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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 |