September 15 Reading Flashcards
1
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Neuroanatomy
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Anatomy of the nervous system
2
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Proximal
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Located close to the point of origin
3
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Distal
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Located more distant from the point of origin
4
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Lamina
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A row of cell bodies separated from other cell bodies by a layer of axons and dendrites
5
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Column
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A set of cells, with similar properties, perpendicular to the surface of the cortex
6
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Tract
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A set of axons within the CNS, known as projections
7
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Nerve
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A set of axons in the periphery either from CNS to muscle/gland, or sensory organ to CNS
8
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Nucleus
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A cluster of neuron cell bodies within the CNS
9
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Ganglion
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A cluster of neuron cell bodies usually outside the CNS (In the sympathetic nervous system)
10
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Gyrus
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Bump on the surface of the brain
11
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Sulcus
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A fold/groove that separates one gyrus from another
12
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Fissure
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A long deep sulcus
