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Areas between Nodes of Ranvier where fat splits into fatty acids.

Cells that proliferate and form cellular columns to guide axon growth during nerve regeneration.

The process of repairing damaged nerve fibers.

Immune cells that remove debris and stimulate Schwann cell activity during nerve regeneration.

Growth of nerve fibers in the proximal part towards the columns of Schwann cells.

A collection of nerve cells and glial cells located outside the central nervous system.

Ganglia associated with the brain and spinal cord.

Ganglia that control automatic body functions.

Ganglia located near the spinal cord.

Part of the autonomic nervous system involved in the 'fight or flight' response.

Supporting cells for neurons.

Granules in neurons involved in protein synthesis.

Organelle involved in processing proteins and producing lipids in neurons.

Fine fibers in neurons important for structural support.

Fatty insulation around axons that allows faster nerve impulse transmission.

Closed circuits where the output neuron stimulates itself, creating a continuous loop. Can be stopped by fatigue or outside inhibition.

Outer layer of skin, made of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium, derived from ectoderm.

The thicker, deeper layer of connective tissue beneath the epidermis, derived from mesoderm.

Skin with a thick epidermis, found on palms and soles, providing increased protection against stress.

Deepest epidermis layer; single layer of cells, constantly dividing to replenish skin. Contains melanocytes and Merkel cells.

Epidermal layer above stratum basale, with multiple layers of cells, containing Langerhans cells.

Cells that make up 85% of the epidermis and produce keratin, a protein.

Skin that doesnt have its own blood supply and gets nutrients by diffusion.

The intensity of a perceived feeling.

A feeling from a body part in response to a stimulus.

Sensation related to mechanical stimuli, like touch.

A simple feeling with poor localization.

A detail-rich sensing, with good location.

Determining the exact location of a touch.

Feeling two separate points close together.

The minimum distance between two points for separate sensation in fine touch.

Skin found on palms and soles, characterized by thicker epidermis, more and larger dermal papillae, and fewer sweat glands

Skin covering the rest of the body, with a thinner epidermis, fewer and smaller dermal papillae, and more numerous sweat glands.

The outermost layer of skin, with a thicker Malpighian, Granular, and Horny layer compared to thin skin.

Outer skin layer. Has a thinner Malpighian, Granular, and Horny layer compared to thick skin.

Finger-like projections in the dermis that create a stronger connection with the epidermis in thick skin.

Fewer, smaller, and less prominent projections in thin skin, creating a looser connection with the epidermis

Absent in this skin type.

Present in this skin type. These appendages are associated with hair.

Simple coiled tubular glands, abundant throughout the body (except glans penis, nail beds), secreting sweat via merocrine method. Thinner lumen to the apocrine glands

Simple coiled tubular glands located in axillary, pubic, and perineal regions. Larger and wider lumen.

Supplies the meninges (protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord), re-enters the skull through the jugular foramen.

Enters the middle ear, providing sensory input, and continues as the lesser petrosal nerve, carrying parasympathetic signals to the parotid gland.

Innervates (supplies) the stylopharyngeus muscle.

Provide sensory input to the pharynx and tonsils.

Carry sensory and taste information from the posterior one-third of the tongue.

Part of the vagus nerve supplying head and neck, including branches to meninges, pharynx, larynx, and other structures.

A cranial nerve containing motor fibers,joined with spinal accessory.

Cranial nerve controlling tongue muscles.

Branch of the Vagus Nerve, provides sensory and taste to tongue root, epiglottis, and general sensory to larynx.

Branch of the Vagus Nerve, supplies the cricothyroid muscle.

Supplies most larynx muscles (ex. cricothyroid), providing sensory and motor control related to speech.

Develops into nuclei controlling the parasympathetic nervous system by supplying viscera.

Develops into nuclei controlling somatic muscles from pharyngeal arches.

Develops into nuclei controlling somatic muscles from somites.

The ventral part of the spinal cord, developing into motor neurons.

The dorsal part of the spinal cord, developing into sensory neurons.

The caudal part of the spinal cord, extending to the end.

Enlarged ventricles in the brain, often due to a blockage in the neural tube.

Incomplete brain development due to a failure for the neural tube to close in the head region.

Vertebral arch defect, potentially affecting the spinal cord.

Protrusion of meninges (protective membranes around the spinal cord)

Protrusion of meninges and part of the spinal cord.

Protrusion of spinal cord through vertebral defect.

45 cm, Extending from lower border of foramen magnum.