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A cluster of sensory neuron cell bodies

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Posterior root ganglion

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A simple fast predictable automatic response to help protect the body

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Reflex arc

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Bones of the spine that enclose and protect the spinal cord

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Vertebrae

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In a reflex arc, the muscle or gland that responds with an action

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Effector

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A group of lumbar, sacral and coccygeal nerves that branch off the lower end of the spinal cord

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Cauda equina

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The innermost layer of the meninges that is attached to the brain and spinal cord

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Pia matter

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Structure that responds to some environmental change and initiates a sensory impulse

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Receptor

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Opening the runs lengthwise through the spinal cord: CSF circulates through it

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Centeral canal

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Lymphatic fluid filled space between the arachnoid and dura matter

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Subdural space

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Reflex arc structure that transmits the impulse to a muscle or gland

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Motor neuron

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Matter within the spinal cord shaped like an “H”

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Gray matter

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Fat filled space between the vertebrae and dura mater

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Epidural space

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Reflex arc structure that passes from the receptor to the CNS

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Sensory neuron

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Part of a spinal nerve containing sensory nerve fibers that carry impulses toward the spinal cord

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Posterior root

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Part of a spinal nerve containing motor neurons carrying impulses away from the spinal cord

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Anterior root

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Tough outermost layer of the meninges

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Dura mater

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Spaces between the arachnoid and pis mater contains CSF

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Subarachnoid space

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Filament that anchors the inferior portion of the spinal cord

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Filum terminale

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Region in the CNS that connects the sensory and motor portions of the reflex arc

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Integrating system

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Cone shaped tip of the spinal cord

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Conus medullaris

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Three connective tissue membranes covering the brain and spinal cord

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Meninges

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Tracts of white matter that run up and down the spinal cord

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Columns

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Cobweb like middle layer of the meninges

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Arachnoid

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Area in the precentral gyrus of the frontal lobe, controls specific muscles or groups of muscles

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Primary motor area

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Area in the occipital lobe, permits vision
Primary visual area
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Area in the temporal lobe, permits hearing
Primary auditory area
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Cerebral area that controls smell
Primary olfactory area
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Area in the frontal lobe | translates thoughts into speech
Motor speech area
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Postcentral gyrus area, receives sensations of pain, touch, pressure, and temperature
Primary somotensensory
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Cerebral area that integrates general and special sensations to form a common thought
Common integrative
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The color of cerebrospinal fluid
clear
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The entire nervous system contains between 1/3-2/3 cup of CSF or about
80-150 mL
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List functions of cerebrospinal fluid
Contains nutrients Shock absorber Fights infections
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Cranial nerve X; main nerve of parasympathetic nervous system; senses and controls internal organs
Vagus
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Cranial nerve I: sense of smell
Olfactory
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Cranial nerve XII: proprioception and tongue movement
Hypoglossal
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Cranial nerve IX: swallowing; taste, sensation from tongue
glossopharegeal
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Cranial nerve V: chewing, facial sensation
trigeminal
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Cranial nerve VI: proprioception and eyeball movement
abducens
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Cranial nerve VII: taste and facial expressions
facial
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Cranial nerve III: control of eye's lens and pupil
Oculomotor
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Cranial nerve VIII: hearing and equilibrium
Vestibulocochlear
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Cranial nerve IV: proprioception and eyeball movement
trochlear
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Cranial nerve II: vision
Optic
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Cranial nerve XI: swallowing, head and shoulder movement
Accesory
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Relative to the human brain the sheep brain is
smaller olfactory bulbs are larger cerebrum is smaller
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CSF is formed by the____and secretion from the blood capillaries called___; cells that form it are known as
filtration Choroid plexoses ependymal cells
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Type of impulses relayed and interpreted by the thalamus
Sensory
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List functions of the limbic system
basic emotions emotional aspects of survival behavior works with cerebrum in memory
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Condition that results from an excessive accumulation of CSF within the ventricles
Hydrocephalus
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Type of reflexes that the corporaquadrigemina is concerned with
Visual and auditory
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At rest, the brain consumes about____percent of the bodys total oxygen
25%
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The structure that acts as a bridge connecting the spinal cord and the medulla to upper portions of the brain
Pons
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The medulla serves as a conduction pathway for all ascending and descending tracts. What type of impulses are transmitted by its white matter
Sensory and motor
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Brain center that regulates the heart and diameter of blood vessels
Cardiovascular
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Movements of your left hand are initiated by motor neurons that orginate in the___side of your cerebrum
right
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Brain cavities where cerebrospinal fluid circulates
Ventricles
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Band of white matter that connects the two halves of the cerebrum
corpus callosum
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The part of your brain stimulated by your ringing alarm clock
Reticular activating system
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The outer layer of the cerebrum
Cortex
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Part of the brain that coordinates walking, balance and the ability to speak understandably
Cerebellum
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The outer layer of the cerebrum is composed of___matter
gray
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Ridges that make up the surface of the cerebrum
gyrus
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Name the functions of the hypothalamus
olfactory relay control of body temp daily sleep pattern

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