C C 306M Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Cerebellar Peduncle, Pontifex Maximus, Discectomy
20 Aug 2013
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Excision of part of the skull to approach the brain. Incision into the skull to approach the brain. A lack of interest or display of emotion. A state of unresponsiveness to one"s outside environment. Chamber or inner room in an ancient. Anencephalus = congenital absence of the brain. Meningencephalomyelitis = inflammation of the meninges, brain and spinal cord. Crura cerebelli = leglike part of cerebellum. Cerebral cortex = outer layer of cerebrum. Corticosteroid = steroid hormones produced by adrenal cortex. Corticate = having a cortex or similar specialized outer layer. Corticoefferent = nerve fiber passing outward from cerebral cortex. Thalamotomy = part of the thalamus surgically destroyed. Paleothalamus = older part of the thalamus. Thalamic fasciculus = bundle or cluster component of thalamus. Pons and the pontifex maximus (high priest of ancient rome) Nemesius of emesa 390 ad, on the. Nature of man: frontal cavities sensation and imagination, central cavity intellectual thought, posterior cavity memory.
