Chapter 3 Flashcards
Divides structure into left and right portion
Sagittal
Divides structure into front and back portions
Coronal
Divides structure into upper and lower potions
Transverse
How many pairs of spinal nerves do we have?
31
On the same side
Ipsilateral
On the opposite side
Contralateral
Toward the stomach
Ventral
Toward the back
Dorsal
Face/ventral surface is up
Supine
Face/ventral surface is down
Pronate
Are your vocal cords abducted or adducted when breathing?
Abducted
Based on the gross anatomy of the nervous system
Anatomical approach
Based on the function of the nervous system
Functional approach
Based on the embryonic development of the nervous system (more specifically the brain) and neurodevelopmental terms.
Developmental approach
Week __: germinal phase
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