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chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| cephal/o | head |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gli/o | gluey substance |
| mening/o | meninges |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neuro/o | nerve |
| psych/o | mind |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| dys | abnormal, difficult, labored |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | above, excessive |
| intra | within |
| para | beside, beyond, abnormal |
| polyzure | many, much |
| post | after |
| sub | below, under |
| esthesia | sensation, sensitivity |
| lepsy | seizure |
| lysis | loosening, dissolution |
| malacia | softening |
| oma | tumor |
| paresis | disease |
| phasia | speech |
| plegia | paralysis |
| rrhaphy | suturing, repairing |
| azon | the long part of a neuron that conducts impulses away from the cell body |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| cerebral cortex | the outer layer of the cerebrum |