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Contains anatomical terms, basic brain parts and anatomy

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Term
Definition
Dorsal   Back  
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Ventral   Front  
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Lateral   Sides  
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Median   Middle  
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Anterior/cephalic   Toward the head  
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Posterior   Toward hind end  
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Superficial   On or near the surface  
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Deep   Some distance below the surface  
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Sagittal   Relating to midplane, which bisects left and right sides  
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Transverse   Plane seperating ant. and post.  
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Horizontal   Plane separating dorsal and ventral  
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Proximal   Near to the point of reference  
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Distal   Far from point of reference  
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Caudal   Toward tale end  
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Pectoral   Relating to chest and shoulder region  
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Pelvic   Relating to hip region  
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Dermal   Relating to skin  
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Longitudinal   Lengthwise  
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Right & Left   Specimens right and left, not yours  
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Abdominal cavity   Related to are below rib cage (post.)  
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Thoratic Cavity   Related to area above ribcage (ant.)  
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Recite the blood flow through heart   Right atrium, right AV valve, right ventricle, semi lunar valve, pulmanary artery, lungs, pulmanary vein, left atrium, left AV valve, left ventricle, semi lunar valve, aorta, body, vena cava, repeat  
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What are the three parts of the brain stem   pons, mid brain and medulla  
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Pons   Links medulla and thalamus  
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Medulla   Continuation of spinal chord, forms lowest part of brain stem. Contains control center for heart and lungs  
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Cerebellum   Back of skull in vertebrates, coordinate and regulate muscular activity  
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Pituitary gland   Behind the bridge of your nose, attached to base of your brain. Controls growth and development and functioning of other glands  
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What are the three parts of the Mininges   Dura mater, aracnoid, piamater  
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Dura mater   Tough outermost membrane covering brain  
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Aracnoid   Middle layed attached to inside of dura mater and spinal chord  
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Piamater   delicate, innermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal chord  
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Meninges   Protects nervous system, line the skull and vertebral canal and enclose the brain and spinal chord  
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Olfactory bulb   Neural structure of vertebrate involved in olfaction, the sense of smell  
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Optic nerve   Second pair of cranial nerves, transmitting impulses to brain from retina at the back of the eye  
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Cerebrum   responsible for coordination of voluntary activity in body, integrates complex sensory and neural functions  
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Mid brain   Associated with vision/hear, sleep/awake, temp., vision and hearing  
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