lecture 2 Flashcards
(17 cards)
1
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Anterior/Rostral
A
front
2
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Posterior/Caudal
A
back
3
Q
Dorsal
A
top
4
Q
Ventral
A
bottom
5
Q
Lateral
A
toward side
6
Q
Medial
A
toward middle
7
Q
Ipsilateral
A
same side
8
Q
Contralateral
A
opposite side
9
Q
Transverse section
A
right angle to the neuraxis.
10
Q
Sagittal Section
A
parallel to neuraxis and perpendicular to the ground
11
Q
Horizontal Section
A
parallel to the ground
12
Q
Central nervous system
A
brain and spinal cord
13
Q
peripheral nervous system
A
Cranial nerves & spinal nerves
14
Q
Dura Mater
A
tough, flexible outermost meninx
15
Q
Arachnoid
A
middle layer of the meninges
16
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Pia Mater
A
last layer of the meninges, which adheres to the surface of the brain
17
Q
Ventricles
A
a set of hollow chambers within the brain filled with CSF. These include:
- Lateral Ventricles
- Third Ventricles
- Cerebral Aqueduct
- Fourth Ventricle
