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Medical Terminology

Chapter 4

TermDefinition
esthesi/o sensation
gli/o glue
gnos/o knowing
hypn/o sleep
kinesi/o moving
lex/o word or phrase
myel/o spinal cord or bone marrow
narc/o stupor or sleep
phas/o speech
phor/o carry or bear
phren/o mind
somat/o body
somn/o sleep
spondyl/o vertebrae
stere/o three-dimensional or solid
tax/o order or coordination
thym/o mind
top/o place
-asthenia weakness
-mania condition of abnormal impulse toward
-paresis slight paralysis
frontal lobe responsible for voluntary muscle movement and personality
parietal lobe responsible for sensations such as pain, temperature, and touch
temporal lobe responsible for hearing, taste, and smell
occipital lobe responsible for vision
cerebral cortex responsible for higher mental functions
thalamus responsible for relaying sensory information to the cortex
diencephalon link between the cerebral hemispheres and the brainstem; responsible for directing sensory information to the cortex
gyri convolutions (mounds) of the cerebral hemispheres
sulci shallow grooves that separate gyri
fissures deep grooves in the brain
ventricles series of interconnected cavities within the cerebral hemispheres and brainstem filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
cranial nerves 12 pairs of nerves arising from the brain
spinal nerves 31 pairs of nerves arising from the spinal cord
sensory nerves also called afferent nerves
motor nerves also called efferent nerves
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