Word Roots
Parts of the Brain
Word Meanings
Doctors
Other
100
to steal
What is klept/o?
100
resposible forhighest level of thought -judgement -memory -association -critical thinking
What is the cerebrum?
100
another word for stroke
What is cerebrovascular accident?
100
a person trained in anesthesia, but is not a physician
What is anesthetist?
100
also known as lockjaw
What is tetanus?
200
membranes, meninges
What is mening/o?
200
controls bodily functions located below the thalmus
What is the hypothalmus?
200
the absence of normal sensation
What is anesthesia?
200
specializes in treating disorders of the nervous system
What is a neurologist?
200
refers to a person in a coma
What is comatose?
300
walk
What is ambul/o?
300
coordinates muscular activity located below the cerebrum
What is the cerebellum?
300
inflammation of the brain
What is encephalitis?
300
physician who specializes in surgery of the nervous system
What is a neurosurgeon?
300
abnormal fear
What is -phobia?
400
bruise
What is contus/o?
400
monitors sensory stimuli by supressing some and magnifying others located below the cerebrum
What is the thalmus?
400
personality disorder causing a person to have an impulse to set fires
What is pyromania?
400
Holds a medical degree specializes in diagnosing and treating chemical dependencies,emotional problems, and mental illness
What is psychiatrist
400
prolonged or abnormal inability to sleep
What is insomnia?
500
numbness, stupor
What is narc/o?
500
controls basic functions of life most protected part of the brain
What is medulla oblongata
500
another word for pinched nerve
What is radiculitis?
500
holds an advanced degree(other than M.D.) specializes in evaluating and treating emotional problems
What is psychologist?
500
BONUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -psychotic disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations,disorganized speech that is often incoherent,and disruptive or catatonic behavior
What is schizophrenia?