Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Neuroplasticity

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The nervous system’s potential for physical or chemical change that enhances its adaptability to environmental change and its ability to compensate for injury

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CNS

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brain and spinal cord

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Frontal lobe

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executive function

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parietal lobe

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sensory integration

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temporal lobe

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auditory, taste, smell, memory

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occipital lobe

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vision

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meninges

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3 layers of protective tissue

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Dura mater

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tough outer layer of fibrous tissue

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Arachnoid layer

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thin sheet of delicate connective tissue

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pia mater

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moderately tough inner layer that clings to the brain’s surface

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Cerebrum

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major structure of forebrain, consisting of two virtually identical hemispheres

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Cerebellum

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involved in coordination of motor activity

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Brainstem

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central structures of the brain, including the hindbrain, midbrain, thalamus and hypothalamus responsible for most unconscious behavior

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gray matter

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areas of the nervous system predominately composed of cell bodies and blood vessels

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white matter

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areas of the nervous system rich in fat-sheathed neural axons

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corpus callosum

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fiber system connecting the two cerebral hemispheres