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Nervous system
Term | Definition |
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Cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
Cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
Dur/o | Dura mater |
Encephal/o | Brain |
Gli/o | Glial cells |
Lept/o | Thin, slender |
Mening/o Meningi/o | Membranes, meninges |
My/o | Muscle |
Myel/o | Spinal cord (means bone marrow in other contexts) |
Neur/o | Nerve |
Pont/o | Pons |
Radicul/o | Nerve root(of spinal nerves) |
Thalam/o | Thalamus |
Thec/o | Sheath (refers to the meninges) |
Vag/o | Vagus nerves (10th cranial nerve) |
Alges/o, -algesia | Excessive sensitivity to pain |
-algia | Pain |
Caus/o | Burning |
Comat/o | Deep sleep (coma) |
Esthesi/o, -esthesia | Feeling, nervous sensation |
Kines/o, kinesi/o -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic | Movement |
-lepsy | Seizure |
Lex/o | Word, phrase |
-paresis | Weakness |
-phasia | Speech |
-plegia | Paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body) |
-praxia | Action |
-sthenia | Strength |
Syncop/o | To cut off,cut short |
Tax/o | Order, coordination |
Part of the brain responsible for coordinating muscle movements and maintaining balance: | cerebellum |
Part of the nerve cell that first receives the nervous impulse is the | dendrite |
Elevated portions of the cerebral cortex: | gyri |
A network of interlacing nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system (PNS): | plexus |
Portion of the brain that controls the pituitary gland, water balance, and body temperature: | hypothalamus |
Part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels: | medulla oblongata |
Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord: | cauda equina |
X-ray record (image) of the spinal cord: | myelogram |
Collection of blood within the meningeal layers: | subdural hematoma |
Abnormal sensation of tingling or pricking | paresthesia |
Pertaining to muscles and nerves: | myoneural |