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36 Cards in this Set
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connective sheet of tissue that covers the superior of the cranium
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galea aponeurotica
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vault like portion encasing the brain
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cranium
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pseudo joints that join skull bones to form the cranium
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sutures
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pressure exereted on the brain by the blood and cerebospinal fluid
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intracranial pressure
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three membranes that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord
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meninges
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tough layer of the meninges firmly attached to the skull and interior of the spinal column
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dura mater
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inner and most delicate layer of the meninges. Covers the convolutions of the brain and spinal cord
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pia mater
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middle layer of the meninges
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arachnoid membrane
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fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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cerebrospinal fluid
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largest part of the brain covering judgement, emotion, learning and memory
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cerebrum
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portion of the brain located dorsally to the pons and the medulla oblongata
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cerebellum
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part of the brain connecting the cerebral hemispheres with the spinal cord
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brainstem
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portion of the brain connecting the pons to the cerebellum
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midbrain
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portion of the brain conrtolling body temp and metabolic activites
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hypothalamus
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switching station between the pons and the cerebrum
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thalamus
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series of nervous tissue that keeps the human conscious
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reticular activating system
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process of tissue responsible for communication between bellum, brum, mid brain and spinal cord
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pons
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lower portion of the brainstem that contains the respiratory, cardiac, and vasomotor centres
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medulla oblongata
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pressure moving blood through the brain
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cereberal perfusion pressure
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controls blood flow to the brain by controling alterations in the blood pressure
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autoregulation
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cheek bone
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zygoma
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upper jaw bone
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maxilla
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jawbone
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mandible
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openings of the nostrils
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nares
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outer/visible portion of the ears
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pinna
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three rings of the inner ear. Sense for motion and provide positional sense
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semicircular canals
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the eye socket
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orbit
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clear water filling the posterior of the eye chamber
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vitreous humor
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light and color tissue lining the posterior of the eye
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retina
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clear water filling the anterior of the eye
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aqueous humor
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pigmented portion of the eye
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iris
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dark opening in the centre of the iris
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pupil
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the white of the eye
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sclera
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thin layer covering the pupil and iris
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cornea
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mucous membrane that lines the eyelids
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conjunctiva
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liquid that lubricates the eye
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lacrimal fluid
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