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Chap 3: Anatomy Of The Nervous System Flashcards

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The peripheral nervous system (PNS)

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The division that is located outside the skull and spine

Composed of the somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system

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Central nervous system (CNS)

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The division of the nervous system that is located within the skull and spine
Composed of the brain and the spinal cord
The brain is part of the CNS located in the skull
The spinal cord is the part that is located in the spine

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The somatic nervous system (SNS)

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The part of the PNS that interacts with the external environment. It is composed of the afferent nerves that carry sensory signals from the skin, skeletal muscles, joint ps, eyes, ears, and so on to the CNS

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Autonomic nervous system (ANS)

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The part of the PNS that regulated the body’s Internal environment

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Afferent vs. Efferent

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Afferent is going towards something in this case going toward the CNS they begin with (a) (advance, approach, arrive)
Efferent is going away from something which begins with (e) (exit, embark, escape)

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Sympathetic nerves

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Those autonomic motor nerves that project from the CNS in the lumbar (small of the back) and thoracic (chest area) regions of the spinal cord

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Parasympathetic nerves

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Those autonomic motor nerves that project from the brain and sacral (lower back) region of the spinal cord

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The Three Meninges

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It encases the brain and spinal cord which are the most protected organs in the body
The outer meninx is the tough membrane called the dura mater (tough mother)

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Arachnoid membrane

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Is immediately inside the dura mater (spider weblike membrane)

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Subarachnoid space

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Beneath the arachnoid membrane, which contains many large blood vessels and cerebrospinal fluid

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Pia mater

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Innermost meninx, which adheres to the surface of the CNS

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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

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Protects the CNS,which fills the subarachnoid space, the central of the spinal cord & the cerebral ventricles of the brain

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Central canal

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A small central channel that runs the length of the spinal cord

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Cerebral ventricles

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Are the four large internal chambers of the brain: the two lateral ventricles, the third ventricle, and the fourth ventricle

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Choroid plexuses

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Networks of capillaries (small blood vessels) that protrude into the ventricles from the pia mater. It continuously produces cerebrospinal fluid

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Cerebral aqueduct

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Connects the third and fourth ventricles

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Hydrocephalus

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Produced by the buildup of fluid in the ventricles causing the walls of the ventricles and the brain to expand
It’s treated by draining the excess fluid from the ventricles and trying to remove the obstruction

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Blood brain barrier

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It’s a mechanism that impedes the passage of many toxic substances from the blood into the brain

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Neurons

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Cells that are specialized for the reception, conduction, and transmission of electrochemical signals

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Cell membrane

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The semipermeable membrane that encloses the neuron

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Dendrites

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The short processes emanating from the cell body, which receive most of the synaptic contacts from other neurons

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Axon hillock

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The cone shaped religion at the junction between the axion and the cell body

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Axon

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The long narrow process that projects from the cell body

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Cell body

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The metabolic center of the neuron, also called the soma

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Myelin

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The fatty insulation around many axons

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Nodes of ranvier

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The gaps between sections of myelin

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Buttons

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The buttonlike endings of the axon branches, which release chemicals into synapses

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Synapses

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The gaps between adjacent neurons across which chemical signals are transmitted

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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A system of folded membranes in the cell body; rough portions (those with ribosomes) play a role in the synthesis of proteins; smooth portions (those without ribosomes) play a role in the synthesis of fats

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Nucleus

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The spherical DNA containing structure of the cell body

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Mitochondria

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Sites of aerobic (oxygen consuming) energy release

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Cytoplasm

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The clear internal fluid of the cell

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Ribosomes

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Internal cellular structures on which proteins are synthesized; they are located on the endoplasmic reticulum

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Golgi complex

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A connected system of membranes that packages molecules in vesicles

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Microtubles

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Tubules responsible for the rapid transport of material throughout neurons

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Synaptic vesicles

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Spherical membrane packages that store neurotransmitter molecules ready for release near synapses

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Neurotransmitters

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Molecules that are released from active neurons and influence the activity of other cells

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Neuron cell membrane

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The neuron cell membrane is composed of a lipid bilayer, or two layers of fat molecules

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Classes of neurons

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A way of classifying neurons that is based on the number of processes (projections) emanating from their cell bodies

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Multipolar neuron

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A neuron with more than two processes extending from its cell body

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Unipolar neuron

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A neuron with one process extending from its cell body

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Bipolar neuron

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A neuron with two processes extending from its cell body

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Interneurons

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Neurons with a short axon or no axon at all, their function is to integrate the neural activity within a single brain structure, not to conduct signals from one structure to another

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Nuclei (singular nucleus)

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It’s in the central nervous system clusters of cell bodies

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Ganglia (singular ganglia)

