Appendix A Flashcards
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Chordata
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Phylum of man
2
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Vertebrata
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Subphylum of man
3
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Mammalia
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Class of man
4
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Primate
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Order of man
5
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Homo sapiens
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genus and species of man
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Adenohypophysis
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Anterior and Intermediate portion of pituitary
7
Q
Neurohypophysis
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posterior pituitary “pars nervosa”
8
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Hypophysis cerebri
A
pituitary gland
9
Q
Epiphysis cerebri
A
pineal gland
10
Q
Embryo
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developing human at end of 2nd month of gestation
11
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Fetus
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developing human after 2nd month
12
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Neonate
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newborn infant
13
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Dentate
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notched or toothlike
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Arcuate
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arch like
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Striae
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groove or streak like
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Rectus
A
means straight
17
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Reticular
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net-like
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Fissure
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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 convulsion between sulci and gyri
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Folia
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small page like gyri of cerebellum
22
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Nuclei
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cluster or group of cell bodies in the CNS
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Ganglia
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cluster or group of cell bodies in PNS
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Neuron
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nerve cell
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Perikaryon
cell body (soma)
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Dendrite
process of neuron that carries information towards cell body
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Fiber
dominantly long process
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Nerve
whiteish appearing PNS structure filled with fibers that innervate body parts
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Ramus
branch
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Axolemma
outer plasma membrane of an axon
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Neurilemma
covering around neuron fiber created by a surrounding cell
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Vertebral canal
passageway created by vertebral foramina
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Central canal
tiny channel in spinal cord and inferior medulla oblongata
34
Aqueduct
passageway
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Leptomeninx
thin membrane (arachnoid and pia)
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Pachymeninx
thick membrane (dura)
37
Somesthetic
to sense the body
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Modality
specific sensory entity
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Proprioception
subconscious awareness of body position and muscle movement
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Kinesthesia
conscious awareness of body
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Adrengenic
release of adrenalin like molecules at a target
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Cholinergenic
release of choline-like molecules at a target
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Chiasma
a crossing
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Decussastion
crossing of fibers and tracts in CNS
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Contralateral
opposite side
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Ipsilateral
same side
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Anterograde
going forward
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Retrograde
going backward
49
Fugal
traveling away from
50
Lesion
any type of injury
51
Myelopathy
lesion of spinal cord
52
Necrosis
deadness
53
Neoplasm
any abnormal growth
54
Malignant
spreading life threatening neoplasm
55
Metastatic
transferring to other tissue
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Idiopathic
something of an unknown cause
57
Ischemia
suppress blood supply in an area
58
Hematoma
accumulation of blood outside vessel
59
Aneurysm
abnormal dilation of blood vessel and its lumen
60
Stroke
blood vascular loss in CNS leading to permanent or prolonged brain damage
61
Angiography
X-ray of blood vessels injected with radiopique dye
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Myelography
X-ray of vertebral canal and spinal cord structures via radiopique dye
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Ataxia
irregularity of muscle coordination
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Paralysis
total or partial loss of motor function
65
Aphasia
inability to speak write, or communicate with signs
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Dysphasia
partial or unusual loss of communicative ability
67
Archi
beginning
68
Paleo
old
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Neo
new
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Cauda Equina
horses tail
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Cephaligia
Headache
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Cornu
horn-like
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Crus
leg or leg-like
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Cytoarchitecture
pattern or 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
glue like
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Micron
metric system unit of measurement of length
80
Operculum
means lid or covering
81
Pallium
to cloak
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Pons
bridge located between M.O. and midbrain
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BBB
blood brain barrier
84
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
85
CVA
cerebrovascular accident
86
TIA
Trasnient ischemic attack
87
DRG
dorsal root ganglia
88
IVF
intervertebral foraman
89
EEG
electroencephalogram
90
CAT
computerized axial tomography
91
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
92
PET
Positron emission tomography
93
M.O.
medulla oblongata
94
M.S.
multiple sclerosis
95
ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
96
GABA
gamma aminobutyric acid
97
ACH
acetylcholine
