Neuroanatomical Terms Flashcards
Dorsal
Top of the head and the back
[don’t let the door hit you on your way out]
Rostral/anterior
Towards the front of the head
Caudal/posterior
Towards the back of the head
Ventral
Bottom half of the head and the belly
Medial
Towards the middle
Lateral
Towards the side
Ipsilateral
On the same side
Contralateral
On opposite sides
Superior
Above
Inferior
Below
Basal
Towards the bottom
Afferent
Input; carries information into a region we’re interested in
Efferent
Output; carries info away from a region we’re interested in
What does grey matter consist of?
Soma and dendrites of neurons
What does white matter consist of?
Axons and the myelin that insulate them
Horizontal plane
Separates the brain into upper and lower
Sagittal plane
Separates the brain into left and right
Coronal plane
Separates the brain into front and back
