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The following word stems are found in terminology for the nervous system,
the endocrine system and introduction to the circulatory system, in particular
blood. Record the meanings of these words as they are given during
lecture, and learn the meanings for quizzes and tests.
| 1st Quiz: | 1st Test: | 2nd Quiz: | 2nd Test: | 3rd quiz: | 3rd Test: |
| nerve anatomy & physiology, brain | spinal cord
nerves |
ANS, vision, olfaction, tast | ear, endocrine pituitary | thyriod, adrenals,
steroid |
pancreas, blood |
| abducens
amygdala -apse arachnoid arbor astro- auto- callosum caudate cerebellum cerebrum chiasma choroid cortex dendri- -duct dura encephalon falx fornix gemina glial insula -itis mater meninx micro- myel- -nomic oligo- para- -pathetic peduncle peri- -pheral pia plexus pons quadri- quadri- reticular rhin- sclero- sulcus sym- syn- tele- thalamus trans- vitae |
cauda
equina fasciculus funicul- ganglion glosso- gracilis hemotoma hyper- hypo- mnem- nunc- olfact- proprio- rectus REM tectum trochlear vagus vermis |
campus
celiac cis cyano- circa -dian epi- -erg- gust- Hertz hippo- iris limbus lute- macula nephri- oblique otic palpebrum -phasia phrenic presby- ramus retina splanchnic |
adeno-
auricle canthus caruncle cilia cochlea -crine EEG glauc- gonad helico- homeo- incus lact- lacri- malleus oxy- peroneus pinna physis pituitary rhodo- scala -sis sperm stapes sta- steroid tarsal tectorial tragus -trema tympani utr- vestibuli vitreous volare |
acro-
andro- angio- calor- corpus corti- -creas cretin diabetes dipsia dis- edema follicle glom- hirsuit hormone hypo- insipidus juxt- kal- lipo- -megaly melli- myxo- natri- neo- -oid -oma pan- papilla pleio- -poiesis ren- somato- ster- synerg thermo- thyr- -tocin tropho- tropo- vall- |
alb- ana- calculus chela coll- endo- erg- erythro- gam- glob- gyn- -in leuko- leutum mis- nona- -one -phoresis -plastic portal pro- psych- serum sinus stoma- thallas- thrombo- |