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19 Cards in this Set
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Autonomic nervous system
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controls involuntary functions
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Central Nervous System
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the brain and spinal cord
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cerebrospinal fluid
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the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord
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concussion
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mild closed head injury with out detectable damage to the brain, complete recovery is usually expected
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Contusion
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in brain injuries a bruised brain caused when the force of a blow to the head is great enough to rupture blood vessels
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cranium
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the bony structure making up the forehead top back and upper sides of the skull
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Hematoma
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in a head injury a collection of blood within the skull or brain
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Laceration
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in brain injuries a cut to the brain
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malar
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the cheek bone (zygomatic bone)
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mandible
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the lower jaw
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maxillae
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the two bones that fuse together to create the upper jaw
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nasal bones
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the bones that form the upper third or bridge of the nose
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nervous system
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provides overall control of thought sensation and the voluntary and involuntary motor functions of the body the major components of the nervous are the brain and the spinal cord
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Orbits
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bony structures around the eyes the eye sockets
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peripheral nervous system
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the nerves that enter and exit the spinal cord between the vertebrae and the 12 pairs of cranial nerves that travel between the brain and organs without passing through the spinal cord and all of the bodys other motor and sensory nerves
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spinous process
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the bony bump on a vertebra
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temporal bone
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bone that forms part of the side of the skull and floor of the cranial cavity there is right and left temporal bone
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temporomandibular joint
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the movable joint formed between the mandible and the temporal bone
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vertebrae
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the bones of the spinal column
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