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narc/o
numbness; sleep; stupor
neur/o
nerve
phas/o
speech
phob/o
fear
phren/o
mind
pol/o
extreme
poli/o
gray matter
pont/o
pons
psych/o
mind
radicul/o
nerve root
schiz/o
split
somat/o
body
synaps/o, synapt/o
point of contact ; to join
syncop/o
to cut off; cut short; faint
tax/o
coordination
tempor/o
the temples
thalam/o
thalamus
thec/o
sheath (meninges)
traumat/o
trauma; injury; wound
troph/o
development; nourishment
ventricul/o
ventricle
vertebr/o
vertebrae; spinal column bones
Homeostasis
a state of physiological equilibrium, or balance, within the body.
Neurons
the fundamental cells of the nervous system, found in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.
Neurotransmitters
pass the neural impulse across the cleft from one neuron to another.