Appendix A Flashcards
Chordata
Phylum in which man is classified
Vertebrata
Subphylum in which man is classified
Mammalia
Class in which man is classified
Primate
Order in which man is classified
Homo Sapiens
Proper way to write the genus and species of man
Adenohypophysis
The anterior and intermediate portion of the pituitary gland
Neurohypophysis
The posterior pituitary
Hypophysis Cerebri
Pituitary gland
Epiphysis Cerebri
Pineal gland
Embryo
Name given to developing human prior to the end of the second month of gestation
Fetus
Name applied to the developing human after the second month through parturition (birth)
Neonate
Newborn infant
Dentate
Notched or tooth like
Arcuate
Arranged like an arch
Striae
Groove or streak like
Rectus
Means straight
Reticular
Net like
Fissure
Deep groove
Sulcus
Shallow groove
Gyrus
Tortuous convolution
Folia
small page like gyro of the cerebellum
Nuclei
cluster or group of neuron cell bodies within CNS
Ganglia
cluster or group of neuron cell bodies within the PNS
Neuron
nerve cell
Perikaryon
cell body
Axon
Process of a neuron which carries an impulse away from the cell body
Hillock
elevation or prominence
Dendrite
Process of a neuron which carries an impulse towards the cell body
Fiber
if a neuron has a long process it can be called a fiber
Nerve
Whitish appearing PNS structures filled with neuron fibers which innervates the body parts
Ramus
a branch
Axolemma
outer plasma membrane of an axon
Neurilemma
covering around a neuron fiber created by a surrounding cell (may or may not be myelinated)