Exploring Medical Language- Ch. 15, Nervous System & Behavioral Health: Structures and Word Parts

Question 1

contained within the cranium, center for coordinating body activities

Answer 1

brain

Question 2

largest portion of the brain; controls skeletal muscles, interprets senses, and contains centers for sight and hearing

Answer 2

cerebrum

Question 3

spaces within the brain that contains cerebrospinal fluid

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ventricles

Question 4

located under the posterior portion of the cerebrum; assists in coordination of skeletal muscles to maintain balance

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cerebellum

Question 5

stem-like portion of the brain that connects with the spinal cord; center of control for respiration and heart rate

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brainstem

Question 6

part of the brainstem; literally means bridge; connects cerebrum with cerebellum and brainstem

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pons

Question 7

located between the pons and spinal cord; assists in determining blood pressure

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medulla oblongata

Question 8

most superior portion of the brainstem

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midbrain

Question 9

clear, colorless fluid contained in the ventricles that flows through the subarachnoid space around the brain and spinal cord; cushions the brain and spinal cord from shock, transports nutrients, clears metabolic waste

Answer 9

cerebrospinal fluid

Question 10

passes through the vertebral canal extending from the medulla oblongata to the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebrae; conducts nerve impulses to and from the brain

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spinal cord

Question 11

3 layers of membrane that cover the brain and spinal cord

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meninges

Question 12

tough outer layer of the meninges

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dura mater

Question 13

delicate middle layer of the meninges

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arachnoid

Question 14

thin inner layer of the meninges

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pia mater

Question 15

cordlike structure made up of fibers that carry impulses from one part of the body to another (12 pairs of cranial and 31 pairs of spinal)

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nerve

Question 16

group of nerve cell bodies located outside the central nervous system

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ganglion

Question 17

specialized cells that supports and nourish nervous tissue

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gila

Question 18

nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses to carry out the function of the nervous system; once destroyed, cannot be replaced

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neuron

Question 19

cerebell/o

Answer 19

cerebellum

Question 20

cerebr/o

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cerebrum

Question 21

dur/o

Answer 21

hard, dura mater

Question 22

encephal/o

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brain

Question 23

gangli/o, ganglion/o

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ganglion

Question 24

gil/o

Answer 24

gila, gluey substance

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mening/o, meningi/o

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meninges

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myel/o

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spinal cord

Question 27

neur/o

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nerve

Question 28

radic/o, radicul/o

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nerve root

Question 29

rhiz/o

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nerve root

Question 30

esthesi/o

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sensation, sensitivity, feeling

Question 31

ment/o

Answer 31

mind

Question 32

psych/o

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mind

Question 33

mon/o

Answer 33

one, single

Question 34

phas/o

Answer 34

speech

Question 35

poli/o

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gray matter

Question 36

quadr/i

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four

Question 37

-iatrist

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specialist, physician

Question 38

-iatry

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treatment, specialty

Question 39

-ictal

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seizure, attack

Question 40

-paresis

Answer 40

slight paralysis