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Lamina |
Row or layer of cell bodies by a layer of axons and dendrites |
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Column |
Set of cells perpendicular to the surface of the cortex, with similar properties |
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Tract |
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 |
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Nerve |
Set of axons in the periphery, either from the CNS to a muscle or gland or from a sensory organ to the CNS |
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Nucleus |
Cluster of a neuron cell bodies within the CNS |
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Ganglion |
Cluster of neuron cell bodies, usually outside the CNS (sympathetic) |
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Gyrus |
Protubrence on the surface of the brain |
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Sulcus |
Fold or groove that separates gyri from each other |
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Fissure |
Strong, deep sulcus |
