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1
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Chordata

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Phylum humans belong to

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Vertebrata

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Subphylum man classified in

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Mammalia

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Class man is classified in

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Primate

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Order man classified in

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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 portions of pituitary gland

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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 (entire structure)

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Epiphysis Cerebri

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Pineal gland (body)

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10
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Embryo

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Developing human before end of second month of gestation

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Fetus

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Developing human after second month of gestation

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Neonate

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Newborn infant

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Dentate

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Notched or Toothlike

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14
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Arcuate

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Arranged like arch

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Striae

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Grove or streak like formation

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16
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Rectus

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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 (infolding)

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19
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Sulcus

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Relatively shallow groove (infolding)

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20
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Gyrus

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Tortuous convolution

Between sulci and/or fissures of cerebrum

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21
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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

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Cluster or group of neuron cell bodies located in CNS

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23
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Ganglia

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Cluster or group of neuron cell bodies within PNS

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Neuron

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Nerve cell

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Perikaryon

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Synonym for cell body (soma) of neuron

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Axon

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Process of neuron that carries impulse away from cell body

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27
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Hillock

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Small prominence or elevation

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Dendrite

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Process of neuron that carries charge/ impulse toward cell body (often many)

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Fiber

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Neuron with dominantly long process (dendrite or axon)

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30
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Nerve

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Whitish appearing PNS structures filled with neuron fibers which innervate the body

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31
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Ramus

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Branch

Major branches off spinal nerve trunks (white, gray, dorsal, ventral, etc.)

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Axolemma

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Outer plasma membrane (plasmalemma) of axon

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Neurilemma

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Covering around neuron fiber created by surrounding cell

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34
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Vertebral canal (Neural Canal)

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Passageway created by continuous nature of vertebral foramina

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35
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Central canal

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Tiny channel found within spinal cord and inferior medulla oblongata

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36
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Aqueduct

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Passageway

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37
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Leptomenix

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Thin membrane (synonym with arachnoid and pia matter)

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38
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Pachymeninx

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Thick membrane (synonym with dura mater)

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39
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Somesthetic

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To sense the body

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40
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Modality

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Specific sensory entity

41
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Proprioception

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Modality of subconscious awareness of body position and muscle movement

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Kinesthesia

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Modality of conscious awareness of body position and muscle movement

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Adrenergic

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Releasing of Adrenalin-like (NorEpi) molecules at target site

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Cholinergic

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Releasing of choline-like (Acetylcholine) molecules at target site

45
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Chiasma

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Crossing- usually relating to crossing of optic fibers

46
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Decussation

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Crossing- more liberally to indicate crossing of fibers and tracts in CNS

47
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Contralateral

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To the opposite side

48
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Ipsilateral

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On the same side

49
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Anterograde

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Going forward- refers to going away from neuron cell body

50
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Retrograde

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Going backward- going back toward cell body

51
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Fugal

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Traveling away from- often a suffix

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Lesion

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Any type of injury, damage, or “hurt”

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Myelopathy

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Lesion of the spinal cord (rarely used for entire CNS)

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Necrosis

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Death of cells or tissue

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Neoplasm

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Tumor

Any abnormal growth

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Malignant

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Spreading life threatening neoplasm

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Metastatic

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Transferring to other tissues

58
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Idiopathic

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Something of unknown cause

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Ischemia

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Suppress blood supply to an area, resulting in abnormal function and may lead to necrosis

60
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Hematoma

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Accumulation of blood outside of blood vessels

61
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Aneurysm

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Abnormal dilation of blood vessel wall and its lumen (forms blood containing sack)

62
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Stroke

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Blood vascular loss in CNS leading to permanent or prolonged brain damage
(Cerebrovascular accident)

63
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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 CSF

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Ataxia

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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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Partial or unusual loss of communicative ability

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Archi

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Prefix meaning beginning or original

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

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Cornu

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Horn-like projection

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Crus

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Leg or leg like

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Cytoarchitecture

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Pattern of cell arrangements

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Falx

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Sickle shaped

78
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Fenestra

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Window like

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Foramen

80
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Glial

81
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Micron

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Metric system unit of length
Means small (1 X 10^-6 meters)
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

Synonym with cortex

84
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Pons

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Bridge

Located between MO and midbrain

85
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BBB

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Blood brain barrier

86
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CSF

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Cerebralspinal Fluid

87
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CVA

A

Cerebrovascular accident

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TIA

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Transient ischemic attack

89
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DRG

A

Dorsal root ganglia

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IVF

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Intervertebral foramen

Opening spinal verve emerges from vertebral canal

91
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EEG

A

Electroencephalogram

Records brain waves

92
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CAT

A

Computerized axial tomography

X-rays

93
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MRI

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Large magnets rearranging H molecules

94
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PET

A

Position Emission tomography

Radioactively labeled compounds for analysis

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MO

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Medulla Oblongata

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MS

A

Multiple Sclerosis

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ALS

A

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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GABA

A

Gamma Aminobutyric Acid

Common inhibitory neurotransmitter in CNS (Amino Acid)

99
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ACH

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Acetylcholine

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