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Lower portion of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord. The pons and the medulla oblongata are part of the brainstem.
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Brainstem
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Think Central Nervous System
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Middle layer of the three membranes (meninges) that surround the brain and spinal cord.
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Arachnoid Membrane
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ara...
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Part of a nerve cell that contains the nucleus.
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Cell Body
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Think about the anatomy of a neuron
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Nerves that control involuntary body functions of muscles, glands, and internal organs.
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Autonomic Nervous System
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ANS
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Microscopic fiber that carries the nervous impulse along a nerve cell.
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Axon
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think about the anatomy of a neuron
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The brain and the spinal cord make up the...?
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Central Nervous System (CNS)
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You're a bitch if you don't know this one.
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Part of the brain that coordinates muscle movements and maintains balance.
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Cerebellum
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Below.
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gray matter of the brain.
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Cerebral Cortex
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Not dura mater or the other mater.
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Fluid that circulates thoughout the brain and spinal cord.
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Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
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(CSF)
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Largest part of the brain.
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Cerebrum
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no hint.
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Thick, outermost layer of the meninges surrounding and protecting the brain and spinal cord.
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Dura Mater
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hmm....QUIT CHEATING
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A collection of nerve cell bodies in the peripheral nervous sustem.
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Ganglion
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RAAAAR!
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Sheets of nerve cells that produce elevation in the surface of the cerebral cortex; convolution
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Gyrus
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Lamb
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The part of the brain just above the spinal cord; controls beathing, hear beat, and the size of blood vessels; nerve fibers cross over here.
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Medulla Oblongata
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Waterboy
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Three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.
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Meninges
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Men in Jeans
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Microscopic structure consisting of axons and dendrites in bundles like strands of rope.
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Nerve
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Idiot.
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Crainial, spinal, and autonomic nerves make up the....?
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Peripheral Nervous System
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PNS
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Large, interlacing network of nerves.
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Plexus
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nigger club in okc
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Organ that recieves a nervous stimulation and passes it on to nerves within the body.
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Receptor
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Weird one. Another word for a secretary.
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Carry messages to the brain and spinal cord from a receptor.
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Sensory Nerves
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What kind of nerves?
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Change in the internal or external environment that evokes a response.
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Stimulus
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hmmm...
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Depression or groove in the surface of the cerebral cortex.
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Sulcus
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you "suck"
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Autonomic nerves that influence body functions involuntarily in times of stress.
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Sympathetic Nerves
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Nerves that feel your pain. They understand what you're going through.
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