Appendix A Flashcards

1
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Chordata

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Phylum in which man is classified

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2
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Verterbrata

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Subphylum in which man is classified

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3
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Mammalia

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Class in which man is classified

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4
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Primate

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Order in which man is classified

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5
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Homo sapiens

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Proper way to write the genus and species of man

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6
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Adenohypophysis

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The anterior and intermediate portions of the pituitary gland

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7
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Neurohypophysis

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The posterior pituitary or “pars nervosa”

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8
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Hypophysis Cerebri

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Pituitary gland

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9
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Epiphysis Cerebri

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Pineal Gland

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10
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Embryo

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Name given to the developing human prior to the end of the second month of gestation

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Fetus

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Name applied to the developing human after the end of the second month through parturition

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12
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Neonate

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The newborn infant

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13
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Dentate

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Notched or toothlike

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14
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Arcuate

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Arranged like an arch

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15
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Striae

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A groove or streak like formation

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16
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Rectus

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Means straight

17
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Reticular

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Net-like

18
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Fissure

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A relatively deep groove

19
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Sulcus

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A relatively shallow groove

20
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Gyrus

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Tortuous convolution. Usually found between sulci or/and fissures of the cerebrum

21
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Folia

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Small page like gyri of the cerebellum

22
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Nuclei

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As used in neurology, a cluster or group of neuron cell bodies located within the CNS

23
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Ganglia

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A cluster or group of neuron cell bodies within the PNS

24
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Neuron

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A nerve cell

25
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Perikaryon

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Used synonymously with the cell body of the neuron

26
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Axon

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A process of a neuron which carries the impulse away from the cell body

27
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Hillock

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A process of a neuron which carries a charge or impulse toward the cell body

28
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Fiber

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If a neuron has a dominantly long process that process can be called a “fiber”. It may be designated also as a nerve fiber or a neuron fiber

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Nerve

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These are the whitish appearing PNS structures filled with neuron fivers which innervate the body’s parts