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Peripheral nervous system
): That portion of the nervous system that is outside the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is one of the two major divisions of the nervous system. The other is the central nervous system (CNS) which is made up of…
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- Occipital bone The bone that forms the rear and the rear bottom of the skull. The occipital bone encloses a large oval hole…
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- Cranial nerve VII The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge…
- Myocardial infarction A heart attack. Abbreviated MI. The term 'myocardial infarction' focuses on the myocardium (the heart muscle)…
- Heart disease, rheumatic Heart damage caused by rheumatic fever. Treatment is by preventing reinfection with strep and by treating…
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- Coccyx bone The small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine very near to the anus. The coccyx is made up of 3-5…
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- Pagon syndrome Congenital anemia with spinocerebellar ataxia (wobbliness). The anemia is characterized by sideroblasts…