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Appendix A Part 1 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 portions of the pituitary gland

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Neurohypophysis

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The posterior pituitary or pars nervousa

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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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Embryo

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The name given the 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

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Neonate

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The newborn infant

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Dentate

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Notched or toothlike

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Arcuate

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Arranged like an arch

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Striae

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A groove or streak-like formation

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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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Fissure

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A relatively deep groove

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Sulcus

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A relatively shallow groove

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Gyrus

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

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Folia

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Small page-like gyri of the cerebellum

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Nuclei

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

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Ganglia

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A cluster or group of neuron cell bodies within the PNS

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Neuron

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A nerve cell

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Perikaryon

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Used synonymously with the cell body of the neuron

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Axon

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

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Hillock

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A small prominence or elevation

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Dendrite

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

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Fiber

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A neuron with a dominately long process

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Nerve

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

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Ramus

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A branch

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Axolemma

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Name often applied to the outer plasma membrane of an axon

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Neurilemma

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A covering around a neuron fiber created by a surrounding cell

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Vertebral Canal

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Passageway created by the continuous nature of vertebral foramina

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Central canal

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

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Aqueduct

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Passageway

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Leptomeninx

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

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Pachymeninx

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Thick membrane. Used synonymously with the dura mater

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Somesthetic

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To sense the body

40
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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

43
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Adrenergic

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The releasing of adreanlin-like molecules at a target site

44
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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 crossing of optic fibers

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Decussation

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

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Contralateral

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To the opposite side

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Ipsilateral

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On the same side

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Anterograde

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Going forward, going away from the neuron cell body

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