terms for parts of the nervous system

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Biological Psychology

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lamina
a row or layer of cell bodies separated from other cell bodies by a layer of axons and dendrites (have similar cell type)
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column
a set of cells perpendicular to the surface of the cortex (have similar function)
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tract
a bundle of nerve fibers (axons) within the Central Nervous System (in the brain/spinal cord)
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nerve
a bundle of nerve fibers (axons) running from the Peripheral Nervous System to the outskirts of the Central Nervous System (

Outside of the brain/spinal cord)
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nucleus
a cluster of neuron cell bodies within the Central Nervous System that are specialized in a certain function
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Ganglion
a cluster of neuron cell bodies in the Peripheral Nervous System that are specialized in a certain function
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Gyri/Gyrus
a protuberance on the surface of the brain (thick bumps)
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Sulci/Sulcus
a fold or groove that separates one gyri from another (the wrinkles)
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Fissure
a long deep sulcus