Nervous System Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
Q
agles/o
A
sensitivity to pain
2
Q
cephal/o
A
head
3
Q
cerebell/o, cerebr/o
A
cerebellum
4
Q
dur/o
A
dura mater, hard
5
Q
encephal/o
A
head
6
Q
esthesi/o
A
sensation, sensitivity
7
Q
gangli/o, ganglion/o
A
ganglion
8
Q
gli/o
A
glia, gluey substance
9
Q
mening/o, meningi/o
A
meninges
10
Q
ment/o
A
mind
11
Q
mon/o
A
one, single
12
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord
13
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
14
Q
phas/o
A
speech
15
Q
poli/o
A
gray matter
16
Q
pont/o
A
pons - structure in the brain
17
Q
psych/o
A
mind
18
Q
quadr/i
A
four
19
Q
radic/o, radicul/o
A
nerve root
20
Q
thalam/o
A
thalamus
21
Q
thec/o
A
sheath
22
Q
vag/o
A
vagus nerve
23
Q
AD
A
Alzheimer’s disease
24
Q
ADHD
A
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
25
ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
26
CNS
central nervous system
27
CP
cerebral palsy
28
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
29
CTE
chronic traumatic encephalopathy
30
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
31
EEG
electroencephalogram
32
EP studies
evoked potential studies
33
LP
lumbar puncture
34
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
35
MS
multiple sclerosis
36
OCD
obsessive-compulsive disorder
37
PD
Parkinson's disease
38
PET
position emission tomography
39
PNS
peripheral nervous system
40
PTSD
post-traumatic stress disorder
41
SAH
subarachnoid hemorrhage
42
TIA
transient ischemic attack
