Basic Terminologies in Neuroscience
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| What are 4 main functional subdivision? | locomotor (musculoskeletal), viscera, skin, and nervous system (CNS, PNS, sensory organs)
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| What is the structural design of the human body from top to bottom? | head, neck, trunk (thorax, abdomen, pelvis), upper limb, and lower limb
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| Cranial/Rostral (directed towards the head) | Caudal (directed towards the tail and beyond)
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| Posterior (directed towards back of body) | Anterior (directed towards front of body)
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| Dorsal (directed towards the back) | Ventral (directed towards the belly)
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| Superior (directed towards the head end of body, upper) | Inferior (directed away from head, lower)
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| Lateral (directed away from midline) | Medial (directed towards midline)
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| Peripheral (directed away from center of body or body part) | Central (directed towards center or center of body part)
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| Superficial (closer towards the surface of the body) | Deep (farther from the surface of the body)
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| External (towards the surface) | Internal (away from surface)
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| Apical (towards surface) | Basal (towards base)
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| Proximal (closer towards torso) | Distal (further from torso)
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| Basilar head location | base of skull
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| Sagittal plane location | split body into left and right sides (think of hairline)
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| Coronal plane location | split body into front and back (think coronal suture)
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| Transverse plane location | split body into top and bottom (think of saw magic trick)
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| Sagittal plane has what axis? | transverse axis
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| Coronal plane has what axis? | sagittal axis
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| Transverse plane has what axis? | longitudinal/vertical axis
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