Appendix A Part 1

Question 1

Chordata

Answer 1

Phylum in which man is classified

Question 2

Vertebrata

Answer 2

Subphylum in which man is classified

Question 3

Mammalia

Answer 3

Class in which man is classified

Question 4

Primate

Answer 4

Order in which man is classified

Question 5

Homo sapiens

Answer 5

Proper way to write the genus and species of man

Question 6

Adenohypophysis

Answer 6

The anterior and intermediate portions of the pituitary gland

Question 7

Neurohypophysis

Answer 7

The posterior pituitary or pars nervousa

Question 8

Hypophysis Cerebri

Answer 8

Pituitary gland (entire structure

Question 9

Epiphysis Cerebri

Answer 9

Pineal gland (body)

Question 10

Embryo

Answer 10

The name given the developing human prior to the end of the second month of gestation

Question 11

Fetus

Answer 11

Name applied to the developing human after the second month through parturition

Question 12

Neonate

Answer 12

The newborn infant

Question 13

Dentate

Answer 13

Notched or toothlike

Question 14

Arcuate

Answer 14

Arranged like an arch

Question 15

Striae

Answer 15

A groove or streak-like formation

Question 16

Rectus

Answer 16

Means straight

Question 17

Reticular

Answer 17

Net-like

Question 18

Fissure

Answer 18

A relatively deep groove

Question 19

Sulcus

Answer 19

A relatively shallow groove

Question 20

Gyrus

Answer 20

Tortuous convolution. Usually found between sulci and/or fissures of the cerebrum

Question 21

Folia

Answer 21

Small page-like gyri of the cerebellum

Question 22

Nuclei

Answer 22

A cluster or group of neuron cell bodies located within the CNS

Question 23

Ganglia

Answer 23

A cluster or group of neuron cell bodies within the PNS

Question 24

Neuron

Answer 24

A nerve cell

Question 25

Perikaryon

Answer 25

Used synonymously with the cell body of the neuron

Question 26

Axon

Answer 26

A process of a neuron which carries the impulse away from the cell body

Question 27

Hillock

Answer 27

A small prominence or elevation

Question 28

Dendrite

Answer 28

A process of a neuron which carries a charge or impulse toward the cell body

Question 29

Fiber

Answer 29

A neuron with a dominately long process

Question 30

Nerve

Answer 30

whitish appearing PNS structures filled with neuron fibers which innervate the body’s parts

Question 31

Ramus

Answer 31

A branch

Question 32

Axolemma

Answer 32

Name often applied to the outer plasma membrane of an axon

Question 33

Neurilemma

Answer 33

A covering around a neuron fiber created by a surrounding cell

Question 34

Vertebral Canal

Answer 34

Passageway created by the continuous nature of vertebral foramina

Question 35

Central canal

Answer 35

A tiny channel found within the spinal cord and inferior medulla oblongata

Question 36

Aqueduct

Answer 36

Passageway

Question 37

Leptomeninx

Answer 37

Thin membrane. Collective term for the arachnoid mater and pia mater

Question 38

Pachymeninx

Answer 38

Thick membrane. Used synonymously with the dura mater

Question 39

Somesthetic

Answer 39

To sense the body

Question 40

Modality

Answer 40

A specific sensory entity

Question 41

Proprioception

Answer 41

The modality of subconscious awareness of body position and muscle movement

Question 42

Kinesthesia

Answer 42

The modality of conscious awareness of body position and muscle movement

Question 43

Adrenergic

Answer 43

The releasing of adreanlin-like molecules at a target site

Question 44

Cholinergic

Answer 44

The releasing of choline-like molecules at a target site

Question 45

Chiasma

Answer 45

A crossing usually relating to the crossing of optic fibers

Question 46

Decussation

Answer 46

A crossing, used more to indicate crossing of fibers and tracts in the CNS

Question 47

Contralateral

Answer 47

To the opposite side

Question 48

Ipsilateral

Answer 48

On the same side

Question 49

Anterograde

Answer 49

Going forward, going away from the neuron cell body