PSYCH Vocabulary Chapter 2

Rostral

Caudal

Ventral

Dorsal

Neuraxis

Anterior

Posterior

Superior

Inferior

Midline

Ipsilateral

Contralateral

Medial

Lateral

Proximal

Distal

Coronal/Frontal Section

Sagittal Section

Midsagittal Section

Horizontal/Axial/Transverse

Meninges

Dura Mater

Arachnoid Layer

Pia Mater

Subarachnoid Space

Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)

Ventricle

Choroid Plexus

Central Canal

Carotid Artery

Vertebral Artery

Central Nervous System (CNS)

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Spinal Cord

Vertebral Column

Cervical Nerve

Thoracic Nerve

Lumbar Nerve

Sacral Nerve

Coccygeal Nerve

White Matter

Gray Matter

Dorsal Horns

Ventral Horns

Reflex

Patellar Reflex

Withdrawl Reflex

Hindbrain

Midbrain

Forebrain

Brainstem

Medulla/Myelenephalon

Pons

Cerebellum

Nuclei

Reticular Formation

Metencephalon

Cochlear Nucleus

Vestibular Nucleus

Raphe Nuclei

Locus Coeruleus

Mesencephalon

Tectum

Tegmentum

Cerebral Aqueduct

Periaqueductal Gray

Red Nucleus

Substantia Nigra

Superior Colliculi

Inferior Colliculi

Diencephalon

Telencephalon

Cerebral Hemispheres

Thalamus

Hypothalamus

Pituitary Gland

Basal Ganglia

Caudate Nucleus

Putamen

Globus Pallidus

Subthalamic Nucleus

Nucleus Accumbens

Limbic System

Hippocampus

Amygdala

Cingulate Cortex

Septal Area

Olfactory Bulb

Parahippocampal Gyrus

Mammillary Body

Fornix

Gyrus/Gyri

Sulcus/Sulci

Fissure

Granule Cell

Pyramidal Cell

Lobe

Frontal Lobe

Central Sulcus

Parietal Lobe

Temporal Lobe

Lateral Sulcus

Occipital Lobe

Cortex

Insula

Longitudinal Fissure

Sensory Cortex

Motor Cortex

Association Cortex

Primary Visual Cortex

Primary Auditory Cortex

Postcentral Gyrus

Primary Somatosensory Cortex

Primary Motor Cortex

Precentral Gyrus

Association Cortex

Corpus Callosum

Anterior Commissure

Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPC)

Orbitofrontal Cortex

Frontal Lobotomy

Broca's Area

Somatic Nervous System

Autonomic Nervous System

Endocrine System

Cranial Nerves

Olfactory Nerve (I)

Optic Nerve (II)

Auditory Nerve (VIII)

Oculomotor Nerve (III)

Trochlear Nerve (IV)

Abducens Nerve (VI)

Spinal Accessory Nerve (XI)

Hypoglossal Nerve (XII)

Trigeminal Nerve (V)

Facial Nerve (VII)

Glossopharyngeal Nerve (IX)

Vagus Nerve (X)

Mixed Nerve

Afferent Nerve

Efferent Nerve

Dorsal Root Ganglion

Biofeedback

Sympathetic Nervous System

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Enteric Nervous System

Sympathetic Chain

Natural Selection

Fitness

Hominin

Chordates

Homo sapiens