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Appendix A Flashcards

1
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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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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 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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14
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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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18
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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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21
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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

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cell body

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Axon

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Process of a neuron which carries an impulse away from the cell body

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Hillock

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elevation or prominence

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Dendrite

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Process of a neuron which carries an impulse towards the cell body

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Fiber

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if a neuron has a long process it can be called a fiber

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30
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Nerve

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Whitish appearing PNS structures filled with neuron fibers which innervates the body parts

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Ramus

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a branch

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32
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Axolemma

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outer plasma membrane of an axon

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Neurilemma

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covering around a neuron fiber created by a surrounding cell (may or may not be myelinated)

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Vertebral Canal

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Passageway created by the continuous nature of the vertebral foramina

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Central Canal

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Channel found within the spinal cord and inferior medulla oblongata

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Aqueduct

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Passageway

37
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Leptomeninx

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Thin membrane

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Pachymeninx

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Thick membrane

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Somesthetic

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To sense the body

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Modality

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A specific sensory entity

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Proprioception

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The modality of subconscious awareness of body position and muscle movement

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Kinesthesia

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The modality of conscious awareness of body position and muscle movement

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Adrenergic

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the releasing of adrenalin like molecules at a target

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Cholinergic

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the releasing of choline like molecules at a target site

45
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Chiasma

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a crossing usually relating to the optic fibers

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Decussation

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a crossing used more liberally to indicate crossing of fibers

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Contralateral

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Opposite Side

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Ipsilateral

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Anterograde

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Going forward (going away from the cell body)

50
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Retrograde

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Going backward (toward the cell body)

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Fugal

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Traveling away from

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Lesion

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Any injury, damage, or “hurt”

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Myelopathy

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Lesion of the spinal cord

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Necrosis

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Deadness. Death of cells or tissue

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Neoplasm

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any new abnormal growth

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Malignant

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spreading life threatening neoplasm

57
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Metastatic

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transferring to other tissue

58
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Idiopathic

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Unknown cause

59
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Ischemia

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Suppress blood supply to an area. results in abnormal functions and may lead to necrosis

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Hematoma

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Accumulation of blood outside of the blood vessels

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Aneurysm

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Abnormal dilation of a blood vessel wall and its lumen

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Stroke

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Blood vascular loss in the CNS leading to permanent or prolonged brain damage

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Angiography

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X ray of blood vessels injected with radiopaque dyes

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Myelography

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X ray of vertebral canal and spinal cord structures following injection of radiopaque dyes into the CSF

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Ataxia

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General term for irregularity in skeletal muscle coordination

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Paralysis

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Total or partial loss of normal motor function

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Aphasia

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Inability to communicate by speech, writing, or signs

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Dysphasia

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A partial or unusual loss of communicative ability

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Archi

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Prefix meaning beginning

70
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Paleo

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Prefix meaning old

71
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Neo

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Prefix meaning new

72
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Cauda Equina

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Horses tail

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Cephalgia

74
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Cornu

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Crus

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Leg or leg like

76
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Cytoarchitecture

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The pattern of cell arrangements

77
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Falx

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Sickle shaped

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Fenestra

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Window like

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Foramen

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Glial

81
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Micron

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Metric system unit of length

82
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Operculum

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Lid or covering

83
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Pallium

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To cloak (cortex)

84
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Pons

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Bridge between M.O and midbrain.

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