Nervous System vocabulary

inflammation of meninges

• ganglion

• meningitis

• neuritis

• duritis

mental

• ment/o

• neur/o

• cerebr/o

• cerebell/o

ganglionectomy

• surgical removal of brain

• surgical removal of nerve

• surgical removal of ganglion

• surgical removal of meninges

hard; dura mater

• dur/o

• neur/o

• encephal/o

• cerebr/o

gluey substance

• hydr/o

• arthr/o

• gli/o

• oste/o

-itis

• removal

• tumor

• attack

• inflammation

-hyper

• less than

• excessive

• weak

• single

-algia

• pain

• tumor

• surgical removal

• knot

What is the central nervous system made up of?

• brain and spinal cord
• cranial and spinal nerves
• sensory and motor systems
• sympathetic and parasympathetic systems

The main function of the nervous system

• send messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to and from the body

• break down food to be used by the body

• remove wastes from the body

• all of these