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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
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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
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Sella
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Sella Turcica
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Sella
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Temporal
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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
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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
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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
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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-
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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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