COMBINING FORMS: NAMES IN NEUROANATOMY Flashcards

(54 cards)

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-GEM-

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meaning: Twins
examples: Trigeminal, quadrigeminal

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-FER-

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meaning: bring
example: Afferent,efferent

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VISC-, SPLANCHN-

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meaning: Organ
example: Visceral,Splanchnic

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MENING-

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meaning: Membrane
example: Meninges

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Pia

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meaning: Tender , kind
example: Pia mater

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Dura

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meaning: Hard, thick, coarse
example: Dura mater

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Falx

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sickle

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COMISS-

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meaning: Junction (join)
example: Commisural

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FASCICUL-

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meaning: Small bundle (muscle or nerve)
example: Longitudinal fasciculus

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CORP-, SOMA-

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meaning: Body
example: Corpus callosum,Somatic

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CALLOS-

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meaning: Hard
example: Corpus callosum

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ROSTR-

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meaning: Beak
example: Rostrum

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Crus, CRUR-

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meaning: Leg
example: Crus cerebri

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Pes, PED-

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meaning: Foot
example: Pedicle, peduncles,Peshippocampus

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MAMM-

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meaning: Breast
example: Mammillary

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-PHYS-

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meaning: grow
example: Hypophysis cerebri, epiphysis

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DECUSS-

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meaning: Divide
example: crosswiseDecussation

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Chiasma

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meaning: Crosspiece, cross-shaped mark
example: (optic) chiasma

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COLL-, COLLIC-

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meaning: Hill
example: Colliculus

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Pinea

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meaning: Pin cone
example: Pineal gland

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TENT-, Velum

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meaning: Covering
example: Tentorium cerebelli

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Infundibulum

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Claustrum, Obex

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Pons

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Medulla
Innermost, marrow
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Stria; STRIAT-
meaning: Furrow example: Corpus striatum
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LENT-(lens)
meaning: Lens example: Lentiform nucleus
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CAUD-
meaning: Tail example: Cauda equina, caudate nucleus
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Amygdala
Almond
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Hippocampus
Sea horse (lit. horse sea monster)
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Putamen
Shell
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Pulvinar
Couch,cushion
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Accumbens
Lying down, reclining
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Insula
Island
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Operculus
Cover, lid
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Lamina
Layer, plate
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Lemniscus
Ribbon
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Fimbria
Fringe
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Fornix
Arch
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CINGUL-(Cingulus)
meaning: Girdle example: Cingulate gyrus
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LIMB-(limbus)
meaning: Border, fringe, hem example: Limbic
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CALCAR-
meaning: Spur example: Calcarinesulcus
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HABEN-
meaning: Restricting bandage example: Habenularnuclei
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VALLEC-
meaning: Valley example: Vallecula
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Vermis
Worm
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Flocculus
Tuft of wool
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Fastigium
Peak, summit, ridge
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NUCL-
meaning: Nut, kernel example: Nucleus
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DENDR(O)-
meaning: Tree/branches example: Oligodendrocyte
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Ramus
Branch
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ASTR-, STELL-
meaning: star example: Astrocyte
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Glia
meaning: Glue example: Microglia
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ARACHN-
meaning: Spider’s web example: Arachnoid membrane
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Tela
meaning: Web example: Tela Choroidea