Unit 07 - Definitions Flashcards
1
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Coordination
A
Maintaining of the connection between the stimulus and the response for homeostasis and survival.
2
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Meninges
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The three membranes (the dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater) that line the skull and vertebral canal and enclose the brain and spinal cord.
3
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Cerebrum
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The largest and most prominent part of the brain which consists of 2 hemispheres, left and right, separated by a deep longitudinal fissure.
4
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Sulcus
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A groove or a fissure between 2 convolutions of the brain.
5
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Gyrus
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A convolution or fold between 2 clefts on the cerebral surface of brain.
