncop/o

To cut off, cut short

tax/o

Order, coordination