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nizar radwan
anatomy week 6 assignment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Medial | Towards the midline of the body |
| Lateral | Towards the side of the body away from the midline |
| axon | The axon of a neuron is a single process that usually extends from a tapered portion of the cell body called the axon hillock. |
| Dendrites | Dendrites usually branch extensively from the cell body—like tiny trees |
| synapse | the place where nerve information is transmitted from one neuron to another. |
| nerves | Nerves are bundles of peripheral nerve fibers held together by sev-eral layers of connective tissues that together form a multilayered sheath |
| tracts | Within the CNS, however, bundles of nerve fibers are called tracts rather than nerves. Unlike nerves, tracts do not have connective tis-sue coverings. |
| erythropoiesis | The entire process of RBC formation is a type of hematopoiesis called erythropoiesis. |
| pharynx | Another name for throat |
| larynx | Or voice box, lies between the root of the tongue and the upper end of the trachea, immediately anterior to the lowest part of the pharynx . |
| trachea | Or windpipe, is a tube about 11 cm (4.5 inches) long that extends from the larynx in the neck to the primary bronchi in the thoracic cavity |
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