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Chapter 5

root words and abbreviations and misc.

TermDefinition
Cerebr/o and encephal/o brain
cerebell/o cerebellum
lob/o lobe
cephal/o head
crani/o head, skull
mening/o and meningi/o meninges (membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)
dur/o dura (tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)
Neur/o nerve
gangli/o nerve bundle
myel/o spinal cord, bone marrow. Greek word meaning innermost part
esthesi/o feeling, sensation
phas/o speech
phren/o and psych/o mind
somn/o and somn/i and hypn/o sleep
gnosi/o know
-mania excessive desire
-phobia excessive fear or sensitivity
-paresis slight or partial paralysis
ton/o muscle tone, tension, pressure
tax/o arrangement, order, coordination
-plegia paralysis
-asthenia weakness
ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
CNS central nervous system
CP cerebral palsy
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
CVA cerebrovascular accident
EEG electroencephalogram
EMG electromyogram
ICP intracranial pressure
LOC Level of consciousness
LP Lumbar Puncture
MRA magnetic resonance angiography
MS multiple sclerosis
OCD obsessive compulsive disorder
PET positron emission tomography
PNS peripheral nervous system
TIA transient Ischemic attack
What does cerebellum maintain maintain balance
What does nervous system do gathers info, integrates info, makes decision about what to do with info
2 parts of nervous system central nervous system and peripheral nervous system
2 divisions of action voluntary and involuntary
What makes up CNS brain and spinal cord
largest part of brain cerebrum
cerebrum is divided into.. lobes and hemispheres
what is underneath cerebrum cerebellum
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