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Vocabulary- Nervous System & Cranial Nerves

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the abbreviation/term 'cerebr(o)'?

a)

cerebrum

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

kidney

2.

What is the meaning of the abbreviation/term 'dur(o)'?

a)

dura mater

b)

duodenum

c)

dural sinus

d)

ductus arteriosus

3.

What is the meaning of the abbreviation/term 'encephal(o)'?

a)

brain

b)

liver

c)

heart

d)

kidney

4.

What is the meaning of the abbreviation/term 'mening(o)'?

a)

meninges; membranes

b)

muscle

c)

nerve

d)

bone

5.

What is the meaning of the abbreviation/term 'myel(o)'?

a)

relating to the spinal cord; bone marrow

b)

relating to muscles

c)

relating to the liver

d)

relating to the heart

6.

What is the meaning of the abbreviation/term 'neur(o); nerv(o)'?

a)

nerve

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

artery

7.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-algia'?

a)

pain

b)

swelling

c)

inflammation

d)

tumor

8.

What is the meaning of the abbreviation/term 'kines(o)'?

a)

movement

b)

blood

c)

heart

d)

liver

9.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-lepsy'?

a)

seizure

b)

inflammation

c)

pain

d)

tumor

10.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-paresis'?

(a)  

11.

What is the meaning of the abbreviation/term 'phas(o)'?

a)

speech

b)

light

c)

sound

d)

movement

12.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-plegia'?

a)

paralysis

b)

swelling

c)

pain

d)

inflammation

13.

What is the meaning of the abbreviation/term 'syncop(o)'?

a)

to cut-off, cut short

b)

to join together

c)

to expand, enlarge

d)

to move quickly

14.

What is the meaning of the abbreviation/term 'autonom(o)'?

a)

independent

b)

automatic

c)

grouped

d)

temporary

15.

What is the meaning of the abbreviation/term 'somat(o)'?

a)

body

b)

blood

c)

bone

d)

cell

16.

What is the meaning of the abbreviation/term 'pathet(o)'?

a)

suffering

b)

healing

c)

growth

d)

movement

17.

What is the meaning of the abbreviation/term 'crani(o)'?

a)

cranium (skull)

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

lung

18.

What is the meaning of the abbreviation/term 'esthesi(o)'?

a)

sensation; feeling

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

blood

19.

What is the meaning of the abbreviation/term 'ventricul(o)'?

a)

ventricle (heart or brain)

b)

vein (blood vessel)

c)

valve (heart)

d)

vertebra (spine)

20.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Hemi-'?

a)

one half

b)

one third

c)

whole

d)

double