Chapter 11 - Nervous System Flashcards

1
Q

Root of Cerebrum

A

Cerebr

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2
Q

Root of Cerebellum

A

Cerebell

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3
Q

Root of medulla Oblongata

A

Medull

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4
Q

Root of Spinal Cord

A

Myel

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5
Q

Roots of Brain

A

Cerebr
OR
Encephal

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6
Q

Root of spinal nerves

A

Neur

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7
Q

Another name for the cerebellum

A

Little brain

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8
Q

Another name for Cauda Equina

A

Horse tail

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9
Q

-ar

A

Pertaining to

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10
Q

Adjective of Cerebellum

A

Cerebellar

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11
Q

-al

A

Pertaining to

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12
Q

Adjective of Cerebrum

A

Cerebral

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13
Q

Root of skull
OR
Root of brainCase

A

Cran

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14
Q

-tomy

A

Incision

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15
Q

Craniotomy

A

Incision in the skull

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16
Q

Adjective of skull

A

Cranial

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17
Q

The skull
OR
The braincase

A

Cranium

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18
Q

Root of electricity

A

Electr

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19
Q

-gram

A

Chart
OR
Image

20
Q

Electroencephalogram

A

chart which records the electrical impulses in the brain.

21
Q

Root of water

A

Hydr

22
Q

Root of head

A

Cephal

23
Q

Hydrocephalus

A

Excessive cerebrospinal fluid in the head

24
Q

Myelogram

A

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

25
Q

Root of meninges

A

Mening

26
Q

What are the meninges?

A

membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

27
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation

28
Q

Meningitis

A

Inflammation of the meninges

29
Q

Root of nerve

A

Nerv
OR
Neur

30
Q

-ous

A

Referring to

31
Q

Nervous

A

Referring to the Nervous System

32
Q

Neural

A

Pertaining to nerves
OR
Pertaining to the Nervous System

33
Q

-algia

A

Pain

34
Q

Neuralgia

A

Pain running along a nerve

35
Q

-logy

A

Study of

36
Q

Neurology

A

The study of the Nervous System and its features.

37
Q

Adjective of neurology

A

Neurological

38
Q

-Surgeon

A

Doctor who operates on an organ

39
Q

Neurosurgeon

A

Doctor who operates on nerves

40
Q

Neurosurgery

A

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

41
Q

AD

A

Alzheimer disease

42
Q

CNS

A

Central nervous system

43
Q

CSF

A

Cerebrospinal fluid

44
Q

CVA

A

Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

45
Q

EEG

A

Electroencephalography

46
Q

TIA

A

Transient ischemic attack (Mini- Stroke)