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What is the CENTRAL nervous tissue?
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consists of the brain and spinal cord
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What is the PERIPHERAL nervous tissue?
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anything in the nervous tissue besides the brain and spinal cord
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What a NEURON?
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nerve cells that carry impulses (10% of nervous tissue)
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What are NEUROGLIAL cells?
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Supportive cells to the neurons (90% of nervous tissue)
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What are the three kinds of nervous tissue?
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brain, spinal cord, nerves
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What is the Brain's function?
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Conscious-planning, memory, controlling actions. UNCONSCIOUS- heart rate, blood pressure
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What is the Spinal Cord's function?
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a center for reflexes and a "super highway" to carry impulses to and from the brain
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What are the Nerves function?
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carry impulses to and from the nervous system (brain, and spinal cord)
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