Quiz 1 - Appendix A Flashcards
(108 cards)
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Phylum in which man is classified
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Chordata
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Subphylum in which man is classified
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Vertebrata
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Class in which man is classified
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Mammalia
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Order in which man is classified
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Primate
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Proper way to write the GENUS and SPECIES of man
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Homo Sapiens
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The anterior and intermediate portions of the pituitary gland
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Adenhypophysis
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The posterior pituitary
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Neurohypophysis
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Another term for the posterior pituitary
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“Pars Nervosa”
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Pituitary gland
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Hypophysis Cerebri
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Pineal Gland
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Epiphysis Cerebri
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Developing human up to the second month of gestation
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Embryo
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Developing human from start of second month of gestation to birth
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Fetus
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Another term for birth
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Parturition
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Newborn infant
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Neonate
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Notched or toothlike
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Dentate
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Arranged like an arch
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Arcuate
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A groove or streak-like formation
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Striae
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Means straight
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Rectus
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Net-like
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Reticular
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A relatively deep groove
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Fissure
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A relatively shallow groove
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Sulcus
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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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Small page-like gyri of the cerebrum
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Folia
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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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A cluster or group of neuron cell bodies located within the PNS
Ganglia
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A nerve cell
Neuron
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Used synonymously with the cell body of the neuron
Perikaryon
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A process of a neuron which carries the impulse away from the perikaryon (cell body)
Axon
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A small prominence or elevation
Hillock
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A process (often several) of a neuron which carries a charge or impulse toward the perikaryon (cell body)
Dendrite
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If a neuron has a dominantly long process (dendrite or axon), that process can be called a _______.
Fiber
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The whitish appearing PS structures filled with neuron fibers which innervate the body parts.
Nerve
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Literally means a branch.
Ramus
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In neurology, we call the major branches off the spinal nerve trunks the ______ ______, _____ _____, ______ _____, ______ _____, etc.
white ramus
gray ramus
dorsal ramus
ventral ramus
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Name often applied to the outer plasma membrane (plasmalemma) of an axon.
Axolemma
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A covering around a neuron fiber created by a surrounding cell
Neurilemma
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Passageway created by the continuous nature of vertebral foramina
Vertebral Canal (neural canal)
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A tiny channel found within the spinal cord and inferior medulla oblongata
Central Canal
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Passageway
Aqueduct
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Thin membrane. Collective term for the arachnoid mater and pia mater
Leptomeninx
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Thick membrane. Used synonymously with the dura mater
Pachymeninx
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To sense the body
Somesthetic
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A specific sensory entity, such as gustatory (taste), olfaction (smell), pain, etc.
Modality
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The modality of conscious awareness of body position and muscle movement
Kinesthesia
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The modality of subconscious awareness of body position and muscle movement
Proprioception
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The releasing of adrenalin-like molecules at a target site
Adrenergic
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The releasing of choline-like molecules at a target site
Cholinergic
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A crossing - usually relating to the crossing of optic fibers
Chiasma
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A crossing - used more liberally to indicate crossing of fibers and tracts in the CNS
Decussation
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To the opposite side
Contralateral
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On the same side
Ipsilateral
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Going forward. In neurology often refers to going away from the neuron cell body
Anterograde
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Going backward. In neurology often refers to going back toward the cell body.
Retrograde
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Traveling away from. Used often as a suffix.
Fugal
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Away from the pallidal nuclei
Pallidalfugal
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Any type of injury, damage or "hurt."
Lesion
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Lesion of the spinal cord (rarely used for entire CNS)
Myelopathy
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Deadness. Death of cells or tissue.
Necrosis
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Any new abnormal growth.
Neoplasm (tumor)
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Spreading life threatening neoplasm.
Malignant
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Transferring to other tissue
Metastatic
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Generally used to mean something of unknown cause
Idiopathic
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Means to suppress good supply to an area. this results in abnormal function and may lead to necrosis
Ischemia
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An accumulation of blood outside of the blood vessels
Hematoma
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An abnormal dilation of blood vessel wall and its lumen
Aneurysm
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Blood vascular loss in the CNS leading to permanent or prolonged brain damage
Stroke
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X-ray of blood vessels injected with redioplaque dyes
Angiography
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X-ray of vertebral canal and spinal cord structures following injection of radiopaque dyes into the CSF
Myelography
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General term for irregularity in skeletal muscle coordination
Ataxia
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Total or partial loss of normal motor function
Paralysis
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Inability to communicate by speech, writing or signs.
Aphasia
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A partial or unusual loss of communicative ability
Dysphasia
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Prefix meaning beginning or original
Archi
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Prefix meaning old - similar to but not used interchangeable with "Archi" in the CNS
Paleo
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Prefix meaning new - usually in contrast to arch or paleo
Neo
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Horses' Tail
Cauda Equina
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Headache
Cephalgia
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Horn-like projection
Cornu
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Leg or leg-like
Crus
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The pattern of cell arrangement
Cytoarchitecture
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sickle-shaped
Falx
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Window-like
Fenestra
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Opening
Foramen
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Glue-like (sever types of CNS cells)
Glial
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A metric system unit of length. The word means small and is measured at 1 x 10(-6power) meters
Micron
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Lid or covering
Operculum
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To "cloak." Used synonymously with "cortex"
Pallium
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Bridge. Located between the M.O. and the midbrain
Pons
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BBB
Blood Brain Barrier
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CSF
Cerebrospinal Fluid
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CVA
Cerebrovascular Accident
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TIA
Transient Ischemic Attack
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TIA often precedes the _ _ _
CVA
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DRG
Dorsal Root Ganglia
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IVF
Intervertebral Foramen
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EEG
Electroencephalogram
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CAT
Computerized Axial Tomography
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MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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PET
Positron Emission Tomography
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CAT employs ____ and is widely used
X-rays
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MRI utilizes large magnets which rearrange ________ molecules
hydrogen
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PET is a device using ________ labeled compounds for functional analysis
radioactively
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M.O.
Medulla Oblongata
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M.S.
Multiple Sclerosis
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ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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ALS is also known as ____ _______ ______
Lou Gehrig's Disease
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GABA
Gamma Aminobutyric Acid
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ACH
Acetylcholine
