The nervous system Flashcards
(33 cards)
What does the combining form Anxi/o mean?
Anxious; uneasy
What does the combining form Cerebell/o refer to?
Cerebellum
What does the combining form Cerebr/o refer to?
Cerebrum
What does the combining form Crani/o mean?
Skull
What does the combining form Dendr/o refer to?
Tree-like; branches
What does the combining form Encephal/o mean?
Brain
What does the combining form Gangli/o refer to?
Tumor; cystic tumor
What does the combining form Gli/o mean?
Glue
What does the combining form Hydr/o refer to?
Water
What does the combining form Hypn/o mean?
Sleep
What do the combining forms Mening/o and Meningi/o refer to?
Meninges
What do the combining forms Ment/o, Phren/o, and Psych/o mean?
Mind
What does the combining form Narc/o refer to?
Numbness; sleep; stupor
What does the combining form Phas/o mean?
Speech
What does the combining form Phob/o refer to?
Fear
What does the combining form Schiz/o mean?
Split
What does the combining form Somat/o refer to?
Body
What do the combining forms Synaps/o and Synapt/o mean?
Point of contact; to join
What does the combining form Syncop/o refer to?
To cut off; cut short; faint
What does the combining form Traumat/o mean?
Trauma; injury; wound
What does the prefix Af- mean?
Toward; near
What does the prefix Ef- mean?
Out of; outside
What does the prefix Soma- refer to?
Body
What does the suffix -ferent mean?
To carry
