Prefixes and Vocabulary in Nervous System

Front

Prefix: syn-

Back

Meaning: together or similar

Front

neuro-

Back

pertaining to the nervous system

Front

Prefix: hyper-

Back

Meaning: higher than normal

Front

Prefix: peri-

Back

Meaning: around, surrounding

Front

Prefix: de-

Back

Meaning: do the opposite of or reverse

Front

Process when sodium channels open in a neuron

Back

Depolarization

Front

Nerve impulses for cool skin temperatures

Back

Sensory (afferent) division

Front

Characteristic NOT of neurons

Back

Mitotic

Front

Receptive regions of neuron

Back

Both A and B

Front

Method of neurotransmitter release at B

Back

exocytosis