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WorksheetsNervous System Word Parts
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
brady-
fast
quick
slow
rapid
cran/i/o
cranium; skull
femur; thigh bone
humerus; upper arm bone
tibia; shin bone
cephal/o
head
foot
hand
body
encephal/o
heart
liver
brain
lung
phren/i/o
Mind (also: diaphragm)
Heart
Liver
Lung
algesi/o
excessive sensitivity to pain
reduced sensitivity to pain
normal sensitivity to pain
insensitivity to pain
gang/i/o
swelling; mass
inflammation; pain
infection; fever
tissue; damage
-ectomy
surgical removal of
surgical insertion of
surgical examination of
surgical repair of
-tomy
Incision/cutting.
Suturing/closing.
Inflammation of a tissue.
Removal of a part.
esthesi/o
sensation; feeling
movement; action
growth; development
strength; power
dur/o/a
dura mater; hard; tough
soft tissue; flexible
muscle layer; elastic
nervous tissue; sensitive
an-
lack of
abundance of
excess of
surplus of
-ictal
seizure
convulsion
fainting
tremor
gli/o
glue (supportive tissues)
glucose (sugar)
glial cells (neural support)
glossy (shiny surface)
-plegia
Paralysis
Numbness
Weakness
Twitching
-cyte
cell
tissue
organ
system
-lepsy
Seizure
Syncope
Convulsion
Fainting
poli/o
gray matter
white matter
nerve fibers
muscle tissue
phas/o
speech
sound
language
communication
venticul/o
atrium
ventricle
septum
valve
