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HHS Nervous System
Medical Word Elements & Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -phasia | speech |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| neur/o | nerve |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| mening/o, meningi/o | meninges (membrane over brain and spinal cord) |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| encephal/o | brain |
| crani/o | cranium (skull) |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| I | Olfactory |
| II | Optic |
| III | Oculomotor |
| IV | Trochlear |
| V | Trigeminal |
| VI | Abducens |
| VII | Facial |
| VIII | Vestibulocochlear |
| IX | Glossopharyngeal |
| X | Vagus |
| XI | Accessory |
| XII | Hypoglossal |
| parasympathetic | "rest and digest" |
| Sympathetic | "fight or flight" |
| ANS | Autonomic Nervous System- nerves that control involuntary movement |
| SNS | Somatic Nervous System- ascending sensory info, and descending motor info |
| Meninges | Dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater: protect the brain and spinal cord |
| PNS | Peripheral Nervous System: all nervous tissue outside of the spine and brain |
| CNS | Central Nervous System- consists of the brain and spinal cord |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -paresis | partial paralysis |
| -taxia | order, coordination |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular accident |
| LOC | loss of consciousness |
| TIA | Transient ischemic attack |
| Psych/o | Mind |
| R/O | rule out |