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CNHP 2010 Chapter 4
CHAPTER FOUR - NERVOUS SYSTEM AND PSYCHIATRY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Meningi/o | meninges (membrane) |
| 2. Myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| 3. Narc/o | stupor or sleep |
| 4. Neur/o | nerve |
| 5. Phas/o | speech |
| 6. Phob/o | exaggerated fear or sensitivity |
| 7. Phor/o | carry or bear |
| 8. Phren/o | mind |
| 9. Psych/o | mind |
| 10. Schiz/o | split |
| 11. Somat/o | body |
| 12. Somn/i | sleep |
| 13. Somn/o | sleep |
| 14. Spin/o | spine (thorn) |
| 15. Spondyl/o | vertebra |
| 16. Stere/o | three-dimensional or solid |
| 17. Tax/o | order or coordination |
| 18. Thalam/o | thalamus (a room) |
| 19. Thym/o | mind |
| 20. ton/o | tone or tension |
| 21. top/o | place |
| 22. ventricul/o | ventricle (belly or pouch) |
| 23. Vertebr/o | vertebra |
| 24. cata- | down |
| 25. asthenia | weakness |
| 26. lepsy | seizure |
| 27. Central Nervous System (CNS) | brain and spinal cord |
| 28. brain | portion of the central nervous system contained within the cranium |
| 29. Cerebrum | largest portion of the brain; divided into right and left halves, known as cerebral hemispheres, which are connected by a bridge a nerve fibers called the corpus callosum; lobes of the cerebrum are named after the skull bones they underlie |
| 30. Frontal lobe | anterior section of each cerebral hemisphere; responsible for voluntary muscle movement and personality |