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Anatomy
The structure of the human body and the organs and systems that comprise it.
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white matter
Anatomy; Brain
The part of the brain beneath the cortex that consists mostly of brain cell axons sheathed in myelin.
pseudounipolar cells
Anatomy; Brain
A type of neuron that has two axons (instead of one axon and one dendrite). One axon is oriented towards the spinal cord, the other axon is oriented toward either skin or muscle.
mesencephalon
Anatomy; Brain
A middle area of the brainstem that contains many important nerves (including the origins of the third and fourth cranial nerves which control eye movement and eyelid opening).
purkinje cell
Anatomy; Brain
A special kind of neuron. They look like big oak trees, with more branches than any kind of nerve cell. The Cerebellum uses lots of Purkinje cells to coordinate movements.
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