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In the peripheral nervous system

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Oligodendrocytes

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Are glial cells with extensions that wrap around the axons of some neurons of the central nervous system

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Myelin

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A fatty insulating substance, and the Myelin sheaths that they form increase the speed and efficiency of axonal conduction

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Microglia

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Make up a third class of glia cells, their smaller than other glia
They respond to injury or disease by multiplying, engulfing cellular debris, and triggering inflammatory responses
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Astocytes

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Constitute a fourth class of glial cells, they are the largest glial cells and they are so named because they are star shaped

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Nissl stain

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The first neural staining procedure to overcome these shortcomings

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Electron microscopy

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A neuroanatomical technique that provides information about the details of neuronal structure

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Anterograde tracing methods

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Are used when an investigator wants to trace the paths of axons projecting away from cell bodies located in a particular area

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Retrograde tracing methods

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Work in reverse, they are used when an investigator wants to trace the paths of axons projecting into a particular area

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Anterior

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Means toward the nose end (the anterior end)

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Posterior

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Means toward the tail end (the posterior end)

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Dorsal

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Means toward the surface of the back or the top of the head (the dorsal surface)

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Ventral

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Means toward the surface of the chest or the bottom of the head (ventral surface)

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Medial

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Means toward the midline of the body

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Lateral

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Means away from the midline toward the body’s lateral surfaces

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Cross section

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A section cut at a right angle to any long, narrow structure, such as the spinal cord or a nerve

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Gray matter

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Is composed largely of cell bodies and unmyelinated interneurons

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White matter

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Composed largely of myelinated axons

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Dorsal horns

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The two dorsal arms of the spinal gray matter

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Ventral horns

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The two ventral arms

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Spinal nerves

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Are attached to the spinal cord, one on the left and one on the right-at 31 different levels of the spine

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Dorsal root ganglia

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Formed from all dorsal root axons, whether somatic or autonomic, are sensory (afferent) unipolar neurons with their cell bodies grouped together just outside the cord

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Brain stem

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The stem on which the cerebral hemispheres sit, it’s the other four divisions of the brain

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Myelencephalon (or medulla)

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The most posterior division of the brain, is composed largely of tracts carrying signals between the rest of the brain and the body

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Reticular formation

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It is a complex network of about 100 tiny nuclei that occupies the central core of the brain stem from the posterior boundary of the myelencephalon to the anterior boundary of the midbrain

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Mesencephalon

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Houses many ascending and descending tracts and part of the reticular formation

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Pons

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A bulge on the brain stems ventral surface

It’s the one major division of he metencephalon the other is the cerebellum (little brain)

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Cerebellum

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Is the large convoluted structure on the brain stems dorsal surface

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Mesencephalon

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Has two divisions which are the tectum and tegmentum

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Tectum (roof)

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Is the dorsal surface of the midbrain

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Tegmentum

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Is the division of the mesencephalon ventral to the tectum

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Periaqueductal gray

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Is the gray matter situated around the cerebral aqueduct, the duct connecting the third and fourth ventricles, it is of special interest because of its role in mediating the analgesic (pain reducing) effects of opiate drugs

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Thalamus

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Is the large, two lobes structure constitutes the top of the brain stem

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Massa intermedia

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Which runs through the ventricle

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Sensory relay nuclei

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Nuclei that receive signals from sensory receptors, process them, and then transmit them o the appropriate areas of sensory cortex

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Hypothalamus

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Below the anterior thalamus, plays a role in the regulation of several motivated behaviors (eating, sleep, & sexual behavior)

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Pituitary gland

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Which dangles from it on the ventral surface of the brain

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Optic chasm

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Is the point at which the optic nerves from each eye come together

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Mammillary bodies

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Which are often considered to be part of the hypothalamus, are a pair of spherical nuclei located on the inferior surface of the hypothalamus just behind the pituitary

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Telencephalon

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The largest division of the human brain, mediates the brains most complex functions
It initiates voluntary movements

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Cerebral cortex

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Mainly composed of small, unmyelinated neurons, it is gray and is often referred to as the gray matter

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Central & lateral fissures

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Partially divide each hemisphere into four lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal, & occipital lobe

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Pyramidal cells

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Are large multipolar neurons with pyramid shaped cell bodies, a large dendrite called an apical dendrite that extends from the apex of the pyramid straight toward the cortex surface and a very long axon

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Stellate cells

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Are small star shaped interneurons (neurons with a short axon or no axon)

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Columnar organization

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Neurons in a given vertical column of neocortex often form a mini circuit that performs a single function

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Hippocampus

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Is one important area of cortex that is not neocortex it has only three major layers

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Septum

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Is a midline nucleus that is located at the anterior tip of the cingulate cortex

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