Medical Terminology - Nervous System Roots Quiz

Mening/o refers to the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

Neur/o means nerve.

Medull/o refers to the spinal cord.

Encephalitis refers to inflammation of the brain.

Gli/o refers to glial cells in the nervous system.

Cerebral cortex describes the outer layer of the cerebrum.

Dendrite refers to the branching structure that receives signals in a neuron.

Spinal nerves is the medical term for the bundle of nerves extending from the base of the brain down the spinal cord.

Myelin refers to the fatty substance that surrounds and insulates axons.

Encephal/o refers to the brain in the nervous system.

Aphasia is the medical term for the loss of the ability to speak or understand speech.

Cerebrovascular accident describes a sudden disruption in the blood supply to the brain resulting in neurological deficits that may be temporary or permanent.

Neurasthenia refers to weakness or exhaustion of nerves.

Myoclonus refers to a sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles often resulting in jerking or twitching movements.

Neurogenesis means the formation of new nerve cells.

Hydrocephalus refers to a condition involving the abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain.

Meninges describes the protective covering of the brain and spinal cord.

Ataxia describes the inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements.

Radicul/o refers to the roots of nerves in the nervous system.

Syncope is the medical term for a brief episode of fainting or loss of consciousness.

Epilepsy describes a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures.

Neuroplasty means surgical repair of a nerve.

Synapse describes the junction between two neurons or a neuron and a muscle cell.

The root 'astro-' in 'astrocyte' refers to the shape of these cells.