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40 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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ACETYLCHOLINE
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NEUROTRANSMITTER
SLOWS HEART RATE |
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ANESTHESIA
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LOSS OF SENSATION
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AXON
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TRANSMITS IMPULSE AWAY FROM THE CELL BODY
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DENDRITE
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TRANSMITES IMPULSE TO THE CELL BODY
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DURA MATER
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OUTER MOST LAYER THAT PROTECTS THE MENINGS
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EFFECTORS
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RESPONDING ORGAN TO A NEUROTRANSMITTER
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ENDORPHINS
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CHEMICAL IN CNS THAT IS A NATURAL PAIN KILLER
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FIGHT OR FLIGHT
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SYMPATHETIC SYSTEM RESPONSE THAT MAKES US READY FOR AN EMERGENCY
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GLIA
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"GLUE" SUPPORTS THE CELLS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
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GANGLION
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GROUP OF NERVE CELL BODIES IN THE PNS
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HYDROCEPHALUS
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"WATER ON THE BRAIN" EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CSF ON THE BRAIN
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INTERNEURON
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CONDUCT IMPULSES FROM THE AFFARNT(SENSORY) AND THE EFFARNT (MOTOR)
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LUMBAR PUNCTURE
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WITHDRAW OF SPINAL FLUID
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MENINGS
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FLUID CONTAINING MEMBRANES AROUND THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
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MYELIN
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WHITE, FATTY-LIPID SURROUNDS SOME NERVE FIBERS
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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
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CNS DISORDER OF MYELIN THAT CAUSES DETERIORATION OF ABILITY TO CONTROL MUSCLES
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NODES OF RANVIER
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INDENTATIONS IN MYELIN
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RECEPTORS
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BEGINNING OF THE DENDRITE
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REFLEX ARC
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KNEE JERK SIMPLEST FORM
ROUTE TAKEN |
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SEROTONIN
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NEUROTRANSMITTER
MAY PLAY A ROLE IN SLEEP |
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HYDROCEPHALUS
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"WATER ON THE BRAIN" EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CSF ON THE BRAIN
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INTERNEURON
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CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE AFFARNT AND THE EFFARNT
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LUMBAR PUNCTURE
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WITHDRAW OF SPINAL FLUID
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MENINGS
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FLUID CONTAINING MEMBRANES AROUND THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
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MYELIN
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WHITE, FATTY-LIPID SURROUNDS SOME NERVE FIBERS
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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
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CNS DISORDER OF MYELIN THAT CAUSES DETERIORATION OF ABILITY TO CONTROL MUSCLES
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NODES OF RANVIER
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INDENTATIONS IN MYELIN
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RECEPTORS
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BEGINNING OF THE DENDRITE
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REFLEX ARC
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KNEE JERK SIMPLEST FORM
ROUTE TAKEN |
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SEROTONIN
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NEUROTRANSMITTER
MAY PLAY A ROLE IN SLEEP |
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HYDROCEPHALUS
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"WATER ON THE BRAIN" EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CSF ON THE BRAIN
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INTERNEURON
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CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE AFFARNT AND THE EFFARNT
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LUMBAR PUNCTURE
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WITHDRAW OF SPINAL FLUID
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MENINGS
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FLUID CONTAINING MEMBRANES AROUND THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
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MYELIN
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WHITE, FATTY-LIPID SURROUNDS SOME NERVE FIBERS
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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
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CNS DISORDER OF MYELIN THAT CAUSES DETERIORATION OF ABILITY TO CONTROL MUSCLES
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NODES OF RANVIER
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INDENTATIONS IN MYELIN
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RECEPTORS
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BEGINNING OF THE DENDRITE
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REFLEX ARC
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KNEE JERK SIMPLEST FORM
ROUTE TAKEN |
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SEROTONIN
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NEUROTRANSMITTER
MAY PLAY A ROLE IN SLEEP |
