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Ch 15 Nerve System
Nervous System and Psychologic Disorders
Question | Answer |
---|---|
dendr(o) | tree |
gli(o) | neuroglia or a sticky substance |
nerv(o), neur(o) | nerve |
cerebell(o) | cerebellum |
cerebr(o), encephal(o) | brain |
myel(o) | spinal cord |
mening(o), mening(i) | meninges |
arachn(o) | arachnoid (a meningeal membrane) |
chem(o) | chemical |
mechan(o) | mechanical |
noc(i) | cause harm, injury, or pain |
phot(o) | light |
therm(o) | heat |
ir(o), irid(o) | iris |
kerat(o) | cornea; hard, thorny |
ocul(o), opthalm(o) | eye |
dacry(o), lacrim(o) | tear |
opt(o), optic(o) | vision |
audi(o) | hearing |
ot(o) | ear |
pseud(o) | false |
-asthenia | weakness |
-esthesia | sensitivity to pain |
-lexia | words, phrases |
ment(o), psych(o) | mind |
phren(o) | mind or diaphragm |
pyr(o) | fire |
schist(o), schiz(o) | split |