Appendix A Part 3 Flashcards
Cauda Equina
Horses’ Tail
Cephalgia
Headache
Cornu
Horn-like projection
Crus
Leg or leg-like
Cytoarchitecture
The pattern of cell arrangements
Falx
Sickle-shaped
Fenestra
Window-like
Foramen
Opening
Glial
Glue-like
Micron
A metric system unit of length and word means small
Operculum
Lid or covering
Pallium
To cloak, synonymous with cortex
Pons
Bridge, located between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain
BBB
Blood Brain Barrier
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
CVA
Cerebrovascular Accident
TIA
Transient Ischemic Attack
DRG
Dorsal Root Ganglia
IVF
Intervertebral Foramen
EEG
Electroencephalogram
CAT
Computerized Axial Tomography
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
PET
Positron Emission Tomography
M.O.
Medulla Oblongata
M.S.
Multiple Sclerosis
ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
GABA
Gamma Aminobutyric Acid
ACH
Acetylcholine