Mind Mapping

Question 0

cortex

Answer 0

cor•tex (kôr′tĕks′)
n. pl. cor•ti•ces (-tĭ-sēz′) or cor•tex•es
1. Anatomy
a. The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, as of the kidney or adrenal gland.
b. The outer layer of gray matter that covers the surface of the cerebral hemisphere.
2. Botany The region of tissue in a root or stem lying between the epidermis and the vascular tissue.
3. An external layer, such as bark or rind.
Latin, bark; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.

Question 1

cortical

Answer 1

cor•ti•cal (kôr′tĭ‑kəl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, derived from, or consisting of cortex.
2. Of, relating to, associated with, or depending on the cerebral cortex.
cor′ti•cal•ly adv.

Question 2

cerebral cortex

Answer 2

cerebral cortex
n.
The extensive outer layer of gray matter of the cerebral hemispheres, largely responsible for higher brain functions, including sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.

Question 3

vascular

Answer 3

vas•cu•lar (văs′kyə‑lər)
adj.
Of, characterized by, or containing vessels that carry or circulate fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant.
From Latin vāsculum, diminutive of vās, vessel.
vas′cu•lar′i•ty (-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.

Question 4

Majorca

Answer 4

Ma•jor•ca (mə‑jôr′kə, ‑yôr′‑) also Mal•lor•ca (mä‑yôr′kä, ‑lyôr′‑)
An island of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea off the east-central coast of the mainland. The largest of the Balearic Islands, it was the center of an independent kingdom from 1276 until 1343. Tourism is its major industry.
Ma•jor′can adj. & n.