Word Parts
Neur/o
What combining form means nerve?
Cerebellum
What is the 2nd largest part of the brain?
Neuritis
What term means inflammation of the nerve?
Lobectomy
What procedure is the surgical removal of part of the brain?
Myelitis
What term means inflammation of the spinal cord?
myel/o
What combining form means spinal cord?
Largest portion of the brain
What is the cerebrum?
Encephalitis
What term means inflammation of the brain?
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
What is a treatment for a wide range of mental health disorders?
Unconscious
What term describes the level of consciousness where the pt is not conscious or responsive?
encephal/o
What combining form means brain?
Occipital lobe
What is the portion of the brain responsible for sight?
Meningitis
What term means inflammation of the meninges?
Anxiolytic
What is a class of medications that treat anxiety?
Brain
What is the organ that controls all activities of the body?
psych/o
What combining form means mind?
Frontal Lobe
What is the portion of the brain responsible for behavior?
Syncope
What is the medical term for fainting?
Antidepressant
What is a classification of medications that treats depression?
Structures of the nervous system:
What are the brain, spinal cord, nerves and sensory organs?
-plegia
What suffix that means paralysis?
Brain Stem
What is the connection between the brain and spinal cord?
Paraplegia
What is the medical term for paralysis of the lower extremities?
Antiphsychotic
What is a class of medications that treats psychosis?
Layers of the meninges:
What are the dura mater, arachnoid membrane and pia mater?