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21 Cards in this Set
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Efferent nerves
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motor nerves, carry message away from the brain and spinal cord
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Afferent nerves
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sensory nerves, carry messages from the organs to the brain and spinal cord
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parasympathetic nerves
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involuntary or autonomic nerves. regulate heart rate and respiration, balances out sympathetic nerves
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sympathetic nerves
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autonomic nerves that affect the body during times of stress.
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The central nervous system is made up of?
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the brain and spinal cord
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The peripheral nervous system is made up of?
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Cranial nerves (12 pair)
Spinal nerves (31 pair) Autonomic nerves divided into parasympathetic and sympathetic |
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Parts of the brain are?
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Cerebrum
Thalamus Hypothalamus Cerebellum Pons Medulla Oblongata |
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Cerebrum is responsible for?
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Thinking, personality, sensations, movements and memory
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Thalamus is responsible for?
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sensory impulses such as pain
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Hypothalamus is responsible for?
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body temp, sleep, sex drive, appetite, controls the pituitary glans
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Cerebellum is responsible for?
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coordination of the voluntary movements and balance
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Pons is responsible for?
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connection of nerves to the eyes and face
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Medulla oblongata is responsible for?
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regulating the heart, blood vessels and respiratory system. Crosses over left to right, right to left.
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Cauda equina
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the tail end of the nerves in the spinal column.
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spinal cord
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nervous tissue extending from the Medulla oblongata to the second lumbar vertebrae where it ends with the cauda equina
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gray matter
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found in the brain and spinal cord, contains cell bodies and dendrites of peripheral nerves
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white matter
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myelin sheath, found in the spinal cord, covers gray matter, contains nerve fibers
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meninges
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membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
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The three meninges are?
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dura mater
arachnoid membrane pia mater |
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The cerebral cortex is?
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the outer region of the cerebrum, contains sheets of nerve cells, gray matter of the brain
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ventricle
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space or canals in the brain where cerebrospinal fluid flows
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