Test 5

nerv/o

nerve

neur/o

nerve, sinew (joining fibrous tissue)

crani/o

cranium (portion of the skull that encloses the brain)

cephal/o

head

encephal/o, -encephalon

brain

cerebr/o

cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

cerebell/o

cerebellum, posterior part of the brain

pont/o

pons, bridge like, structure

limb/o

limbic (behavioral/emotional responses) system, border

hippocamp/o

hippocampus, seahorse

thalam/o

thalamus (mass of gray matter located in the diencephalon), chamber, inner room

What is the diencephalon?

thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus

amygdal/o

amygdala (almond-shaped nuclei in the temporal lobe), almond, tonsil

nucle/o

nucleus (group of neuronal cell bodies), core, little nut or kernel

mening/o, -meninx

meninx (one of the three membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord), membrane

lept/o

thin

pachy-, pach/o

thick

arachn/o

arachnoid, membrane, spider, spider-like

dur/o

dura mater membrane (brain/spinal cord), hard

lob/o

lobe

gyr/o

gyrus (stores/processes info in the cerebrum), circle, ring

sulc/o

sulcus, groove of brain, furrow, groove

fissur/o

fissure, deep groove

ventricul/o

ventricle of the brain, cavity

cortic/o

cortex (cerebrum), outer layer, bark

myel/o

spinal cord, marrow

medull/o

medulla, marrow

poli/o

gray (gray matter of CNS)

fascicul/o

fascicle, bundle, bundle of longitudinal fibers

funicul/o

funicule, rope like

radicul/o, radic/o

nerve root, root, spinal nerves

rhiz/o

nerve root, root

ram/o

nerve branch, branch

plex/o

plexus (interwoven network of nerves, blood, lymphatic vessels)

gangli/o

ganglion (group of nerve cells)

gli/o

glia (supporting tissue of the nervous system), glue

somat/o, som/o, -some

body, body of neuron

dendr/o

dendrite (part of neuron), tree, branched structure

ax/o

axon, long process of a neuron, axle, axis

not/o

the back

spin/o

spine, thorn, vertebral column

vertebr/o

vertebra, back bone

spondyl/o

vertebra

esthesi/o, esthet/o, -esthesia

sensation, perception

gnost/o, -gnosia, -gnosis

knowledge

mnemon/o, -mnesia

memory

leth/o

forgetfulness

letharg/o

mental sluggishness, drowsiness

top/o

place, spot, region

stere/o

solid, three dimensional

kinesi/o, kine/o, -kinesia

movement

mot/o

movement

prax/o, -praxia, -praxis

activity, doing, practice

tax/o

coordination, order

ton/o

tension, stretching, tone (in muscles)

spasm/o, spast/o

spasm (a sudden involuntary muscle contraction)

leps/o, lept/o, -lepsy

seizure

-ictal

seizure, strike, blow

pykn/o, pycn/o

thick, dense, frequent

pleg/o, -plegia, plect/o, -plexy

paralysis, stroke

palsy

paralysis

-paresis

partial paralysis

sthen/o

strength

clon/o

clonus (rapid contracting and relaxing, spasmadic alteration of muscle contractions)

chore/o

chorea (involuntary dancing/writhing movement), dance

narc/o

stupor, sleep, numbness

hypn/o

sleep

somn/o

sleep

sopor/o

sleep

comat/o, -coma

coma (state of unconsciousness that cannot be aroused from)

lal/o, -lalia

speech

phas/o, -phasis, -phasia

speech

phras/o, -phrasia

speech, phrase

lex/o

word, speech, reading

log/o, -logy

speech, reason, word (body of knowledge, study of)

phag/o

eat, swallow

vert/o, vers/o

turning

psych/o

mind, soul

phren/o

mind, diaphragm, phrenic nerve

ment/o

mind

no/o

mind, thought

thym/o

emotion, state of mind

path/o

feeling, disease

-phoria

bearing (mental state/well being), caring, bringing

hedon/o

pleasure

mani/o, -mania

frenzy, madness

phob/o, -phobia

fear, avoidance

panic

panic

narciss/o

self-love

phil/o, -philia

attraction, love, sexual arousal (psychology)

-lagnia

lust, sexual arousal

vis/o

seeing, sense of sight

opt/o, optic/o

seeing, sense of sight

op/o, -opia, ops/o, -opsia, -opsis

seeing, sense of sight

olfact/o

smelling, sense of smell

osm/o, -osmia

smelling, sense of smell

osphresi/o, -osphresis

smelling, sense of smell

gust/o, gustat/o

tasting, sense of taste

gues/o, -geusia

tasting, sense of taste

tact/o, tag/o, tang/o

touching, sense of touch