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Definition
1. Cerebrum
a. Cerebral hemispheres
1. Cerebral cortex
2. Basal ganglia
b. Diencephalon
1. Thalamus
2. Hypothalamus
2. Cerebellum
3. Brainstem
a. Midbrain
b. Pons
c. Medulla |
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Term
| Three embryonic divisions of the brain |
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Definition
1. Prosencephalon
a. Telencephalon
b. Diencephalon
2. Mesencephalon
3. Rhombencephalon
a. Metenchephalon
b. Mylencephalon |
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Term
| What is neuropil and where is it found? |
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Definition
It is the complexx array of axons, dendrites, and synapses.
It is found in the gray matter |
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Term
| Gray matter vs. White matter? |
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Definition
Gray matter is all the neurons and synapses.
White matter is the complex network created by myelinated fibers. |
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Term
| What is the choroid plexus? |
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Definition
| It is formed in several regions of the brain where the brain tissue is so thin that pia and ependyma come into contact and blood vessels invade, forminga rich capillary bed that is the source of cerebral spinal fluid |
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Term
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Definition
| Provide nutritional support, regulate the microenvironment, and help form the blood brain barrier |
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Term
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Definition
| Perform phagocytosis to remove debris |
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Term
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Definition
| neuroepithelial cells that form the ventricular lining |
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Term
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Definition
| In response to injury, glial cells proliferate and form scar tissue |
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