Language of Neuroanatomy Part 2 (Latin & Greek Translation for specific terms and stuctures) Flashcards
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Amygdala
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“almond”
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Arachnoid
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from the Greek “arachne” meaning “spider’s web”
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Abor vitae
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“tree of life”
4
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Brachium
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“arm:
e.g. bracial plexus
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“Bulbar”
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referring to the brainstem
e.g. “Corticobulbar”
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Cauda equina
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“horse tail”
7
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Cephalon
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brain
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Cerebellum
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“little brain”
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Cingulum
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“belt” or “griddle”
e.g. cingulate gyrus
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Clivus
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“slide” or “slope”
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Colliculi
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“little hills”
12
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Corpus Callosum
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“tough body”
13
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Cuneus
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“wedge”
e.g. cuneate nucleus
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Dura
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“hard”
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Falx
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“sickle”
e.g. Falx cerebri
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Fasciculus
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“little bundle”
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Fimbria
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“fringe”
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Folia
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“leaf”
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Foramen
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“hole”
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Fornix
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“arch”
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Funiculus
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“string”
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Geniculate
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Latin for “little knee”
‘Genu’ is knee or bend
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Glossus
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Greek for tongue
e.g. hypoglossal, glossopharyneal
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Hippocampus
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Lating for “seahorse”
25
Infundibulum
"funnel"
26
Limbus
"ring"
e.g. limbic love
27
Locus Ceruleus
"blue spot"
referring to the blue-black color of the norepinephrine containing neurons in unstained sections
28
Homunculus
"little human"
29
Meninges
From the Greek "Meninx" or "membrane"
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Nodulus
Latin for "button" or "knot"
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Operculum
Latin for "covering" or "lid"
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Pellucidum
From the Latin for "transparent"
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Pharynx
Greek for "throat"
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Pineal
"Pine cone"
35
Pons
"bridge"
36
Raphe
from the Greek "seam"
37
Septum
from the Latin, "wall" or "fence"
38
Somatosensory
"body sense"
39
Stria
"stripe"
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Substantia Nigra
"black substance"
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Tectum
"roof"
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Tegmentum
"covering"
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Temporal
"time"
44
Tomos
Greek for "slice"
e.g. microtome; tomography
45
Trochlea
Pulley (SO4)
superior oblique tendon is anchored in a trochlea
46
Vagus
Greek for "wandering"
| The term "vagrant" comes from this as well.
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Vermis
from the Latin "worm"
