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Ch 9 Word Anatomy
Medical terms for the Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| auto | self |
| lemma | sheath |
| neuri | nerve, nervous tissue |
| Oligo | few, deficiency |
| soma | body |
| de | remove |
| post | after |
| re | again, back |
| hemi | half |
| myelo | spinal cord |
| para | beyond |
| plegia | paralysis |
| tetra | four |
| The autonomic nervous system is automatically controlled and is involuntary. | auto |
| The neurilemma is the outer membrane of the myelin sheath around an axon. | lemma |
| The neurilemma is the outer membrane of the myelin sheath around an axon. | neuri |
| An oligodendrocyte has few dendrites. | oligo |
| The somatic nervous system controls skeletal muscles that move the body. | soma |
| Depolarization removes the charge on the plasma membrane of a cell. | de |
| The postsynaptic cell is located after the synapse and receives neurotransmitter from the presynaptic cell. | post |
| Repolorization restores the charge on the plasma membrane of a cell. | re |
| Hemiplegia is paralysis of one side of the body. | hemi |
| Poliomyelitis is an infectious disease that involves the spinal cord and other parts of the CNS. | myelo |
| Paraplegia is paralysis of both lower limbs. | para |
| Monoplegia is paralysis of one limb. | plegia |
| Tetraplegia is paralysis of all four limbs. | tetra |
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