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facial nerve Cranial nerve VII;  controls most facial movements, secretion of tears and saliva, and involved in the sensation of taste. ►click here to learn more-link provided by: University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine ►click here to learn more (press>cranial nerves)-link provided by: University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine ►click here to learn more (this page may take a few moments to load)-link provided by: University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine Related Words cranial nerves fasciculation Spontaneous firing of an axon resulting in a visible twitch of all the muscle fibers it contacts; indicative of denervation. Related Words axon  ;  denervation  ;  fiber feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) A retrovirus that infects cats; similar to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, the virus that causes AIDS), it attacks the immune system and as a result, the cat is more susceptible to infections that do not typically affect healthy cats. ►click here to learn more-link provided by: www.acvim.org ►click here to learn more-link provided by: Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine Related Words disease  ;  infection  ;  retrovirus feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) Highly contagious disease affecting cats caused by a coronavirus (so called because of the crown or halo appearance under a microscope).  Peritonitis is inflammation of the peritoneum.  The virus is shed through saliva and feces. ►click here to learn more-link provided by: www.merckvetmanual.com ►click here to learn more-link provided by: Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine ►click here to learn more-link provided by: www.vetlearn.com Related Words disease  ;  inflammation  ;  peritoneum  ;  virus feline leukemia virus (FeLV) A retrovirus that infects cats and usually transmitted through saliva or nasal secretions.  It can cause immune-mediated diseases, leukemia, lymphoma and anemia. ►click here to learn more-link provided by: www.merckvetmanual.com ►click here to learn more-link provided by: Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine Related Words anemia  ;  immune-mediated disease  ;  infection  ;  lymphoma  ;  retrovirus feline nonsuppurative meningoencephalomyelitis An inflammatory disease of the meninges, brain, and spinal cord (i.e. the central nervous system) in cats; also called staggering disease. ►click here to learn more-link provided by: www.merckvetmanual.com Related Words brain  ;  central nervous system (CNS)  ;  disease  ;  inflammation  ;  meninges  ;  spinal cord feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) A viral infection in cats caused by feline parvovirus (a close relative to canine parvovirus) and spread through contact with an infected cat's bodily fluids, feces, or fleas.  It can result in fever, lethargy and loss of white blood cells.  Also called feline distemper (but not related to canine distemper). ►click here to learn more-link provided by: www.merckvetmanual.com ►click here to learn more-link provided by: University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine Related Words virus fiber fiber: long, threadlike structure. fibrous:  any substance containing fibers. fibrosis: (1) the normal formation of fibrous tissue (2) the excessive growth of fibrous tissue in a repair or reactive process. fibrotic: pertaining to fibrosis. fibrillation Spontaneous firing of a single muscle fiber not visable to the naked eye, indicative of denervation or irritable (i.e. inflammatory) myopathy; seen electrographically as a brief action potential with initial positive (down) wave followed by negative (up) wave. ►click here to learn more-link provided by: www.veterinarypartner.com Related Words action potential  ;  denervation  ;  fiber  ;  inflammation  ;  myopathy fibrocartilaginous embolism (FCE) The sudden blocking of blood flow to the spinal cord due to the lodging of fibrocartilage (believed to have originated from an intervertebral disk) in a blood vessel; occasionally results in ischemia and infarction of the spinal cord. ►click here to learn more-link provided by: www.veterinarypartner.com Related Words blood  ;  embolus  ;  fiber  ;  infarct  ;  intervertebral disk disease  ;  ischemia  ;  spinal cord fibrosarcoma A malignant tumor growing from fibrous tissue, which holds bones, muscles, and other organs in place. ►click here to learn more-link provided by: www.merckvetmanual.com Related Words fiber  ;  malignant  ;  tumor fibrotic myopathy Fibrosis and scarring of the leg muscles causing difficulty walking. ►click here to learn more-link provided by: www.merckvetmanual.com Related Words fiber  ;  myopathy focal seizure See partial seizure. Related Words partial seizure fontanel A soft spot; skin and membrane covered spaces remaining at the junction of the sutures, especially between the frontal and parietal bones, in the incompletely covered skull of the fetus or neonate. The fontanel usually closes after birth but in hydrocephalus, it may remain open. Related Words frontal lobe  ;  hydrocephalus  ;  parietal lobe  ;  suture foramen An opening in a bone (e.g. skull or spine) through which nerves (e.g. cranial nerves or spinal nerve roots/nerve sheaths, respectively) and blood vessels pass.  ►click here to learn more-link provided by: University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine Related Words cranial nerves  ;  nerve root  ;  nerve sheath  ;  spine foramen magnum Large opening at the base of the skull through which the spinal cord and vertebral arteries pass from the vertebral canal into the cranial cavity. Related Words spinal cord  ;  vertebral canal forebrain The rostral-most portion of the brain; commonly used to denote cerebral hemispheres and diencephalon; associated with higher intellectual functions. ►click here to learn more-link provided by: University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine Related Words brain  ;  cerebral hemisphere  ;  diencephalon  ;  rostral fornix White matter structure containing axons that connect the hippocampus to the hypothalamus and septal nuclei. ►click here to learn more (press>sagittal view)-link provided by: University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine ►click here to learn more-link provided by: University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine ►click here to learn more-link provided by: University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine ►click here to learn more (levels 2-7)-link provided by: University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine Related Words axon  ;  hippocampus  ;  hypothalamus  ;  septal nuclei  ;  white matter frontal lobe One of four well-defined portions (i.e. lobes) of each cerebral hemisphere that is located at the front part of the brain; controls movement and associates the functions of other cortical areas. ►click here to learn more (press>dorsal view)-link provided by: University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine ►click here to learn more-link provided by: University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine Related Words brain  ;  cerebral hemisphere  ;  cortical  ;  lobe fungus A kingdom of multicellular lower plants lacking chlorophyll, e.g. mold, mildew, yeast, mushrooms. The fungus body normally consists of filamentous strands called mycelium and reproduces through dispersal of spores.    ►click here to learn more-link provided by: www.merckvetmanual.com Related Words yeast funiculus A cord-like structure, especially one of the large bundles of nerve tracts making up the white matter of the spinal cord and divided into 3 areas on each side of the cord: dorsal, lateral, and ventral funiculus. ►click here to learn more-link provided by: University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine ►click here to learn more-link provided by: University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine ►click here to learn more (levels 19 & 20)-link provided by: University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine Related Words dorsal  ;  lateral  ;  spinal cord  ;  ventral  ;  white matter