Appendix A Flashcards
Chordata
Phylum humans belong to
Vertebrata
Subphylum man classified in
Mammalia
Class man is classified in
Primate
Order man classified in
Homo sapiens
Genus and species of man
Adenohypophysis
Anterior and intermediate portions of pituitary gland
Neurohypophysis
Posterior pituitary (pars nervosa)
Hypophysis Cerebri
Pituitary Gland (entire structure)
Epiphysis Cerebri
Pineal gland (body)
Embryo
Developing human before end of second month of gestation
Fetus
Developing human after second month of gestation
Neonate
Newborn infant
Dentate
Notched or Toothlike
Arcuate
Arranged like arch
Striae
Grove or streak like formation
Rectus
Straight
Reticular
Net like
Fissure
Relatively deep groove (infolding)
Sulcus
Relatively shallow groove (infolding)
Gyrus
Tortuous convolution
Between sulci and/or fissures of cerebrum
Folia
Small page like gyri of cerebellum
Nuclei
Cluster or group of neuron cell bodies located in CNS
Ganglia
Cluster or group of neuron cell bodies within PNS
Neuron
Nerve cell
Perikaryon
Synonym for cell body (soma) of neuron
Axon
Process of neuron that carries impulse away from cell body
Hillock
Small prominence or elevation
Dendrite
Process of neuron that carries charge/ impulse toward cell body (often many)
Fiber
Neuron with dominantly long process (dendrite or axon)
Nerve
Whitish appearing PNS structures filled with neuron fibers which innervate the body
Ramus
Branch
Major branches off spinal nerve trunks (white, gray, dorsal, ventral, etc.)
Axolemma
Outer plasma membrane (plasmalemma) of axon
Neurilemma
Covering around neuron fiber created by surrounding cell
Vertebral canal (Neural Canal)
Passageway created by continuous nature of vertebral foramina
Central canal
Tiny channel found within spinal cord and inferior medulla oblongata
Aqueduct
Passageway
Leptomenix
Thin membrane (synonym with arachnoid and pia matter)
Pachymeninx
Thick membrane (synonym with dura mater)
Somesthetic
To sense the body