Unit 5 - Chapter 12, Nervous Flashcards
1
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Alges/o
A
Pain
2
Q
Astr/o
A
Star
3
Q
Centr/o
A
Center
4
Q
Cerebell/o
A
Cerebellum
5
Q
Cerebr/o
A
Cerebrum
6
Q
Clon/o
A
Rapid contracting and relaxing
7
Q
Concuss/o
A
To shake violently
8
Q
Dur/o
A
Dura mater
9
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
10
Q
Esthesi/o
A
Sensation, feeling
11
Q
Gli/o
A
Glue
12
Q
Medull/o
A
Medulla oblongata
13
Q
Mening/o
A
Meninges
14
Q
Meningi/o
A
Meninges
15
Q
Ment/o
A
Mind
16
Q
Myel/o
A
Spinal cord
17
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve
18
Q
Peripher/o
A
Away from center
19
Q
Poli/o
A
Gray matter
20
Q
Pont/o
A
Pons
21
Q
Radicul/o
A
Nerve root
22
Q
Thalam/o
A
Thalamus
23
Q
Thec/o
A
Sheath (meninges)
24
Q
Tom/o
A
To cut
25
Ton/o
Tone
26
Ventricul/o
Ventricle
27
-paresis
Weakness
28
-phasia
Speech
29
-taxia
Muscle coordination
30
Angi/o
Vessel
31
Arteri/o
Artery
32
Cephal/o
Head
33
Crani/o
Skull
34
Cutane/o
Skin
35
Cyt/o
Cell
36
Hal/o
To breathe
37
Hemat/o
Blood
38
Isch/o
To hold back
39
My/o
Muscle
40
Scler/o
Hard
41
Topic/o
A specific area
42
Ven/o
Vein
43
Ventricul/o
Ventricle
44
Vertebr/o
Vertebra
45
-algia
Pain
46
-asthenia
Weakness
47
-ion
Action
48
-phasia
Speech
49
-plegia
Paralysis
50
-taxia
Muscle coordination
51
Adjective form of myelin
Myelonic
52
Monoplegia
Paralysis of one limb
53
Hemiparesis
Weakness or loss of motion on one side of body
54
Paraplegia
Paralysis of lower portion of body and both legs
55
Quadriplegia
Paralysis of four limbs
56
Syncope
Fainting
