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Brain Anatomy Flashcards

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Hereditary brain disease characterized by the degradation of the Striatum

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Huntington’s disease

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Top of the brain

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Dorsal

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Bottom of the brain

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Ventral

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Right side of the brain

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Posterior

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Left side of the brain

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Anterior

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Type of brain sectioning that is parallel to face

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Coronal

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Type of brain sectioning that is parallel to ear

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Sagittal

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Type of brain sectioning that is perpendicular to face

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Horizontal

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Outside view of brain

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Lateral view

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Inside view of brain

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Medial view

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Nervous system that includes the brain and the spinal chord

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Central nervous system

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Nervous system that includes the nerves

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Peripheral nervous system

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A bunch of neurons

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Nucleus

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A nucleus and a bunch of axons

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Nerve

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Involuntary system of the peripheral nervous system that communicates with organs and glands

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Autonomic nervous system

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Voluntary system of the peripheral nervous system that communicates with sense organs and voluntary muscles

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Somatic nervous system

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Type of neuron that carries sensory information to the central nervous system

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Afferent neuron

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Type of neuron that carries motor information from the central nervous system to the peripheral nervous system

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Efferent neuron

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Root in spinal chord that takes sensory info “in”

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Dorsal

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Root in spinal chord where motor info comes “out”

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Ventral

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Membranes that enclose the brain and the spinal chord

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Meninges

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Outermost layer of meninge

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Dura motor

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Middle layer of meninge

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Arachnoid

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Bottom layer of meninge

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Pia mater

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Region of the brain made up of the medula, pons, and the midbrain

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The brain stem

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Nerves that control head, face, and neck movement

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Cranial nerves

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