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Quiz #1 - Appendix A Flashcards

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Chordata

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Phylum in which man is classified

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Vertebrata

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Subphylum in which man is classified

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Mammalia

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Class in which man is classified

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Primate

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Order in which man is classified

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Homo sapiens

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proper way to write the genus and species of man

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Adenohypophysis

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the anterior and intermediate portions of the pituitary gland

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Neurohypophysis

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The posterior pituitary or “pars nervosa”

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Hypophysis Cerebri

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Pituitary Gland (entire structure)

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Epiphysis Cerebri

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Pineal Gland (Body)

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Embryo

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the name given the developing human prior to the end of the second month of gestation (conception to second month)

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Fetus

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Name applies to the developing human after the second month through parturition (birth)

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Neonate

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The newborn infant (at this point we prefer calling them Fred, Sally, Etc.)

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Dentate

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Notched or toothlike

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Arcruate

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Arranged like an arch

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Striae

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A groove or streak like formation

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Rectus

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Means Straight

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Reticular

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Net Like

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18
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Fissure

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A relatively deep groove (Infolding)

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Sulcus

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A relatively shallow groove (infolding)

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Gyrus

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Tortuous concolution. Usually found between silci or/and fissures of the cerebrum

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Folia

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small page like gyri of the cerebellum

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Nuclei

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a cluster of group of neuron cell bodies located within the CNS

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Ganglia

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a cluster or group of neuron cell bodies within the PNS

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Neuron

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A nerve cell

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Perikaryon

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used synonymously with the Cell body (soma) of the neuron

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Axon

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a process of a neuron which carries the impulse AWAY from the cell body (perikaryon)

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Dendrite

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A process of a neuron which carries a charge or impulse TOWARD the cell body

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Fiber

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if a neuron has a dominately LONG process (dendrite or axon) that process can be called a “Fiber”

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Nerve

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These are whitish appearing PNS structures filled with neuron fibres which innervate the body’s parts

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Ramus

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means a BRANCH.

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31
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Axolemma

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name applied to the outer plasma membrane of an axon

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Neurilemma

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a covering around a neuron fibre created by a surrounding cell

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Vertebral Canal (Neural Canal)

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passageway created by the continuous nature of vertebral foramina

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Central Canal

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a tiny channel found within the spinal cord and inferior medulla oblongata

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Aqueduct

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passageway

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36
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Leptomeninx

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Thin Membrane (arachnoid and pia mater)

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Pachymeninx

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Thick Membrane (dura mater)

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38
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Somesthetic

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to sense the body

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Modality

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a specific sensory entity, such as gustatory (taste), olfaction (smell), pain, etc.

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Proprioception

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the subconscious awareness of the body position and muscle movement

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Kinesthesia

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Concious awareness of body position and muscle movement

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Adrenergic

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the releasing and adrenalin-like (norepinephrine included) molecules at target site

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Cholinergic

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the releasing of choline-like (acetylcholine) molecules at target site

44
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Chiasma

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a crossing (usually relating to the crossing of optic fibres)

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Decussation

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A crossing (used more liberally to indicate crossing of fibres and tracts in the CNS)

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Contralateral

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To the opposite side

47
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Ipsilateral

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on the same side

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Anterograde

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going forward (going away from neuron cell body)

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Retrograde

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Going backward (going back toward the cell body)

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Fugal

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Travelling away from (used as suffix)

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Lesion

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any type of injury, damage or “hurt” can be called a lesion

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Myelopathy

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lesion of the spinal cord

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Necrosis

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deadness, death of cells or tissue

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Neoplasm (tumor)

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any new abnormal growth

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Malignant

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A spreading life threatening neoplasm

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Metastatic

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transferring to other tissue

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Idiopathic

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Generally used to mean something of unknown cause

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Ischemia

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mean to suppress blood supply to an area - results in abnormal function and may lead to necrosis

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Hematoma

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an accumulation of blood outside of the blood vessels (subdural hematoma)

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Aneurysm

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an abnormal dilation of a blood vessel wall and its lumen (forms a blood containing sac)

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Stroke

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blood vascular loss in the CNS leading to permanent or prolonged brain damage (cerebrovascular accident)

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Angiography

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X-ray of blood vessels injected with rediopaque dyes

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Myelography

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X-Ray of vertebral canal and spinal cord structures following injections of radiopaque dyes into CSF

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Ataxia

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general term used for irregularity in skeletal muscle coordination

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Paralysis

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Total or partial loss of normal motor functions

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Aphasia

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Inability to communicate by speech, writing or signs

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Dysphasia

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A partial or unusual loss of communicative ability

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Archi

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Prefix Meaning Beginning or Original

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Paleo

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Prefix meaning “OLD”

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NEO

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Prefix meaning “NEW”

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Cauda Equina

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Horses Tail

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Cephalgia

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Headache

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Cornu

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Horn-like projection

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Crus

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leg or leg-like

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Cytoarchitecture

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The PATTERN of cell arrangements

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Falx

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Sickle-shaped

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Fenestra

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Window like

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Foramen

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Opening

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Glia

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“glue-like”

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Micron

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a metric system unit of length - means “SMALL”

1x10^-6

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Operculum

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Means lid or covering

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Pallium

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to “cloak”

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Pons

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Bridge

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BBB

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Blood Brain Barrier

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CSF

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Cerebral Spinal Fluid

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident

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TIA

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Transient Ischemic Attack

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DRG

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Dorsal root ganglia

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IVF

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intervertebral foramen

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EEG

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electroencephelogram

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CAT

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computerized axial tomography device

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MRI

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Megnetic resonance imaging

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PET

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positron emission tomography

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M.O

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Medulla Oblongata

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M.S

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Multiple Sclerosis

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ALS

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrigh’s Disease)

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GABA

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Gamma Aminobutyric Acid (inhibityory CNS transmitter)

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ACH

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Acetylcholine (first neurotransmitter identified)

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