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MODULE 3 (B)

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Dorsal

Back (Answer)

Toward the back, away from the ventral (stomach) side

#2
Front (Question)

Ventral

Back (Answer)

Toward the stomach, away from the dorsal (back) side

#3
Front (Question)

Anterior

Back (Answer)

Toward the front end

#4
Front (Question)

Posterior

Back (Answer)

Toward the rear end

#5
Front (Question)

Superior

Back (Answer)

Above another part

#6
Front (Question)

Inferior

Back (Answer)

Below another part

#7
Front (Question)

Lateral

Back (Answer)

Toward the side away from the midline

#8
Front (Question)

Medial

Back (Answer)

Toward the midline, away from the side

#9
Front (Question)

Proximal

Back (Answer)

Located close (approximate) to the point of origin or attachment

#10
Front (Question)

Distal

Back (Answer)

Located more distant from the point of origin or attachment

#11
Front (Question)

Ipsilateral

Back (Answer)

On the same side of the body (two parts on the left or two on the right)

#12
Front (Question)

Contralateral

Back (Answer)

On the opposite side of the body (one on the left and one on the right)

#13
Front (Question)

Coronal plane (or frontal plane)

Back (Answer)

A plane that shows brain structures as seen from the front

#14
Front (Question)

Sagittal plane

Back (Answer)

A plane that shows brain structures as seen from the side

#15
Front (Question)

Horizontal plane (or transverse plane)

Back (Answer)

A plane that shows brain structures as seen from the above

#16
Front (Question)

Lamina

Back (Answer)

A row or layer of cell bodies separated from other cell bodies by a layer of axons and dendrites

#17
Front (Question)

Column

Back (Answer)

A set of cells perpendicular to the surface of the cortex, with similar properties

#18
Front (Question)

Tract

Back (Answer)

A set of axons within the CNS, also known as a projection. If axons extend from cell bodies in structure A to synapses onto B, we say that the fibers “project” from A onto B

#19
Front (Question)

Nerve

Back (Answer)

A set of axons in the periphery, either from the CNS to a muscle or gland or from a sensory organ to the CNS

#20
Front (Question)

Nucleus

Back (Answer)

A cluster of neuron cell bodies within the CNS

#21
Front (Question)

Ganglion

Back (Answer)

A cluster of neuron cell bodies usually outside the CNS

#22
Front (Question)

Gyrus (pl: gyri)

Back (Answer)

A protuberance on the surface of the brain

#23
Front (Question)

Sulcus (pl: sulci)

Back (Answer)

A fold or groove that separates one gyrus from another

#24
Front (Question)

Fissure

Back (Answer)

A long, deep sulcus