Fundamentals Of Anatomy And Physiology Chapter # 8

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chemical neurotransmitter

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acetylcholine

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loss of sensation

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anesthesia

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delicate, weblike middle membrane covering the brain, the meninges

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arachnoid mater

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a glial cell

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astrocyte

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nerve cell process that transmits impulses away from the cell body.

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axon

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norepinephrine and epinephrine

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catecholamines

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branching or treelike; a nerve cell process that transmits impulses toward the body

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dendrite

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chemical neurotransmitter

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dopamine

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literally strong or hard mother,; outermost layer of the meninges

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dura mater

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responding organ

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effector

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chemical in central nervous system that influences pain perception; a natural painkiller

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endorphins

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peptide chemical in the central nervous system that acts as a natural painkiller

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enkephalins

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the changes produced by increased sympathetic impulses allowing the body to deal with any type of stress

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fight or flight syndrome

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a region of gray,unmyelinated nerve tissue.

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ganglia

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supporting cells of nervous tissue

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glia

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abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid

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hydrocephalus

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nerves that conduct impluses from sensory neurons to motor neurons

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interneuron

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a collection of various small regions of the brain that act together to produce emotion and emotional response

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limbic system

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fluid-containing membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

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meninges

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one type of connective tissue found in the brain and spinal cord

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microgila

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transmits nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glandular epithelial tissues

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motor neuron

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the most common primary disease of the central nervous system

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multiple sclerosis

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lipoid substance found in the myelin sheath around some nervefibers

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myelin

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nerve cell, including its processes

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neuron

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chemicals by which neurons communicate

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neurotransmitter

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indentations that are found between adjacent Schwann cells

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nodes of Ranvier

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hormone secreted by adrenal medulla; released by sympathetic nervous system

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norepinephrine

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a cell that holds nerve fiers together and produces the myelin sheath around axons in the central nervous system

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oligodendrocyte

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part of the autonomic nervous system; ganglia are connected to the brainstem and the sacral segments of the spinal cord; controls many viscral effectors under normal conditions

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parasympathetic nervous system

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the vascular innermost covering of the brain and spinal cord

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pia mater

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chemical neurotransmitter

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acetylcholine

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loss of sensation

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anesthesia

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delicate, weblike middle membrane covering the brain, the meninges

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arachnoid mater

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a glial cell

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astrocyte

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nerve cell process that transmits impulses away from the cell body.

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axon

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norepinephrine and epinephrine

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catecholamines

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branching or treelike; a nerve cell process that transmits impulses toward the body

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dendrite

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chemical neurotransmitter

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dopamine

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literally strong or hard mother,; outermost layer of the meninges

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dura mater

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responding organ

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effector

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chemical in central nervous system that influences pain perception; a natural painkiller

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endorphins

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peptide chemical in the central nervous system that acts as a natural painkiller

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enkephalins

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the changes produced by increased sympathetic impulses allowing the body to deal with any type of stress

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fight or flight syndrome

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a region of gray,unmyelinated nerve tissue.

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ganglia

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supporting cells of nervous tissue

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glia

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autonomic neurons that conduct nerve impulses from a ganglion to cardiac or smooth muscle or glandular epithelial tissue

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postganglionic neurons

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a neuron situated distal to a synpse

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postsynaptic neuron

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autonomic neurons that conduct nerve impulses between the spinal cord and a ganglion

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preganglionic neuron

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a neuron situated proximal to a synapse

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presynaptic neuron

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peripheral beginning of a sensory neurons dendrite

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receptors

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allows an impulse to travel in only one direction

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reflex arc

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when a nerve impulse encounters myelin and jumps from one node of Ranvier to the next

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saltatory conduction

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neurons that transmit impulses to the spinal cord and brain from all parts of the body

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sensory neurons

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a neurotransmitter that belons to a group of compounds called catecholamines

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serotonin

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part of the autonomic nervous system; ganglia are connected to the toracic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord; fuctions as an emergency system

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sympathetic nervous system

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junction between adjacent neurons

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synapse

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the space between a synaptic knob and the plasma membrane of a postsynaptic neuron

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synaptic cleft