Module 10: Nervous System

Question 1

Combining form: ‘cerebell/o’ word root: cerebell

Answer 1

cerebellum

Question 2

Combining form: ‘cerebr/o’ word root: cerebr

Answer 2

cerebrum

Question 3

Combining form: ‘electr/o’ word root: electr

Answer 3

electricity

Question 4

Combining form: ‘encephal/o’ word root: encephal

Answer 4

brain, cerebrum

Question 5

Combining form: ‘mening/o’ word root: mening

Answer 5

meninges

Question 6

Combining form: ‘ner/o’ word root: neur

Answer 6

nerve

Question 7

Combining form: ‘neur/i’ word root: neur

Answer 7

nerve

Question 8

Combining form: ‘neur/o’ word root: neur

Answer 8

nerve

Question 9

Combining form: ‘phas/o’ word root: phas

Answer 9

speech

Question 10

Neuron

Answer 10

A type of cell that sends and receives signals throughout the body.

Question 11

Meninges

Answer 11

The three thin tissue layers that protect and cover the spinal cord and brain.

Question 12

Cerebellum

Answer 12

Part of the brain that controls balance and other complex motor functions. Located in the back of the head between the cerebrum and the brain stem.

Question 13

Cerebrum

Answer 13

Part of the brain that controls muscle function, speech, thought, emotions, learning, writing, and reading. This is the largest part of the brain and is divided into two halves, called hemispheres.