Wilson College CLS 105 Lesson Eighteen Flashcards

arachne

spider, web, arachnoid membrane

ax, axon

axis, axon

cerebr

brain

chol(e)

bile, gall

cortic, cortex

(bark, rind) outer layer (of an organ)

dendr

(tree) dendrite, dendron

dendrit

pertaining to a tree, dendrite, dendron

fascicl, fascicul

little bundle, fasciculus

gangli

knot, ganglion

gli, glia

glue, glia, neuroglia

medull

marrow, medulla oblangata

mening, meninx

meningeal membranbe, meninges

myel

myelin, spinal cord, bone marrow

neur

tendon, neuron, nerve, nervous system

plex

braid, plexus

pont, pons

bridge, pons

synap, synaps

point of contact, synapse

thalam

inner chamber, thalamus

brachial plexus

lower part of the neck to the axilla (armpit)

celiac plexus

behind the stomach and in front of the aorta

cervical plexus

opposite the top four cervical vertebrae

lumbar plexus

psoas muscle

myenteric plexus

the muscles that surround the walls of the intestine

solar plexus

celiac plexus

olfactory nerve

1, smell, nasal mucous membrane

optic nerve

2, sight, retina

oculomotor nerve

3, motor, most muscles of the eyes

trochlear nerve

4, motor, superior oblique muscles of the eye

trigeminal nerve

5, motor and chief sensory nerve of the face, skin of the face, tongue, teeth, muscles of mastication

abducens nerve

6, motor, lateral rectus muscle of the eye

facial nerve

7, motor, muscles of facial expression

vestibulocochlear nerve

8, hearing and equilibrium, internal auditory meatus

glossopharyngeal nerve

9, motor and sensory, pharynx and posterior third of the tongue, parotid gland, ear, meninges

vagus nerve

10, motor and sensory, pharynx, larnx, heart, lungs, esophagus, stomach, abdominal viscera

accessory nerve

11, motor, sternomastoid and trapezius muscles

hypoglossal nerve

12, motor, muscles of the tongue