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Title

Module 8: The Central Nervous System

Description

Terminology

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Subject

Anatomy

Level

10th Grade

Created

04/04/2013

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Term

Gray matter

Definition

Collections of nerve cell bodies and their associated neuroglia

Term

White matter

Definition

Bundles of parallel axons and their sheaths

Term

Decussation

Definition

A crossing over

Term

Vital functions

Definition

Those functions of the body necessary for life on a short-term basis

Term

Commissures

Definition

Connections of nerve fibers which allow the two hemispheres of the brain to communicate with one another