NSG3160 Health Assessment - COMPLETE
2026/2027 BUNDLE PACKAGE | Exam 4 Review +
Q&A Bank | Grade A Solutions | Galen College
Focused Review & Application Assessment | Aligned with Portage Learning BIOD 103
Module 7 Objectives
Portage Learning | BIOD 103 Medical Terminology | Module 7 Practice
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PART 1 – MODULE 7 KEY TERMS & CONCEPTS
Nervous System & Special Senses (Eyes & Ears) – 2026/2027 Word-Part Bank
Nervous System Roots
neur/o, neur/i = nerve
encephal/o = brain
myel/o = spinal cord; bone marrow
mening/o, meningi/o = meninges
cerebr/o = cerebrum
,cortic/o = cerebral cortex
thalam/o = thalamus
ventricul/o = ventricle
gangli/o = ganglion
gli/o = glia
psych/o = mind
Prefixes
hemi- = one half
para- = near, abnormal
dys- = painful, difficult, abnormal
a-, an- = without, not
hyper- = excessive
Suffixes
-algia = pain
-itis = inflammation
-tomy = incision, cutting
-plegia = paralysis
-paresis = weakness
, -rrhaphy = suture
-malacia = softening
-sclerosis = hardening
-stomy = forming an opening
High-Yield Nervous System Terms
neuralgia – nerve pain
encephalitis – inflammation of brain
meningitis – inflammation of meninges
myelitis – spinal cord inflammation
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) – stroke
craniotomy – incision into skull
lumbar puncture – needle into subarachnoid space
psychiatry – branch of medicine treating mind disorders
hemiplegia – paralysis of one half of body
epidural – above dura mater
subdural – below dura mater
Eye (Ophthalmology) Roots
ophthalm/o = eye
2026/2027 BUNDLE PACKAGE | Exam 4 Review +
Q&A Bank | Grade A Solutions | Galen College
Focused Review & Application Assessment | Aligned with Portage Learning BIOD 103
Module 7 Objectives
Portage Learning | BIOD 103 Medical Terminology | Module 7 Practice
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
–––––––––
PART 1 – MODULE 7 KEY TERMS & CONCEPTS
Nervous System & Special Senses (Eyes & Ears) – 2026/2027 Word-Part Bank
Nervous System Roots
neur/o, neur/i = nerve
encephal/o = brain
myel/o = spinal cord; bone marrow
mening/o, meningi/o = meninges
cerebr/o = cerebrum
,cortic/o = cerebral cortex
thalam/o = thalamus
ventricul/o = ventricle
gangli/o = ganglion
gli/o = glia
psych/o = mind
Prefixes
hemi- = one half
para- = near, abnormal
dys- = painful, difficult, abnormal
a-, an- = without, not
hyper- = excessive
Suffixes
-algia = pain
-itis = inflammation
-tomy = incision, cutting
-plegia = paralysis
-paresis = weakness
, -rrhaphy = suture
-malacia = softening
-sclerosis = hardening
-stomy = forming an opening
High-Yield Nervous System Terms
neuralgia – nerve pain
encephalitis – inflammation of brain
meningitis – inflammation of meninges
myelitis – spinal cord inflammation
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) – stroke
craniotomy – incision into skull
lumbar puncture – needle into subarachnoid space
psychiatry – branch of medicine treating mind disorders
hemiplegia – paralysis of one half of body
epidural – above dura mater
subdural – below dura mater
Eye (Ophthalmology) Roots
ophthalm/o = eye
