Word parts
Neur/o
What combining form means nerve?
psych/o
What combining form means mind?
cerebrum
What is the largest part of the brain?
Gray matter
What are regions with mainly cell bodies and dendrites in the CNS?
Sympathetic nervous system
What is fight or flight response?
What causes dilation of the airways to facilitate more O2 getting into the body as well as release of CO2?
myel/o
What combining form means spinal cord (or bone marrow)?
-esthesia
What suffix means sensation or feeling?
Meninges
What connective tissues enclose the brain and spinal cord?
White matter
What are regions with mainly myelinated axons in the CNS?
Parasympathetic nervous system
What is rest and digest?
-tropic
What suffix means to have an infinity for?
phobia
What word means abnormal fear?
Myelin sheath
What is the protective covering over some nerves (axons)?
Nerve
What is a bundle of axons in the PNS?
Sympathetic tone
What dominates blood vessels at rest and adjusts constriction of blood vessels to maintain blood pressure AND also regulates blood sugar between meals?
-phasia
What suffix means to speak or speech?
mening/o
What word root means membranes or meninges?
Neurotransmitters
What is the chemical released from the axon terminal that binds to receptors on the post synaptic cell?
Somatic Nervous System
What is the part of the nervous system that controls voluntary responses?
Cortisol
What is the hormone in the blood that increases during and after stressful events?
radicul/o
What combining form means root or nerve root?
-mania
What suffix means madness?
Acetylcholine
What is a cholinergic neurotransmitter?
Autonomic Nervous system
What part of the nervous system controls cardiac, smooth muscle and glands?
Parasympathetic tone
What dominates the heart at rest and lowers heart rate to normal range?