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WorksheetsNervous System vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
inflammation of meninges
ganglion
meningitis
neuritis
duritis
mental
ment/o
neur/o
cerebr/o
cerebell/o
ganglionectomy
surgical removal of brain
surgical removal of nerve
surgical removal of ganglion
surgical removal of meninges
hard; dura mater
dur/o
neur/o
encephal/o
cerebr/o
gluey substance
hydr/o
arthr/o
gli/o
oste/o
-itis
removal
tumor
attack
inflammation
-hyper
less than
excessive
weak
single
-algia
pain
tumor
surgical removal
knot
The main function of the nervous system
send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body
break down food to be used by the body
remove wastes from the body
all of these
If you lose the feeling in a body part, you may have become __________________.
sleepy
paralyzed
comatose
stroke
Which 2 are parts of the central nervous system?
brain
nose
spinal cord
left big toe
The brain is covered in a membrane called:
choroid plexus.
meninges.
ventricles.
cerebral aqueduct.
membrane
mening/o
ment/o
esthesi/o
gli/o
sensation; feeling; sensitivity
cerebell/o
neur/o
esthesi/o
arthr/o
a/an- (prefix)
true
excessive
slow
without/lacking
low/ less than
hypo-
hyper-
-itis
-algia
root word meaning "knot"
gli/o
neur/o
ganglion/o
orth/o
root word referring to the Cerebellum
hypo-
arthro-
gli/o
cerebell/o
Neur/o
legs
arms
Nerve
mental
