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Quiz 1 Appendix A Flashcards

1
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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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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 & species of man

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Adenohypophsis

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Anterior & intermediate portions of the pituitary gland

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Neurohypophysis

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Posterior pituitary or “pars nervosa”

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Hypophysis Cerebi

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Pituitary gland (entire structure)

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Epiphysis Cerebri

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Pineal gland

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Embryo

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Name given to the developing human prior to the end of the 2nd month of gestation

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Fetus

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Name applied to the developing human after the 2nd month through parturition (birth)

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Neonate

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Newborn infant

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Dentate

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Notched or toothlike

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13
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Arcuate

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Arranged like an arch

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Striae

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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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Fissure

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Deep groove

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Sulcus

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Shallow groove

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Gryus

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Tortuous convolution. Usually found b/t sulci or fissures of the cerebrum

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Folia

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Small page like gryi of the cerebellum

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Nuclei

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Cluster or group of neuron cell bodies located w/in the CNS

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Ganglia

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Cluster or group of neuron cell bodies w/in the PNS

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Perikaryon

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Uses synonymously w/ the cell body 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

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Dendrite

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A process (often several) of a neuron which carries a charge or impulse TOWARD the cell body

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Fiber

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A neuron has a dominantly LONG process can be called a fiber

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Ramus

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Means branch

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Axolemma

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Name often applied to the outer plasma membrane of an axon

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Neurilemma

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Covering around a neuron fiber created by a surrounding cell (may or not be myelinated)

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Vertebral canal (neural canal)

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Passageway created by the continuous nature of the vertebral foramina

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Central canal

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Tiny channel found w/in the spinal cord & the inferior medulla oblongata

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Aqueduct

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Passageway

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33
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Leptomeninx

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THIN membrane. Collective term for the arachnoid mater & pia mater

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Pachymeninx

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THICK membrane, Used synonymously w/ the dura mater

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Somesthetic

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To sense the body

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Modality

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Specific sensory entity, such as taste, smell, pain

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Proprioception

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Subconscious awareness of the body position & muscle movement

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Kinesthesia

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Conscious awareness of the body position & muscle movement

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Adrenergic

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Releasing of adrenalin-like molecules @ a target site ( norepinephrine included)

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Cholinergic

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Releasing of choline- like molecules @ target site ( acetycholine)

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Chiasma

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A crossing- usually relating to the crossing of the OPTIC FIBERS

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Decussation

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A crossing- used more liberally to indicate crossing of fibers & tracts in the CNS

43
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Fungal

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Traveling away from (used often as a suffix)

44
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Myelopathy

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Lesion of the spinal cord

45
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Necrosis

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Death

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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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Means to suppress blood supply to an area (can lead to necrosis)

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Hematoma

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Accumulation of blood outside the blood vessels

49
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Aneurysm

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Abnormal dilation of a blood vessel wall & it Lumen

50
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Stroke

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Blood vascular loss in the CNS leading to permanent or prolonged brain damage

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Angiography

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X-ray of blood vessels injected w/ radiopaque dyes

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Myelography

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X-ray of vertebral canal & spinal cord structures following injection of radiopaque dyes into the CSF

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Ataxia

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General term for irregularity in skeletal muscle coordination

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Paralysis

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Partial or total loss of normal motor function

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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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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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Pre-fix meaning old

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Neo

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Pre-fix 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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Glial

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Glue-like

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Operculum

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Means lid or covering

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Pallium

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To “cloak” used synonymously w/ cortex

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Pons

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Bridge. Located b/t the M.O & the midbrain

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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

75
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EEG

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Electroencephalogram (used to pick up brain waves)

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CAT

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Computerized Axial Tomography device

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MRI

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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PET

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Positron Emission Tomography (Device using radioactively labeled compounds for functional analysis)

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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

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GABA

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Gamma Aminobutyric Acid. Amino acid which is common inhibitory CNS neurotransmitter

83
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ACH

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Acetylcholine

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