Flashcards in Chapter 15: Nervous System Deck (44):
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Cerebr/o
Cerebrum
1
Ton/o
Tension
2
Ventricul/o
Ventricle (heart of brain)
3
-taxia
Order, coordination
4
Uni-
One
5
Lept/o
Thin, slender
6
Kinesi/o
Movement
7
Thalam/o
Thalamus
8
-plexy
Stroke
9
Hemi-
One half
10
-trophy
Development, nourishment
11
Syn-
Union, together, joined
12
Menig/o, meningi/o
Meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)
13
-algesia, -algia
Pain
14
Para-
Near, beside, beyond
15
Pachy-
Thick
16
Contra-
Against
17
Crani/o
Cranium (skull)
18
-asthenia
Weakness, debility
19
Myel/o
Bone marrow, spinal cord
20
-esthesia
Feeling
21
Narc/o
Stupor, numbness, sleep
22
-kinesia
Movement
23
Neur/o
Nerve
24
-lepsy
Seizure
25
Dendr/o
Tree
26
Lex/o
Word, phrase
27
Encephal/o
Brain
28
Sthen/o
Strength
29
Thec/o
Sheath (usually refers to meninges)
30
-paresis
Partial paralysis
31
Radicul/o
Nerve root
32
-phasis
Speech
33
-plegia
Paralysis
34
Gangli/o
Ganglion (knot or knot-like mass)
35
Gli/o
Glue, neuroglial tissue
36
CNS
Central nervous system
37
CP
Cerebral palsy
38
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident
39
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
40
EEG
Electrocephalogram
41
LOC
Loss of consciousness
42
ICP
Intracranial pressure
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