Session 14: Nervous System Flashcards by Darcey McCampbell

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Cephal

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head

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cerebell

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cerebellum

the back portion of the brain, or “hind brain”

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cerebr

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cerebrum

the largest portion of the brain

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crani

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skull

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dur

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dur mater

the outer layer of the meninges

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electr

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electricity

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encephal

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brain

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esthes, esthesi

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feeling, sensation

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leuk

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white, white matter

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mening

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meninges

the three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord

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my

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muscle

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myel

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spinal cord

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narc

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stupor, sleep, numbness

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neur

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nerve

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poli

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gray, gray matter

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radicul

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nerve root

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thec

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sheath

refers to the meninges

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ventricul

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ventricle

a fluid-filled cavity in the brain

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cervic

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neck

also: cervical part of the spinal column

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coccyg

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coccyx or tailbone

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disk

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disk

tissue between the vertebrae

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kyph

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hunched or humpback

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lamin

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lamina

part of the vertebral acrch

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lord

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bent backward or swayback

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lumb

lower back | also: lumbar part of spinal column

sacr

scrum

scloi

curved, curvature

spin

spine, spinal cord

spondyl

vertebrae (plural: vertebrae)

throac

chest | also: thoracic part of the spinal column

vertebr

vertebra | plural: vertebrae

-al

pertaining to

-algesia

pain

-algesic

pertaining to pain

-algia

pain

-ar

pertaining to

-clonus

spasm

-dynia

pain

-eal

pertaining to

-ectomy

removal or excision

-gram

a record

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition of

-itis

inflammation

-lepsy

seizure

-lexia

word, phrase

-listhesis

slipping

-logist

specialist in the study of

-logy

study of

-lysis

destruction

-malacia

softening

-meter

instrument to measure

-metry

process of measuring

-osis

abnormal condition

-paresis

partial paralysis

-pathy

disease

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-phasia

speech

-scopy

process of visually examining

-taxia

order, coordination

-tic

pertaining to

-tomy

incision

-y

condition of, process of

a-, an-

without

dys-

bad, difficult, painful

epi-

upon, above

hemi-

half

hyper-

excessive, above normal

hypo-

below, deficient

inter-

between

intra-

within

poly-

many, much

quadri-

four

sub-

below

epilepsy

A disease marked by recurrent seizures

Paraplegia

Paralysis of the lower part of the body and both legs

Paraesthesia

An abnormal or unpleasant sensation (e.g., a prickly, stinging, or burning feeling)