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Module 8: The Central Nervous System
Terminology
5
Anatomy
10th Grade
04/04/2013

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Gray matter
Definition
Collections of nerve cell bodies and their associated neuroglia
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White matter
Definition
Bundles of parallel axons and their sheaths
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Decussation
Definition
A crossing over
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Vital functions
Definition
Those functions of the body necessary for life on a short-term basis
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Commissures
Definition
Connections of nerve fibers which allow the two hemispheres of the brain to communicate with one another
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