Chapter 11 - Nervous System

Question 1

Root of Cerebrum

Answer 1

Cerebr

Question 2

Root of Cerebellum

Answer 2

Cerebell

Question 3

Root of medulla Oblongata

Answer 3

Medull

Question 4

Root of Spinal Cord

Answer 4

Myel

Question 5

Roots of Brain

Answer 5

Cerebr
OR
Encephal

Question 6

Root of spinal nerves

Answer 6

Neur

Question 7

Another name for the cerebellum

Answer 7

Little brain

Question 8

Another name for Cauda Equina

Answer 8

Horse tail

Question 9

-ar

Answer 9

Pertaining to

Question 10

Adjective of Cerebellum

Answer 10

Cerebellar

Question 11

-al

Answer 11

Pertaining to

Question 12

Adjective of Cerebrum

Answer 12

Cerebral

Question 13

Root of skull
OR
Root of brainCase

Answer 13

Cran

Question 14

-tomy

Answer 14

Incision

Question 15

Craniotomy

Answer 15

Incision in the skull

Question 16

Adjective of skull

Answer 16

Cranial

Question 17

The skull
OR
The braincase

Answer 17

Cranium

Question 18

Root of electricity

Answer 18

Electr

Question 19

-gram

Answer 19

Chart
OR
Image

Question 20

Electroencephalogram

Answer 20

chart which records the electrical impulses in the brain.

Question 21

Root of water

Answer 21

Hydr

Question 22

Root of head

Answer 22

Cephal

Question 23

Hydrocephalus

Answer 23

Excessive cerebrospinal fluid in the head

Question 24

Myelogram

Answer 24

photograph of the spinal cord after injection with an X-ray dye.

Question 25

Root of meninges

Answer 25

Mening

Question 26

What are the meninges?

Answer 26

membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

Question 27

-itis

Answer 27

Inflammation

Question 28

Meningitis

Answer 28

Inflammation of the meninges

Question 29

Root of nerve

Answer 29

Nerv OR Neur

Question 30

-ous

Answer 30

Referring to

Question 31

Nervous

Answer 31

Referring to the Nervous System

Question 32

Neural

Answer 32

Pertaining to nerves OR Pertaining to the Nervous System

Question 33

-algia

Answer 33

Pain

Question 34

Neuralgia

Answer 34

Pain running along a nerve

Question 35

-logy

Answer 35

Study of

Question 36

Neurology

Answer 36

The study of the Nervous System and its features.

Question 37

Adjective of neurology

Answer 37

Neurological

Question 38

-Surgeon

Answer 38

Doctor who operates on an organ

Question 39

Neurosurgeon

Answer 39

Doctor who operates on nerves

Question 40

Neurosurgery

Answer 40

Surgery on the nervous system including the spinal cord and the brain.

Question 41

AD

Answer 41

Alzheimer disease

Question 42

CNS

Answer 42

Central nervous system

Question 43

CSF

Answer 43

Cerebrospinal fluid

Question 44

CVA

Answer 44

Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

Question 45

EEG

Answer 45

Electroencephalography

Question 46

TIA

Answer 46

Transient ischemic attack (Mini- Stroke)