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CSD 412
Terms to Know
Term | Definition |
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Dendrite | Receptor region |
Axon | Transmits information from neuron |
Gray Matter | Refers to cell bodies |
White Matter | Refers to myelinated fibers |
Glia (Glial Cells) | Nutrients to neurons, support, phagocytosis, myelin |
Ganglion | Aggregates of cell bodies with functional unity |
Neurotransmitter | |
Synaptic Cleft | Region between pre- & postsynaptic neurons |
Nucleus | |
Tract | Aggregates of axon that transmit functionally united information; spinal cord |
Decussation | |
Myelin | Insulator of axon |
Sulcus | Infolding; grooves in the brain |
Gyrus | Outfolding; hills/bumps |
Fissure | Significant separation |
Action Potential | |
Oligodendrocytes | |
Astrocytes | |
Schwann Cells | |
Dura Mater | |
Pia Mater | |
Arachnoid Mater | |
Falx Cerebri | |
Tentorium Cerebelli | |
Subdural Hematoma | |
Hematoma | |
Cerebral Spinal Fluid | |
Choroid Plexus | |
Ventricles | |
Interthalamic Adhesion | |
Meninges | |
Foramen Magnum | |
Diaphragm Sella | |
Epidural Space | |
Neuron | Communicating tissue |
Action Potential | Electrical activity of a neuron that conveys information |