Medical Terminology - Nervous System | Complete Practice Questions & Verified Answers
cephal/o head
cerebell/o cerebellum
cerebr/o cerebrum
crani/o cranium (Skull)
dur/o dura mater (latin: tough mother)
gangli/o ganglion
gli/o glial cells (glue)
lept/o thin/slender
mening/o, meningi/o meninges (membrane)
my/o muscle
myel/o spinal cord or bone marrow
neur/o nerve
pont/o pons (bridge)
spin/o spine
thalam/o thalamus (inner room/chamber)
thec/o sheath
, Medical Terminology - Nervous System | Complete Practice Questions & Verified Answers
vertebr/o vertebrae
alges/o sensitivity to pain
comat/o coma (deep sleep)
esthesi/o feeling or sensation
kines/o, kinesi/o movement or motion
lex/o word or phrase
syncop/o cut off, cut short, faint
tax/o order, coordination
-algesia sensitivity to pain
-algia pain, painful condition
-asthenia lack or loss of strength
-esthesia sensation, feeling
-kinesia movement, motion
-lepsy seizure or attack
-paresis weakness or slight paralysis
-phasia speech
cephal/o head
cerebell/o cerebellum
cerebr/o cerebrum
crani/o cranium (Skull)
dur/o dura mater (latin: tough mother)
gangli/o ganglion
gli/o glial cells (glue)
lept/o thin/slender
mening/o, meningi/o meninges (membrane)
my/o muscle
myel/o spinal cord or bone marrow
neur/o nerve
pont/o pons (bridge)
spin/o spine
thalam/o thalamus (inner room/chamber)
thec/o sheath
, Medical Terminology - Nervous System | Complete Practice Questions & Verified Answers
vertebr/o vertebrae
alges/o sensitivity to pain
comat/o coma (deep sleep)
esthesi/o feeling or sensation
kines/o, kinesi/o movement or motion
lex/o word or phrase
syncop/o cut off, cut short, faint
tax/o order, coordination
-algesia sensitivity to pain
-algia pain, painful condition
-asthenia lack or loss of strength
-esthesia sensation, feeling
-kinesia movement, motion
-lepsy seizure or attack
-paresis weakness or slight paralysis
-phasia speech
