Nervous System Flashcards
(112 cards)
1
Q
poly-
A
many
2
Q
quadri-
A
four
3
Q
semi-
A
partial
4
Q
sub-
A
under
5
Q
trans-
A
across
6
Q
tri-
A
three
7
Q
un-
A
not
8
Q
alges/o
A
sense of pain
9
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
10
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
11
Q
astr/o
A
star
12
Q
cephal/o
A
head
13
Q
cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
14
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
15
Q
clon/o
A
rapid contracting and relaxing
16
Q
concuss/o
A
to shake violently
17
Q
crani/o
A
skull
18
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
19
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
20
Q
dur/o
A
dura mater
21
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
22
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
23
Q
esthesi/o
A
sensation, feeling
24
Q
gli/o
A
glue
25
hal/o
to breathe
26
hemat/o
blood
27
hydr/o
water
28
isch/o
to hold back
29
later/o
side
30
lumb/o
low back
31
medull/o
medulla oblongata
32
mening/o
meninges
33
meningi/o
meninges
34
ment/o
mind
35
my/o
muscle
36
myel/o
spinal cord
37
neur/o
nerve
38
poli/o
gray matter
39
pont/o
pons
40
radicul/o
nerve root
41
scler/o
hard
42
spin/o
spine
43
thalam/o
thalamus
44
thec/o
sheath
45
tom/o
to cut
46
ton/o
tone
47
topic/o
a specific area
48
vascul/o
blood vessel
49
ven/o
vein
50
ventricul/o
ventricle
51
vertebr/o
vertebra
52
-al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ine, -nic, -ous, -tic
pertaining to
53
-algia
pain
54
-asthenia
weakness
55
-cele
protrusion
56
-ectomy
surgical removal
57
-emic
pertaining to a blood condition
58
-gram
record
59
-graphy
process of recording
60
-ia
condition
61
-ion
action
62
-itis
inflammation
63
-logy
study of
64
-oma
tumor, mass
65
-osis
abnormal condition
66
-otomy
cutting into
67
-paresis
weakness
68
-pathy
disease
69
-phasia
speech
70
-plasty
surgical repair
71
-plegia
paralysis
72
-rrhapy
suture
73
-taxia
muscle coordination
74
-trophic
pertaining to development
75
a-, an-
without
76
anti-
against
77
bi-
two
78
ie-
without
79
dys-
abnormal, difficult
80
endo-
within
81
epi-
above
82
hemi-
half
83
hyper-
excessive
84
in-
inward
85
intra-
within
86
mono-
one
87
para-
abnormal, two like parts of a pair
88
AD
Alzheimer's disease
89
AHT
abusive head trauma
90
ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
91
ANS
autonomic nervous system
92
CNS
central nervous system
93
CP
cerebral palsy
94
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
95
CTE
chronic traumatic encephalopathy
96
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
97
CVD
cerebrovascular disease
98
EEG
electroencephalogram, electroencephalography
99
GA
general anesthesia
100
HA
headache
101
ICP
intracranial pressure
102
IV
intravenous
103
LP
lumbar puncture
104
MS
multiple sclerosis
105
PET
position emission tomography
106
PNS
peripheral nervous system
107
SBS
shaken baby syndrome
108
SCI
spinal cord injury
109
TBI
traumatic brain injury
110
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
111
TIA
transient ischemic attack
112
VS
vital signs
