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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
11/22/2008

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Cornu
Definition
Horn
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Corona
Definition
Crown
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corpus
Definition
Body
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Cortex
Definition
Bark
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Crus
Definition
Leg,Cross, Legs of dividing structures.
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Efferent
Definition
Away from a central receiving area.
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Genu
Definition
Knee or Knee-shaped
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Glossal
Definition
Tongue
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Gracilis
Definition
Slender
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hypo-
Definition
Greek Prefix meaning "under,below"
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Infundibulum
Definition
Funnel
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Lamina
Definition
Layer or thin plate
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Macula
Definition
Spot
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Mamillary
Definition
breast
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Medulla
Definition
Marrow
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Oculus, Opthalmos
Definition
Eye
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Plexus
Definition
Braid, network of interjointing structures
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Ramus
Definition
Branch
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Rectus
Definition
Straight
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Rubro
Definition
Red
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Sella Turcica
Definition
Sella
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Sella Turcica
Definition
Sella
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Temporal
Definition
Line
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Tentorium
Definition
Tent
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Tubercle
Definition
A swelling or rouned projection
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Dyskinesia
Definition
Improper motion
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Fasciculus
Definition
A bundle ( of rods or fibers)
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Fornix
Definition
Arch
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Glia
Definition
Glue
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Gyrus
Definition
Ring,circle
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Hippocampus
Definition
Sea horse shaped structure
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Insula
Definition
Island
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Internuncial
Definition
Between messenger
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Lemniscus
Definition
Ribbon, band
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Lentiform
Definition
Lens-Shaped
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Limbic
Definition
Border, or edge
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Mater
Definition
Mother
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Mesencephalon
Definition
Middle brain
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Oligodendroglia
Definition
few branching figure or tree glue
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Pallidus
Definition
Pale
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Pia
Definition
Soft
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Pineal
Definition
PIne Cone
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Pons
Definition
Bridge
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Reticular
Definition
Small Net
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Rhinencephalon
Definition
nose the brain
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Substantia nigra
Definition
Black substance
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Tapetum
Definition
Any thin membranous layer or covering
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Tectum
Definition
Roof
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Velum
Definition
Covering
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median plane
Definition
A vertical plane through the midline of the body, reaching the surface in front and behind. This plane divides the body in to symmetrical right and left halves, except for a few unpaired visceral organs. (synonyms: midline of the body; midsagittal plane:
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sagittal planes
Definition
Other vertical planes parallel to the median plane.
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coronal plane
Definition
any plane at right angles to the vertical planes that divide the body into front and back.
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transverse section
Definition
any section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the part of the body being studied. (synonym: frontal plane)
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anterior
Definition
nearer the front of the body. (synonym: ventral)
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posterior
Definition
nearer the back of the body. (synonym: dorsal)
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medial
Definition
nearer the median plane.
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lateral
Definition
farther from the median plane
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superior
Definition
nearer the head. (synonym: cranial, cephalic)
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rostral
Definition
nearer the beak, nearer the cerebrum
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inferior
Definition
nearer the feet
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caudal
Definition
nearer the coccygeal region.
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superficial
Definition
nearer the surface
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deep
Definition
further from the surface
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proximal
Definition
nearer the trunk or nearer the point of attachment
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distal
Definition
farther from the trunk or farther from the point of attachment.
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ipsilateral
Definition
refers to the same side of the body
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contralateral
Definition
refers to the opposite of the body
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afferent
Definition
towards a central receiving area
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brachium
Definition
arm
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caudate
Definition
tail
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chiasma
Definition
cross-shaped; to cross
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comitans
Definition
accompanying (pl. comitantes)
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vagus
Definition
Wandering
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ventricle
Definition
little chamber, cavity, hollow, stomach
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vermis
Definition
worm
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adeno-
Definition
gland
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alg-
Definition
pain
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agnosia
Definition
Lack of sensory-perceptual ability to recognize objects
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alexia
Definition
word blindness or text blindnes
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-algia
Definition
greek suffix meaning pain
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aqueduct
Definition
a conduit or canal for fluids
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arachnoid
Definition
resembling a spider
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archi-
Definition
greek prefix meaning ancient
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arcuate
Definition
arched; having the shape of a bow
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astrocyte
Definition
star-shaped cell.
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ataxia
Definition
loss of the power of muscular coordination
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ballism
Definition
The occurrence of lively, jerking or shaking movements, especially as observed in chorea.
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cerebellum
Definition
Cerebellum is the diminutive of cerebrum, and it means "little brain"
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chorea
Definition
to dance
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cingulum
Definition
a structure that has the form or shape of a belt or girdle; to surround.
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cistern
Definition
a well.
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claustrum
Definition
an enclosure
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dentate
Definition
tooth-shaped
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dura
Definition
hard
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