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CH 15 Nervous Sys

QuestionAnswer
cerebr/o cerebrum
crani/o cranium (skull)
dendr/o tree
encephal/o brain
gangli/o ganglion (knot or knotlike mass)
gli/o glue; neuroglial tissue
lex/o word, phrase
kinesi/o movement
lept/o thin, slender
mening/o meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord) ; meninx (singular)
meningi/o meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord) ; meninx (singular)
myel/o bone marrow; spinal cord
narc/o stupor; numbness; sleep
neur/o nerve
sthen/o strength
radicul/o nerve root
thec/o sheath (usually refers to meninges)
thalam/o thalamus
ton/o tension
ventricul/o ventricle (of heart or brain)
-algesia pain
-algia pain
-asthenia weakness, debility
-esthesia feeling
-kinesia movement
-lepsy seizure
-paresis partial paralysis
-phasia speech
-plegia paralysis
-plexy stroke
-taxia order, coordination
-trophy development, nourishment
contra- against
pachy- thick
para- near, beside; beyond
syn- union, together, joined
uni- one
ment/o mind
phren/o mind
psych/o mind
-mania state of mental disorder, frenzy
-thymia mind, emotion
afferent afferent pathways carry signals toward the central nervous system or an organ
efferent efferent pathways carry signals away from the central nervous system or an organ
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