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17 Cards in this Set
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af |
toward afferent: the nerve impulses go from PNS to CNS |
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away efferent: impulses go from CNS to PNS |
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astro |
star astrocyte: star-shaped cell, cells that bind blood vessels to nerves |
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corpor |
body corpus callosum: connects hemispheres and allows communication |
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dendr |
tree oligodendrocyte: cells that produce fatty insulating coverings(myelin) |
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encephal |
within the head hydrocephalus: water build up in the brain |
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gangli |
knot ganglia: collection of body cells |
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gli |
glue neuroglia: supporting the CNS |
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-gloss |
tongue
hypoglossal: under the tongue, cranial nerve #12 |
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mening |
membrane meninges: coverings of the brain and spinal and spinal cord |
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neur |
nerve neurotransmitter: chemicals to carry impulses across the synoptic cleft |
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peri |
all around peripheral: connects outlying parts to the CNS |
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pharying |
throat glossopharyngeal: cranial nerve #9 |
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phas |
speech aphasia: lack of speech |
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pleg |
paralysis paraplegia: paralyzed legs |
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plex |
interwoven plexus: complex network of blood vessels and nerves |
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sulc |
furrow sulci: the ridges in the brain surface |
