click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chapter 5
Nervous system
term | Definition |
---|---|
Cerebr/o, encephal/o | Brain |
Cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
Lob/o | Lobe |
Cephal/o | head |
Crani/o | Head, skull |
Mening/o, Meningi/o | Meninges |
Gangli/o | nerve bundles |
myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
neur/o | Nerve |
Estesi/o | feeling, sensation |
Phas/o | speach |
phren/o, Psych/o | mind |
Somn/o/i, hypn/o | sleep |
gnosi/o | know |
-mania | excessive desire |
-phobia | excessive fear or sensitivity |
-paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
ton/o | muscle tone, tension, pressure |
Kinesi/o, Kinetic/o | movement, motion |
tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
-plegia | paralysis |
-astenia | weakness |