Appendix A Flashcards

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Chordata

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Phylum in which man is classified

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Vertebrata

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Subphylum in which man is classified

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Mammalia

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Class in which man is classified

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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 portion of the pituitary gland

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Neurohypophysis

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The posterior pituitary

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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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Name given to 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 (birth)

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Neonate

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Newborn infant

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Dentate

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Notched or tooth like

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Arcuate

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Arranged like an arch

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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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Reticular

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Net like

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Fissure

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Deep groove

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Sulcus

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Shallow groove

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Gyrus

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Tortuous convolution

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Folia

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small page like gyro of the cerebellum

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Nuclei

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cluster or group of neuron cell bodies within CNS

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Ganglia

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cluster or group of neuron cell bodies within the PNS

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Neuron

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nerve cell

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Perikaryon
cell body
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Axon
Process of a neuron which carries an impulse away from the cell body
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Hillock
elevation or prominence
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Dendrite
Process of a neuron which carries an impulse towards the cell body
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Fiber
if a neuron has a long process it can be called a fiber
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Nerve
Whitish appearing PNS structures filled with neuron fibers which innervates the body parts
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Ramus
a branch
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Axolemma
outer plasma membrane of an axon
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Neurilemma
covering around a neuron fiber created by a surrounding cell (may or may not be myelinated)
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Vertebral Canal
Passageway created by the continuous nature of the vertebral foramina
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Central Canal
Channel found within the spinal cord and inferior medulla oblongata
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Aqueduct
Passageway
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Leptomeninx
Thin membrane
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Pachymeninx
Thick membrane
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Somesthetic
To sense the body
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Modality
A specific sensory entity
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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 position and muscle movement
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Adrenergic
the releasing of adrenalin like molecules at a target
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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 optic fibers
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Decussation
a crossing used more liberally to indicate crossing of fibers
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Contralateral
Opposite Side
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Ipsilateral
Same side
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Anterograde
Going forward (going away from the cell body)
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Retrograde
Going backward (toward the cell body)
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Fugal
Traveling away from
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Lesion
Any injury, damage, or "hurt"
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Myelopathy
Lesion of the spinal cord
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Necrosis
Deadness. Death of cells or tissue
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Neoplasm
any new abnormal growth
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Malignant
spreading life threatening neoplasm
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Metastatic
transferring to other tissue
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Idiopathic
Unknown cause
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Ischemia
Suppress blood supply to an area. results in abnormal functions and may lead to necrosis
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Hematoma
Accumulation of blood outside of the blood vessels
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Aneurysm
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
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Paleo
Prefix meaning old
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Neo
Prefix meaning new
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Cauda Equina
Horses tail
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Cephalgia
Headache
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Cornu
Horn like
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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
Glue like
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Micron
Metric system unit of length
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Operculum
Lid or covering
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Pallium
To cloak (cortex)
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Pons
Bridge between M.O and midbrain.