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10 Cards in this Set
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Gray Matter |
Collections of nerve cell bodies and their associated neuroglia |
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White Matter |
Bundles of parallel axons and their sheaths |
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Decussation |
A crossing over |
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Vital functions |
Those functions of the body necessary for life on a short term basis |
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Commissures |
Connections of nerve fibers which allow the two hemispheres of the brain to communicate with one another |
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Ischemic stroke |
When a blood clot cuts off the blood supply to the brain |
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Hemorrhagic stroke |
When a blood vessel in the brain bursts |
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The three sections of the brainstem |
The pons, the medulla oblongata, and the midbrain |
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Reticular activation system |
Plays a major role in determining the cycle of sleeping and waking |
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Roles of the cerebellum |
Subconscious motor functions, muscle tone, equilibrium, sequencing of muscle contractions, muscle preset, and dampening |
