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Appendix A Flashcards

1
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Chordata

A

Phylum of man

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Vertebrata

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Subphylum of man

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Mammalia

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Class of man

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Primate

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Order of man

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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

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Neurohypophysis

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posterior pituitary “pars nervosa”

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Hypophysis cerebri

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pituitary gland

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Epiphysis cerebri

A

pineal gland

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10
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Embryo

A

developing human at end of 2nd month of gestation

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Fetus

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developing human after 2nd month

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Neonate

A

newborn infant

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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

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means straight

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17
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Reticular

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net-like

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18
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Fissure

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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 convulsion between sulci and gyri

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Folia

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small page like gyri of cerebellum

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22
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Nuclei

A

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

A

nerve cell

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Perikaryon

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cell body (soma)

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Dendrite

A

process of neuron that carries information towards cell body

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Fiber

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dominantly long process

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Nerve

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whiteish appearing PNS structure filled with fibers that innervate body parts

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Ramus

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branch

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30
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Axolemma

A

outer plasma membrane of an axon

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31
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Neurilemma

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covering around neuron fiber created by a surrounding cell

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32
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Vertebral canal

A

passageway created by vertebral foramina

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33
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Central canal

A

tiny channel in spinal cord and inferior medulla oblongata

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Aqueduct

A

passageway

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35
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Leptomeninx

A

thin membrane (arachnoid and pia)

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36
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Pachymeninx

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thick membrane (dura)

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37
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Somesthetic

A

to sense the body

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38
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Modality

A

specific sensory entity

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Proprioception

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subconscious awareness of body position and muscle movement

40
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Kinesthesia

A

conscious awareness of body

41
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Adrengenic

A

release of adrenalin like molecules at a target

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Cholinergenic

A

release of choline-like molecules at a target

43
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Chiasma

A

a crossing

44
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Decussastion

A

crossing of fibers and tracts in CNS

45
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Contralateral

A

opposite side

46
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Ipsilateral

A

same side

47
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Anterograde

A

going forward

48
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Retrograde

A

going backward

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Fugal

A

traveling away from

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Lesion

A

any type of injury

51
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Myelopathy

A

lesion of spinal cord

52
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Necrosis

A

deadness

53
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Neoplasm

A

any abnormal growth

54
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Malignant

A

spreading life threatening neoplasm

55
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Metastatic

A

transferring to other tissue

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Idiopathic

A

something of an unknown cause

57
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Ischemia

A

suppress blood supply in an area

58
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Hematoma

A

accumulation of blood outside vessel

59
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Aneurysm

A

abnormal dilation of blood vessel and its lumen

60
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Stroke

A

blood vascular loss in CNS leading to permanent or prolonged brain damage

61
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Angiography

A

X-ray of blood vessels injected with radiopique dye

62
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Myelography

A

X-ray of vertebral canal and spinal cord structures via radiopique dye

63
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Ataxia

A

irregularity of muscle coordination

64
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Paralysis

A

total or partial loss of motor function

65
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Aphasia

A

inability to speak write, or communicate with signs

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Dysphasia

A

partial or unusual loss of communicative ability

67
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Archi

A

beginning

68
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Paleo

A

old

69
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Neo

A

new

70
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Cauda Equina

A

horses tail

71
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Cephaligia

A

Headache

72
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Cornu

A

horn-like

73
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Crus

A

leg or leg-like

74
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Cytoarchitecture

A

pattern or cell arrangements

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Falx

A

sickle-shaped

76
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Fenestra

A

window-like

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Foramen

A

opening

78
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Glial

A

glue like

79
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Micron

A

metric system unit of measurement of length

80
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Operculum

A

means lid or covering

81
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Pallium

A

to cloak

82
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Pons

A

bridge located between M.O. and midbrain

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BBB

A

blood brain barrier

84
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CSF

A

cerebrospinal fluid

85
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CVA

A

cerebrovascular accident

86
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TIA

A

Trasnient ischemic attack

87
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DRG

A

dorsal root ganglia

88
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IVF

A

intervertebral foraman

89
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EEG

A

electroencephalogram

90
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CAT

A

computerized axial tomography

91
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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

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PET

A

Positron emission tomography

93
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M.O.

A

medulla oblongata

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M.S.

A

multiple sclerosis

95
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ALS

A

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

96
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GABA

A

gamma aminobutyric acid

97
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ACH

A

acetylcholine

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