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nervousystem
nervous system terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebello/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o, cerebri | cerebrum |
| crani/o | cranium |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gangli/o | ganglion |
| gli/o | neuroglia |
| mening/o, meningi/o | meninges |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| neur/o, neuri | nerve |
| spin/o | spine |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| vag/o | vagus nerve |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| meninges | cover the brain and spinal cord |
| olfactory | sensory, sense of smell |
| optic | sense if vision |
| oculomotor | motor, movement of eyes |
| trochlear | motor, muscles that move the eyes |
| trigeminal | sensory/motor, eyes, tear glands, scalp, forehead, teeth, mouth |
| abducens | motor, muscle conditioning |