unit 6 roots Flashcards
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ependyma
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lining of the ventricles
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esthes
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feeling
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exter[i]o[r]
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outside
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externa
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outside
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fascia
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sheet of fibers; bundle of stick-like structures
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fer(re)
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carry; move
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front
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front
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gangl/i
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cluster of nerve cell bodies
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geminus
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twins
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gen
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birth (inheritance)
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glaucoma
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increased pressure in the eye
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glia
gli/o
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glue
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glosso
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toungue
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glyc/o
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sugar
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gustat[e]
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taste
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gyrus
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elevation or bump on the brain
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[h]em[e]
hem
heme
hemo
hemat
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blood
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homunculus
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“little man” map of the body on the brain surface
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hydro
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water
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hypno
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sleep
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ictus
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seizure; sudden, unexpected illness
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idios
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self
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insula
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island
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iris
irid(es)
irido
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iris (plural irides)
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kerat/o
horn
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kine/t
movement
27
labrynth
maze
28
lacrim
crying, tears
29
laryng/o
voice box
30
leps(is)
seizure, grasp
31
lex (is)
reading
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ligand
signaling molecule or drug that binds receptor
33
lir(a)
staying on track (furrow)
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lob
lobo
large region of the brain, roundish structure
35
mechano
mechanical
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medulla
inside of a multilayered structure
37
mening/i/o
coverings of the brain
38
mens
ment
mind
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metr
measurement
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motor
movement
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my(ein)
pupil construction
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myc
fungus
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mydriasis
pupil dialation
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myel/o
spinal chord
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myring/o
eardrum
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narco
sleep
47
nas/o
nose
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noci
harmful; noxious
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nom
name
50
nucle
the center of something
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nystagmus
nodding or jerking back and forth
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occipit
back of the head
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ocul/o
op
ops
opt/o
eye, eye; vision
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opthalm/o
eye, vision
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orexis
desire
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osmē
smell
57
osteo
bone
58
oto
ear
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propagate
reproduce, breed
60
papilla
nipple
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paresis
weakness
62
pariet
side of the head
63
path(os)
feeling
64
phac/o
lens
65
pharmaco
pertaining to drugs
66
phas
speaking
67
phon
sound
68
phor
carrier
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phot/o
light
70
phren
skull, mind
71
physi
function
72
plas
something molded
73
pleg
stroke, weakness
74
plex
woven
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pol(e)
polar
one end of a round object, n and s pole
76
polio
degeneration of myelin
77
presby
elder, old person
78
propri(us)
understanding of ones own body position
79
prosop
face
80
psych/o
mind
81
py/o
pus
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retin/a
retin/o
net; the receptive surface of the eyes
83
rhin/o
nose
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saccule
small sac
85
salping/o
tubr
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sciatic
nerve of the buttocks and thigh
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scler/a
scler/o
hard (white of the eyes)
88
scot
darkness; blindness
89
soma
body
90
somn/o
sleep; drowsiness
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sono
sound
92
spine
spinal column
93
stigma
wound, point
94
stimulus
something which initiates an action
95
sulcus
groove in the brain
96
synapse
contact between a nerve cell and its target
97
syncope
fainting
98
tempor
side of the head and around the ear
99
thrombo
clot
100
tinnitus
jingling or ringing noise
101
tox
poison
102
transmit
carry along
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trop
turn toward
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tympano
eardrum
105
utricle
bag
106
varicose
dilation, enlargement
107
veritgo
spinning sensation
108
vestibulo
inner ear substances controlling balance
109
vitr/e
glass
