Nervous System

Question 1

Cerebell/o

Answer 1

Cerebellum

Question 2

Cerebr/o

Answer 2

Cerebrum

Question 3

Dur/o

Answer 3

Dura mater

Question 4

Encephal/o

Answer 4

Brain

Question 5

Gli/o

Answer 5

Glial cells

Question 6

Lept/o

Answer 6

Thin, slender

Question 7

Mening/o

Answer 7

Membranes, meninges

Question 8

Meningi/o

Answer 8

Membrane, meninges

Question 9

My/o

Answer 9

Muscle

Question 10

Myel/o

Answer 10

Spinal cord

Question 11

Neur/o

Answer 11

Nerve

Question 12

Pont/o

Answer 12

Pons

Question 13

Radicul/o

Answer 13

Nerve root (of spinal nerves)

Question 14

Thalam/o

Answer 14

Thalamus

Question 15

Thec/o

Answer 15

Sheath (refers to meninges)

Question 16

Vag/o

Answer 16

Vagus nerve

Question 17

Alges/o

Answer 17

Excessive sensitivity to pain

Question 18

Caus/o

Answer 18

Burning

Question 19

Comat/o

Answer 19

Deep sleep (coma)

Question 20

Esthesi/o

Answer 20

Feeling, nervous sensation

Question 21

Kines/o

Answer 21

Movement

Question 22

Kinesi/o

Answer 22

Movement

Question 23

Lex/o

Answer 23

Word, phrase

Question 24

Sthen/o

Answer 24

Strength

Question 25

Syncop/o

Answer 25

To cut off, cut short

Question 26

Tax/o

Answer 26

Order, coordination

Question 27

-algesia

Answer 27

Excessive sensitivity to pain

Question 28

-algia

Answer 28

Pain

Question 29

-esthesia

Answer 29

Feeling, nervous system

Question 30

-kinesia

Answer 30

Movement

Question 31

-kinesis

Answer 31

Movement

Question 32

-kinetic

Answer 32

Movement

Question 33

-lepsy

Answer 33

Seizure

Question 34

-paresis

Answer 34

Slight paralysis or Weakness

Question 35

-phasia

Answer 35

Speech

Question 36

-plegia

Answer 36

Paralysis (loss/impairment of ability to move parts)

Question 37

-praxia

Answer 37

Action

Question 38

-sthenia

Answer 38

Strength

Question 39

-asthenia

Answer 39

Weakness

Question 41

What is the pt and bt of the brain?

Answer 41

Pt - cerebr/o | Bt - encephal/o

Question 42

What are the 3 layers of the meninges?

Answer 42

Dura mater - outer Arachnoid - middle Pia mater - inner

Question 43

What are the combining forms for the 3 layers of the meninges?

Answer 43

Dura mater - dur/o (hard) Arachnoid - arachn/o (spider like) Pia mater - pi/o (small)

Question 44

What does leptomeninges or leptomening/o refer too?

Answer 44

Both pia mater and arachnoid because these are thin/slender

Question 45

What is the difference between -praxia and -kenesia/-kinesis/kines/o?

Answer 45

- praxia = action as a learnt movement | - kinesia etc = movement in general

Question 46

What is the difference between -esthesia and -sthenia?

Answer 46

- esthesia - feeling or nervous sensation | - sthenia - strength

Question 47

What is the difference between -plegia and -paresis?

Answer 47

- plegia - paralysis | - paresis - slight paralysis or weakness

Question 48

What do these mean: - phasia - plegia - praxia - Phagia - plasia

Answer 48

- phasia - speech - plegia - paralysis - praxia - action - Phagia - eating - plasia - growth

Question 49

What is the difference between lex/o and tax/o?

Answer 49

Lex/o - word or phrase | Tax/o - order or coordination