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Chapter ObjectivesKey TermsLinksStudy QuestionsStudent ActivitiesReferences 13: The Brain and Nervous System: Normal and Abnormal Development


Key Terms and Concepts to Study
  • central nervous system (CNS)
  • neural plate
  • neural fold
  • neural tube
  • forebrain
  • midbrain
  • hindbrain
  • ventricles
  • cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
  • neuronal proliferation and migration
  • glial cells
  • neuronal differentiation and organization
  • axon
  • dendrite
  • synapse
  • plasticity
  • neurotransmission
  • myelination
  • cerebral hemispheres
  • cortex
  • white matter
  • gray matter
  • corpus callosum
  • fissures
  • sulci
  • gyri
  • frontal lobe
  • pyramidal tract
  • parietal lobe
  • temporal lobe
  • occipital lobe
  • receptive aphasia
  • interconnections
  • basal ganglia
  • brainstem
  • cerebellum
  • spinal cord
  • peripheral nervous system
  • efferent fibers
  • afferent fibers
  • autonomic nervous system
  • meninges
  • hydrocephalus
  • sutures
  • focal neurological changes
  • computed tomography (CT)
  • magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
  • positron emission tomography (PET)
  • functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)



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