Chapter 4 Nervous System Flashcards
Neuron
The functional unit of the nervous system
Alges
Pain
Cerebr
Cerebrum
Encephal
Brain
Esthes
Sensation
Mening
Meninges
Ment
Mind
Myel
Spinal Cord
Neur
Nerve
Phas
Speech
Psycho
Mind
Somat
Body
an/alges/ia
an: without
alges: pain
ia: condition
Without pain
an/esthes/ia
an: without
esthes: sensation
ia: condition of
Lack of sensation
auto/nom/ic
auto: involuntary
nom: actions
ic: pertaining to
Pertaining to involuntary actions
De/ment/ia
de: away from
ment: mind
ia: condition of
Disorientation, confusion, loss of memory
dys/phas/ia
dys: difficult or painful
phas: speech
ia: condition of
Difficulty in speaking
encephal/itis
encephal: brain
itis: inflammation
Inflammation in the brain
epi/lepsy
epi: upon
lepsy: seizure
Disorder characterized by recurrent seizures
meaning/itis
meaning: meaninges; membrane
itis: inflammation
Inflammation of the meninges
Myel/algia
Myel: Spinal cord
algia: pain
Pain of the spinal cord
neur/algia
Neur: nerve
algia: pain
Severe pain along a nerve
Neur/oma
neur: nerve
oma: tumor
Tumor of a nerve cell
para/lysis
para: alongside of or abnormal
lysis: breaking down or dissolution
Breaking down of motor control
