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49 Cards in this Set
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central nervous system consists of
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the brain and spinal cord
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the peripheral nervous system has 12 pairs of
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cranial nerves
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the _ nerve also carries messages to and from the chest and abdomen
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vagus
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sensory nerves that carry towards
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afferent
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motor nerves that carry away from
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efferent
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sympathetic nerves
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stimulate body in times of stress and crisis
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parasympathetic nerves
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balance out the sympathetic nerves
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large network of nerves in the peripheral nervous system
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plexis
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parenchymal tissue
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nerves and neuron that conduct impulses
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stromal tissue
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neuralgia that helps ward off infection
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astrocytes
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blood brain barrier
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largest part of brain
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cerebrum
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elevated portion of cerebrum
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convolutions or gyri
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depressions of the cerebrum
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fissures or sulci
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spaces within the cerebrum
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ventricles
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part below cerebrum
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thalmus and hypothalmus
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posterier part of the brain that helps in muscle blance
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cerebellum
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made up of pons and medulla oblongata
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brain stem
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connects the cerebellum and cerebrum to the rest of the brain
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pons
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connects the spinal cord with the rest of the brain
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medulla oblongata
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tail at the end of the spinal cord
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cauda equine
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3 layers of connective tissue that surround the brain
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meninges
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outermost meninge layer
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dura mater
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space between the dura and arachnoid mater
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subdural space
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middle mater
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arachnoid mater
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space between arachnoid and pia mater
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subarachnoid space
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innermost mater
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pia mater
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fluid in the brain
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hydrocephalus
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congential defect in the spinal column
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spinal bifida
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abrupt dance like moves
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huntington disease
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paralysis
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palsy
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inflamation of the meninges
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meningitis
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cerebral contusion
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bruising of the brain
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embolic
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traveling clot
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carry oxygen rich blood form the arteries to individual cells
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capillaries
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two upper chambers of the heart
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atria
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2 lower chambers of the heart
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ventricles
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left and right sides are separated with
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septum
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lines the interior of the heart
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endocardium
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middle layer of the heart
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myocardium
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outer most layer
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pericardium
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contraction of the heart
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systole
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relaxation of the heart
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diastole
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pacemaker of the heart
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sinoatrial node
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arrythmias
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abnormal electrical condition
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congential heart defects
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present at birth
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coaraction
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narrowing
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weakening and balloning out area along the artery
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aneurysm
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abnormally swollen and twisted veins in the legs
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varicose veins
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