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24 Cards in this Set
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Function of the nervous system
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coordinates and controls body function. It receives sensory input, makes decisions, and then orders body responses
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organs of the nervous system (3)
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brain
nerves spinal cord |
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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encephal/o
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brain
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gli/o
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glue
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medull/o
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medulla oblongata
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mening/o
meningi/o |
meninges
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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neur/o
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nerve
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phas/o
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speech
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poli/o
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gray matter
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pont/o
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pons
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radicul/o
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nerve root
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thalam/o
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thalamus
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thec/o
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sheath (meninges)
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ventricul/o
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brain ventricle
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-algesia
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pain, sensitivity
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-esthesia
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feeling, sensation
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-paresis
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weakness
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-phasia
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speech
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-taxia
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muscle coordination
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