Anatomy of the Nervous System

nerv/o

nerve

neur/o

nerve, sinew

crani/o

cranium

cephal/o

head

encephal/o

-encephalon

brain

cerebr/o

cerebrum

cerebell/o

cerebellum

pont/o

pons, bridge-like structure

limb/o

limbic system, border

hippocamp/o

hippocampus, seahorse

thalam/o

thalamus, chamber, inner room

amygdal/o

amygdala, almond, tonsil

nucle/o

nucleus

mening/o

-meninx

meninx, membrane

lept/o

thin

pachy-

pach/o

thick

arachn/o

arachnoid, membrane, spider

dur/o

dura mater, hard

gyr/o

gyrus, circle, ring

sulc/o

sulcus, furrow, groove

fissur/o

fissure

fid/o

fiss/o

split, cleave

ventricul/o

ventricle, small cavity

coel/o

cel/o

cavity, hollow

cortic/o

cortex, outer layer, bark

myel/o

spinal cord, marrow

medull/o

medulla, marrow

poli/o

gray matter

fasicul/o

fascicle

funicul/o

funicle, rope like

fun/o

rope, cord

radicul/o

radic/o

nerve root

rhiz/o

nerve root

ram/o

nerve branch

plex/o

plexus

gangli/o

ganglion

gli/o

glia, glue

somat/o

som/o

-some

body

dendr/o

dendrite, tree

ax/o

axon

not/o

the back

spin/o

spine, thorn

vertebr/o

vertebra

spondyl/o

vertebra