Nervous/Endocrine system Flashcards
1
Q
adrenal/o, adren/o
A
adrenal glands
2
Q
anter/o
A
anterior, front
3
Q
aden/o
A
glands
4
Q
cephal/o
A
head
5
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
6
Q
cortic/o
A
cortex
7
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
8
Q
esthes/o, -esthesia
A
sensation
9
Q
gli/o, -glia
A
glue
10
Q
gluc/o, glucos/o, glycos/o, glyc/o
A
glucose, sugar
11
Q
kinesi/o, -kinesia
A
movement
12
Q
meningi/o, mening/o
A
meninges(protective membrane of the brain)
13
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord(also bone marrow)
14
Q
neur/o
A
nerve, nerve cell
15
Q
oophor/o
A
ovaries
16
Q
orchi/o, orchid/o
A
testes
17
Q
pancreat/o
A
pancreas
18
Q
parathyroid/o
A
parathyroid gland
19
Q
pituitar/o
A
pituitary gland
20
Q
poli/o
A
gray matter, gray
21
Q
poster/o
A
posterior, behind
22
Q
psych/o
A
mind
23
Q
schiz/o
A
split
24
Q
spin/o, rachi/o, vertebr/o
A
spine
25
thym/o
thymus gland
26
thyroid/o, thyr/o
thyroid gland
27
tox/o, toxic/o
poison
28
vascul/o
blood vessel
29
hemi-
half
30
-tonia
muscle movement
31
-dipsia
thirst
32
-genesis
producing, forming
33
-mania
crazy, madness
34
-phagia
eating, swallowing
35
-phasia
speech
36
-plegia
paralysis
37
-taxia
coordination
38
acr/o
etremities
