Nervous system Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
| Dur/o | Dura mater |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Gli/o | Glial cells |
| Lept/o | Thin, slender |
| Mening/o Meningi/o | Membranes, meninges |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Myel/o | Spinal cord (means bone marrow in other contexts) |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Pont/o | Pons |
| Radicul/o | Nerve root(of spinal nerves) |
| Thalam/o | Thalamus |
| Thec/o | Sheath (refers to the meninges) |
| Vag/o | Vagus nerves (10th cranial nerve) |
| Alges/o, -algesia | Excessive sensitivity to pain |
| -algia | Pain |
| Caus/o | Burning |
| Comat/o | Deep sleep (coma) |
| Esthesi/o, -esthesia | Feeling, nervous sensation |
| Kines/o, kinesi/o -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic | Movement |
| -lepsy | Seizure |
| Lex/o | Word, phrase |
| -paresis | Weakness |
| -phasia | Speech |
| -plegia | Paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body) |
| -praxia | Action |
| -sthenia | Strength |
| Syncop/o | To cut off,cut short |
| Tax/o | Order, coordination |
| Part of the brain responsible for coordinating muscle movements and maintaining balance: | cerebellum |
| Part of the nerve cell that first receives the nervous impulse is the | dendrite |
| Elevated portions of the cerebral cortex: | gyri |
| A network of interlacing nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system (PNS): | plexus |
| Portion of the brain that controls the pituitary gland, water balance, and body temperature: | hypothalamus |
| Part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels: | medulla oblongata |
| Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord: | cauda equina |
| X-ray record (image) of the spinal cord: | myelogram |
| Collection of blood within the meningeal layers: | subdural hematoma |
| Abnormal sensation of tingling or pricking | paresthesia |
| Pertaining to muscles and nerves: | myoneural |
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