Nervous System & Behavioral Health Combining Forms

Question 1

cerebell/o

Answer 1

cerebellum - assists in the coordination of skeletal muscles to maintain balance

Question 2

cerebr/o

Answer 2

cerebrum, brain - contained within the cranium, the center for coordinating body activities

Question 3

dur/o

Answer 3

hard, dura mater - tough outer layer of the meninges

Question 4

encephal/o

Answer 4

brain - contained within the cranium, the center for coordinating body activities

Question 5

gangli/o

Answer 5

ganglion/o ganglion - group of nerve cell bodies located outside the central nervous system

Question 6

gli/o

Answer 6

glia - specialized cells that support and nourish nervous tissue

Question 7

mening/o

Answer 7

meningi/o meninges - three layers of membrane that cover the brain and spinal cord

Question 8

myel/o

Answer 8

spinal cord - conducts impulses to and from the brain and initiates reflex action to sensory information

Question 9

neur/o

Answer 9

nerve - cordlike structure made up of fibers that carries impulses from one part of the body to another

Question 10

radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

Answer 10

nerve root

Question 11

esthesi/o

Answer 11

sensation, sensitivity, feeling

Question 12

ment/o, psych/o

Answer 12

mind

Question 13

mon/o

Answer 13

one, single

Question 14

poli/o

Answer 14

gray matter

Question 15

phas/o

Answer 15

speech

Question 16

quadr/i

Answer 16

four