Question

match the following:
prompts
1 brain
2 glue: neuroglial tissue
3 meninges
4 bone marrow; spinal cord
5 nerve
6 cerebrum
7 thalamus
8 head
answers
encephal/o
gli/o
mening/o
myel/o
neur/o
cerebr/o
thalam/o
cephal/o

Explanation:

• "Encephal/o" is a combining form related to the brain.
• "Gli/o" refers to neuroglial tissue (which can be thought of in a sense as 'glue' - like supporting tissue in the nervous system).
• "Mening/o" pertains to the meninges.
• "Myel/o" is associated with bone marrow and the spinal cord.
• "Neur/o" is for nerve.
• "Cerebr/o" relates to the cerebrum.
• "Thalam/o" is connected to the thalamus.
• "Cephal/o" is about the head.

Answer:

1. brain - encephal/o
2. glue: neuroglial tissue - gli/o
3. meninges - mening/o
4. bone marrow; spinal cord - myel/o
5. nerve - neur/o
6. cerebrum - cerebr/o
7. thalamus - thalam/o
8. head - cephal/o