Chapter 15 - Nervous System Flashcards

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Cerebr/o

A

Cerebrum

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2
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Crani/o

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Skull

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3
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Dendr/o

A

Dendrite

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4
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Encephal/o

A

Brain

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5
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Gangli/o

A

Ganglion (knot or knot-like mass)

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6
Q

Gli/o

A

Glue; neuroglial tissue

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7
Q

Kinesi/o

A

Movement

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8
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Lept/o

A

Thin, slender

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9
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Lex/o

A

Word, phrase

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10
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Meningi/o

A

Meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)

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11
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Mening/o

A

Meninges (membrane covering brain and spinal cord)

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12
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Myel/o

A

Bone marrow; spinal cord

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13
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Narc/o

A

Stupor; numbness; sleep

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14
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Neur/o

A

Nerve

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15
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Radicul/o

A

Nerve root

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16
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Sthen/o

A

Strength

17
Q

Thalam/o

A

Thalamus

18
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Thec/o

A

Sheath (usually referring to the meninges)

19
Q

Ton/o

A

Tension

20
Q

Ventricul/o

A

Ventricle (of heart or brain)

21
Q

-algesia

A

Pain

22
Q

-algia

A

Pain

23
Q

-aesthenia

A

Weakness

24
Q

-esthenia

A

Feeling

25
Q

-kinesia

A

Movement

26
Q

-lepsy

A

Seizure

27
Q

-paresis

A

Partial paralysis

28
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-phasia

A

Speech

29
Q

-plegia

A

Paralysis

30
Q

-taxia

A

Order, coordination

31
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Pachy-

A

Thick

32
Q

Para-

A

Near, beside; beyond

33
Q

Syn-

A

Union, together, joined

34
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Uni-

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