Chapter 10 Nervous System Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
Cerebr/o
A
Cerebrum
CF
2
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Dur/o
A
Dura mater
CF
3
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Encephal/o
A
Brain
4
Q
Gli/o
A
Glial cells
CF
5
Q
Lept/o
A
Thin/ slender
CF
6
Q
Mening/o, Meningi/o
A
Membranes, meninges
7
Q
My/o
A
Muscle
CF
8
Q
Myel/o
A
Spinal cord (means bone marrow in other contexts)
9
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve
CF
10
Q
Pont/o
A
Pons
CF
11
Q
Radicul/o
A
Nerve root
12
Q
Thalam/o
A
Thalamus
CF
13
Q
Thec/o
A
Sheath (refers to meninges)
14
Q
Vag/o
A
Vagus nerve
15
Q
Alges/o (cf), -algesia (suffix)
A
Excessive sensitivity to pain
16
Q
-algia
A
Pain
Suffix
17
Q
Caus/o
A
Burning
CF
18
Q
Comat/o
A
Deep sleep (coma) CF
19
Q
Esthesi/o (cf), -esthesia (suffix)
A
Feeling, nervous sensation
20
Q
Kines/o, kinesi/o
A
Movement
CF
21
Q
-kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic
A
Movement
Suffix
22
Q
-lepsy
A
Seizure
Suffix
23
Q
Lex/o
A
Word, phrase
CF
24
Q
-paresis
A
Weakness
Suffix
25
-phasia
Speech
| Suffix
26
-plegia
Paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body)
Suffix
27
-praxia
Action
| Suffix
28
-sthenia
Strength
| Suffix
29
Syncop/o
To cut off, cut short
| CF
30
Tax/o
Order, coordination
| CF
31
Cerebell/o
Cerebellum
| CF
