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Quiz 1 - Appendix A Flashcards

1
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Phylum in which man is classified

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Chordata

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2
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Subphylum in which man is classified

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Vertebrata

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3
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Class in which man is classified

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Mammalia

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4
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Order in which man is classified

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Primate

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5
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Proper way to write the GENUS and SPECIES of man

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Homo Sapiens

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6
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The anterior and intermediate portions of the pituitary gland

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Adenhypophysis

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7
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The posterior pituitary

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Neurohypophysis

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8
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Another term for the posterior pituitary

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“Pars Nervosa”

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9
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Pituitary gland

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Hypophysis Cerebri

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10
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Pineal Gland

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Epiphysis Cerebri

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11
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Developing human up to the second month of gestation

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Embryo

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12
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Developing human from start of second month of gestation to birth

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Fetus

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13
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Another term for birth

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Parturition

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14
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Newborn infant

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Neonate

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15
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Notched or toothlike

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Dentate

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16
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Arranged like an arch

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Arcuate

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17
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A groove or streak-like formation

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Striae

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18
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Means straight

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Rectus

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19
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Net-like

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Reticular

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20
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A relatively deep groove

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Fissure

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21
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A relatively shallow groove

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Sulcus

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22
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______: Tortuous convolution. Usually found between sulci and/or fissures of the ________.

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Gyrus

(sulci and fissures of the) Cerebrum

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23
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Small page-like gyri of the cerebrum

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Folia

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24
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A cluster or group of neuron cell bodies located within the CNS

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Nuclei

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25
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A cluster or group of neuron cell bodies located within the PNS

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Ganglia

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26
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A nerve cell

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Neuron

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27
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Used synonymously with the cell body of the neuron

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Perikaryon

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28
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A process of a neuron which carries the impulse away from the perikaryon (cell body)

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Axon

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29
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A small prominence or elevation

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Hillock

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30
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A process (often several) of a neuron which carries a charge or impulse toward the perikaryon (cell body)

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Dendrite

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31
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If a neuron has a dominantly long process (dendrite or axon), that process can be called a _______.

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Fiber

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32
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The whitish appearing PS structures filled with neuron fibers which innervate the body parts.

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Nerve

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33
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Literally means a branch.

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Ramus

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34
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In neurology, we call the major branches off the spinal nerve trunks the ______ ______, _____ _____, ______ _____, ______ _____, etc.

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white ramus
gray ramus
dorsal ramus
ventral ramus

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35
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Name often applied to the outer plasma membrane (plasmalemma) of an axon.

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Axolemma

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36
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A covering around a neuron fiber created by a surrounding cell

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Neurilemma

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37
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Passageway created by the continuous nature of vertebral foramina

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Vertebral Canal (neural canal)

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38
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A tiny channel found within the spinal cord and inferior medulla oblongata

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Central Canal

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39
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Passageway

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Aqueduct

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40
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Thin membrane. Collective term for the arachnoid mater and pia mater

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Leptomeninx

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41
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Thick membrane. Used synonymously with the dura mater

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Pachymeninx

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42
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To sense the body

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Somesthetic

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43
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A specific sensory entity, such as gustatory (taste), olfaction (smell), pain, etc.

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Modality

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44
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The modality of conscious awareness of body position and muscle movement

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Kinesthesia

45
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The modality of subconscious awareness of body position and muscle movement

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Proprioception

46
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The releasing of adrenalin-like molecules at a target site

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Adrenergic

47
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The releasing of choline-like molecules at a target site

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Cholinergic

48
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A crossing - usually relating to the crossing of optic fibers

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Chiasma

49
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A crossing - used more liberally to indicate crossing of fibers and tracts in the CNS

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Decussation

50
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To the opposite side

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Contralateral

51
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On the same side

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Ipsilateral

52
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Going forward. In neurology often refers to going away from the neuron cell body

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Anterograde

53
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Going backward. In neurology often refers to going back toward the cell body.

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Retrograde

54
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Traveling away from. Used often as a suffix.

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Fugal

55
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Away from the pallidal nuclei

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Pallidalfugal

56
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Any type of injury, damage or “hurt.”

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Lesion

57
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Lesion of the spinal cord (rarely used for entire CNS)

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Myelopathy

58
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Deadness. Death of cells or tissue.

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Necrosis

59
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Any new abnormal growth.

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Neoplasm (tumor)

60
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Spreading life threatening neoplasm.

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Malignant

61
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Transferring to other tissue

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Metastatic

62
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Generally used to mean something of unknown cause

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Idiopathic

63
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Means to suppress good supply to an area. this results in abnormal function and may lead to necrosis

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Ischemia

64
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An accumulation of blood outside of the blood vessels

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Hematoma

65
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An abnormal dilation of blood vessel wall and its lumen

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Aneurysm

66
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Blood vascular loss in the CNS leading to permanent or prolonged brain damage

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Stroke

67
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X-ray of blood vessels injected with redioplaque dyes

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Angiography

68
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X-ray of vertebral canal and spinal cord structures following injection of radiopaque dyes into the CSF

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Myelography

69
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General term for irregularity in skeletal muscle coordination

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Ataxia

70
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Total or partial loss of normal motor function

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Paralysis

71
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Inability to communicate by speech, writing or signs.

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Aphasia

72
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A partial or unusual loss of communicative ability

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Dysphasia

73
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Prefix meaning beginning or original

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Archi

74
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Prefix meaning old - similar to but not used interchangeable with “Archi” in the CNS

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Paleo

75
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Prefix meaning new - usually in contrast to arch or paleo

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Neo

76
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Horses’ Tail

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Cauda Equina

77
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Headache

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Cephalgia

78
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Horn-like projection

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Cornu

79
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Leg or leg-like

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Crus

80
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The pattern of cell arrangement

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Cytoarchitecture

81
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sickle-shaped

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Falx

82
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Window-like

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Fenestra

83
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Opening

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Foramen

84
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Glue-like (sever types of CNS cells)

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Glial

85
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A metric system unit of length. The word means small and is measured at 1 x 10(-6power) meters

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Micron

86
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Lid or covering

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Operculum

87
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To “cloak.” Used synonymously with “cortex”

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Pallium

88
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Bridge. Located between the M.O. and the midbrain

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Pons

89
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BBB

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Blood Brain Barrier

90
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CSF

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Cerebrospinal Fluid

91
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CVA

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Cerebrovascular Accident

92
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TIA

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Transient Ischemic Attack

93
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TIA often precedes the _ _ _

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CVA

94
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DRG

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Dorsal Root Ganglia

95
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IVF

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Intervertebral Foramen

96
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EEG

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Electroencephalogram

97
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CAT

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Computerized Axial Tomography

98
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MRI

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging

99
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PET

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Positron Emission Tomography

100
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CAT employs ____ and is widely used

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X-rays

101
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MRI utilizes large magnets which rearrange ________ molecules

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hydrogen

102
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PET is a device using ________ labeled compounds for functional analysis

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radioactively

103
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M.O.

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Medulla Oblongata

104
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M.S.

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Multiple Sclerosis

105
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ALS

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

106
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ALS is also known as ____ _______ ______

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Lou Gehrig’s Disease

107
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GABA

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Gamma Aminobutyric Acid

108
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ACH

A

Acetylcholine

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