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Mrs. Brown A & P
Mrs. Brown nervous system word parts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| algesi/o | sense of pain |
| atel/o | incomplete |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cderebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| crani/o | cranium (skull) |
| dur/o | dura |
| encephal/o | brain |
| esthesi/o | feeling, perception, sensation |
| gangli/o | ganglion |
| gli/o | glue, neuroglia |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| lept/o | slender, thin, delicate |
| medull/o | medulla |
| mening/o | meninges |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| narc/o | stupor, numbing, sleep |
| neur/o | nerve, nervous system |
| phas/o | speech |
| plex/o | network, tangle, braid |
| poli/o | gray matter |
| pont/o | pons |
| radicul/o | nerve roots |
| tax/o | order, coordination |
| thalam/o | thalamus, chamber |
| thec/o | meninges |
| ton/o | tone, tension, pressure |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (of heart or brain) |
| -asthenia | loss of strength |
| -algesia -algia | pain |
| -esthesia | feeling, sensation |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -lexia | speech |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -plexy | stroke, seizure |
| -praxia | action |
| -taxia | coordination |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |