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ACETYCHOLINE
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Neurotransmitter chemical released at the ends of some nerves
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Arachnoid Membrane
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Middle layer of the meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord
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"spider"
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Astrocyte
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A type of glial cell; connective, supporting cell of the nervous system
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Astrocytes transport water and salts from the capillaries
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Autonomic Nervous System
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Nerves that control involuntary body functions of muscles, glands, and internal organs
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Axon
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Microscopic fiber that carries the nervous impuluse along a nerve
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blood-brain barrier
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Blood vessels that let certain substances enter the brain tissues and keep other substances out.
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Brainstem
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Connects the cerebrum with the spinal Cord
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Lower portion of the brain
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cauda equina
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Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord
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cell body
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Part of a nerve cell that contains the nuculeus
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Central Nervous system
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brain and spinal cord
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CNS
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cerebrellum
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Part of the brain that coordinates muscle movements and maintains balance.
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Cerebral cortex
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Outer region of the cerebrum
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contains sheets of nerve cells; gray matter of the brain
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cerebrospinal fluid
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Fluid that ciruculates throughout the brain and spinal cord.
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CSF
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cerebrum
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Largest part of the brain responsible for voluntary muscular activity
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Vision, speech,taste,hearing, thought and memory.
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Sensory
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gathers info from outside the body and feeds into the system
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