Appendix A Flashcards
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Vertebrata
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Subphylum in which man is classified
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Chordata
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Phylum in which man is clasified
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Mammilia
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Class in which man is classified in
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Primate
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Order in which man is classified
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Homo sapiens
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Proper way to write the genus and species of man
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Adenohypophysis
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The anterior and intermediate portions of the pituitary gland
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Neurohypophysis
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The posterior pituitary of “pars nervosa”
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Hypophysis Cerebri
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Pituitary Gland
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Epiphysis Cerebri
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Pineal Gland
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Embryo
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The name given 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 second month through parturition
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Neonate
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The newborn infant
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Dentate
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Notched or toothlike
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Arcuate
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Arranged like an arch
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Striae (striatal)
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A groove or streak like formation
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Rectus
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means straight
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Reticular
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net like
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Fissure
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a relatively deep groove
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Sulcus
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a relatively shallow groove
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Gyrus
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Tortuous convolution, Usually found b/w suli and/or fissures of the cerebrum
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Folia
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Small page like gyri of the cerebellum
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Nuclei
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as used in neurology, a cluster or group of neuron cell bodies located w/i the CNS
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Ganglia
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A cluster or group of neuron cell bodies w/i the PNS
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Neuron
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a nerve cell
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Perikaryon
Used synonymously with the cell(soma) of the neuron
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Axon
A process of a neuron which carries the impulse away from the cell body
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Dendrite
a process of a neuron which carries a charge or impulse toward the cell body
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Fiber
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
These are the whitish appearing PNS structures filled with neuron fibers which innervate the body's parts
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Ramus
literally means a branch. In neurology we call the major branches off the spinal nerve trunks the white ramus, gray ramus, dorsal ramus, ventral ramus...
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Axolemma
Name often applied to the other plasma membrane of an axon
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Neurilemma
a covering around a neuron fiber created by a surrounding cell
(may or may not be myelinated)
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Vertebral Canal (Neural Canal)
Passageway created by the continuous nature of vertebral foramina
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Central Canal
a tiny channel found within the spinal cord and inferior medulla oblongata
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Aqueduct
passageway
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Leptomeninx
Thin membrane
| Collective term for the arachnoid mater and pia mater
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Pachymeninx
Thick membrane
| Used synonymously with the dura mater
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Somethetic
to sense the body
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Modality
a specific sensory entity, such as gustatory, olfaction, pain...
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Proprioception
the modality of subconscious awareness of body position and muscle movement
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Kinesthesia
the modality of conscious awareness of body possition and muscle movement
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Adrenergic
the releasing of adrenalin like molecules at a target site
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Cholinergic
the releasing of choline like molecules at a target site
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Chiasma
a crossing usually relating to the crossing of optic fibers
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Decussation
a crossing, used more liberally to indicate crossing of fibers and tracts in the CNS
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Contralateral
to the opposite
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Ipsilateral
on the same side
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Anterograde
going forward. in neurology ofter refers to going away from the neuron cell body
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Retrograde
going backward. in neurology often refers to going back toward the cell body
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Fugal
traveling away from. used often as a suffix
| ex: pallidalfugal
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Lesion
any type of injury, damage or "hurt" can be called a lesion
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Myelopathy
lesion of the spinal cord
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Necrosis
deadness. death of cell tissue
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Neoplasm
any new abnormal growth
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Malignant
spreading life threatening neoplasm
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Metastic
transferring to other tissue
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Idiopathic
generally used to mean something of unknown cause
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Ischemia
to suppress blood supply to an area. this results in abnormal function and may lead to necrosis
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Hematoma
an accumulation of blood outside of the blood vessels
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Aneurysm
an abnormal dilation of a blood vessel wall and its lumen
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Stroke
blood vascular loss in the CNS leading to permanent or prolonged brain damage
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Angiography
X-ray of blood vessels injected with radiopaque dyes
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Myelography
X-ray of vertebral canal and spinal cord structures following injection of radiopaque dyes into the CSF
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Ataxia
general term for irregularity in skeletal muscle coordination
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Paralysis
total or partial loss of normal motor function
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Aphasia
inability to communicate by speech, writing or signs
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Dysphasia
a partial or unusual loss of communicative ability
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Archi
Prefix meaning beginning or original
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Paleo
Prefix meaning old, similar to but not used interchangeably with Archi in the CNS
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Neo
prefix meaning new. usually in contrast to Archi or Paleo
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Cauda Equina
horses' tail
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Cephalgia
headache
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Cornu
horn like projection
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Crus
leg or leg like
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Cytoarchitecture
the pattern of cell arrangements
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Falx
sickle shaped
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Fenestra
window like
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Foramen
opening
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Glial
literally means glue like
| Several CNS cell types are included as glial cells
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Micron
a metric system unit of length. the word means small and is measured at 1X10(-6) meters. is its abbreviation
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Operculum
means lid or covering
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Pallium
to cloak. used synonymously with cortex
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Pons
Bridge. located b/w the M.O. and the midbrain
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BBB
blood brain barrier
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CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
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CVA
cerebrovascular accident
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TIA
transient ischemic attack
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DRG
dorsal root ganglia
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IVF
intervertebral foramen
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EEG
electroencephalogram
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CAT
computerized axial tomography device
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MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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PET
positron emission tomography
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M.O.
Medulla Oblongata
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M.S.
Multiple Sclerosis
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ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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GABA
gamma amino-butyric acid
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ACH
acetylcholine
