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8169253207Nerve trunkA bundle of nerves0
8169253208Nerve cellsNeurons1
8169253209DendritesThe part of a neuron that takes impulses to the cell body2
8169253210Reflex centerThe place where an incoming impulse becomes an outgoing impulse3
8169253211AnesthesiaLack of sensations4
8169253212CerebrumLargest part of brain which controls thought5
8169253213Spinal meningesForm of tubelike covering around the spinal cord and lining the vertebrae6
8169253214AstrocytesStar cells7
8169253215Sensory neuronsTake impulses to the spinal cord8
8169253216SynapseThe place where dendrites and axons almost touch9
8169253217NeurotransmittersChemicals that are released into the synapse10
8169253218ParalysisLoss ability to move11
8169253219CerebellumSecond largest part of the bran and controls coordination and balance12
8169253220VentriclesFluid filled spaces in the brain13
8169253221Reflex arcsNeural pathways14
8169253222MotoneuronsNerves that transmit impulses to the brain and spinal cord15
8169253223ReflexKnee jerk or withdrawal16
8169253224AcetylenolineNeurotransmitters in the spinal cord17
8169253225BrainstemMade up of pons, medulla, and midbrain18
8169253226Corpus callosumConnects the sides o the cerebrum19
8169253227Cerebrospinal fluidFluids which seep out of the choroid plexus into lateral ventricles of the brain an move through the arachnoid membrane20
8169253228MicrogliaPhagocytic neuroglia21
8169253229InterneuronsConnect motoneurons to sensory neurons22
8169253230EffectorPuts an impulse into effect23
8169253231Neuron transmitters in the brainCatecholamines24
8169253232DiencephalonMade of the thalamus and hypothalamus25
8169253233Nerve impulseA self propagating wave and electrical negativity26
81695095893 major parts of nervous systemBrain, nerves, spinal cord27
8169509590Distinguish between nerve and nerve truckNerve- group of nerve fibers Nerve Trunk- bundle of nerves28
8169509591Explain how cerebrospinal fluid formsFluids which deep out of the choroid plexus into lateral ventricles of the brain29
8169509592Describe the location of the layers of meninges in relation to each otherPura mater innermost Arachnoid membrane middle Dura mater outermost30
81695095933 types of neuronssensory neurons, motor neurons, interneurons31
8169509594What are the locations of the 3 types of nerves in a cross section of the spinal cordInterneurons Axons of sensory neurons Cell bodies and dendrites of motoneurons Found at the gray matter of spinal cord32
8169509595presynaptic neuronconducts impulses toward the synapse33
8169509596postsynaptic neurontransmits impulses away from the synapse34
8169509597Arrangement of grey and white matter in a cross section of the spinal cordGrey inner layer White outer layer35
8169509598Location of each spinal nerve8 cervical 5 lumbar 5 sacralspinal 12 thoracic 1 coccygeal tailbone36
8169509599Relationship between basal ganglia and Parkinson diseaseParkinson disease affects basal ganglia37
8169509600What does CVA mean?Stoke- cerebrovascular accident38
8169550945What is the relationship between gyri and fissuresGyri- ridges Sulci fissures/grooves39
8169550946Length of spinal cord in inches and position in the spinal column17/18 in extends from the brain just below the first vertebrae40

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