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Chapter 8 A (The Nervous System) Flashcards

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Acetylcholine

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Chemical that stimulates cells

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Afferent (sensory) neuron

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Neuron that carries information from the sensory receptors to the central nervous system

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Arachnoid

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Middle Layer of the Meninges

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Astrocyte, Astroglia

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A type of neuroglia that maintains nutrient and chemical levels in neurons

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Autonomic nervous system

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Part of the peripheral nervous system that carries impulses from the central nervous system to glands, smooth muscles, cardiac muscle, and various membranes

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Axon

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Part of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body

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Basal ganglia

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Large masses of gray matter within the cerebrum

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Brain

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Body organ responsible for controlling the body’s functions and interactions with outside stimuli

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Brainstem

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One of the four major divisions of the brain; division that controls certain heart, lung, and visual functions

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Cell body

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Part of a nerve cell that has branches or fibers that reach out to send or receive impulses

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Central nervous system

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The brain and spinal cord

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Cerebellum

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One of the four major divisions of the brain; division that coordinates musculoskeletal movement

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Cerebral Cortex

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Outer portion of the cerebrum

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Cerebrospinal

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Watery fluid that flows throughout the brain and around the spinal cord

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Cerebrum

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One of four major divisions of the brain; division involved with emotions, memory, conscious thought, moral behavior, sensory interpretations, and certain bodily movements

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Conductivity

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Ability to transmit a signal

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Convolutions

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Folds in the cerebral cortex; gyri

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Corpus callosum

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Bridge of nerve fibers that connects the two hemispheres of the cerebrum

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Cranial nerves

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Any of 12 pairs of nerves that carry impulses to and from the brain

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Dendrite

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A thin branching extension of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses toward the cell body

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Diencephalon

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One of four major structures of the brain; it is the deep portion of the brain and contains the thalamus

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Dura matter

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Outermost layer of meninges

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Efferent (Motor) Neuron

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Neuron that carries information to the muscles and glands from the central nervous system

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Epidural space

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Area between the pia mater and the bones of the spinal cord

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Epithalamus

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One of the parts of the diencephalon; serves as a sensory relay system

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Excitability

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Ability to respond to stimuli

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Fissure

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One of many indentations of the cerebrum; sulcus

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Frontal lobe

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One of the four parts of each hemisphere of the cerebrum

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Gyrus

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convolution; fold in the cerebral cortex

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Hypothalamus

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One of the parts of the diencephalon; serves as a sensory relay station

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Interneuron

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Neuron that carries and processes sensory information

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Medulla oblongata

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Part of the brain stem that regulates heart and lung functions, swallowing, vomiting, coughing, and sneezing

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Meninges

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Three layers of membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord

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Microglia

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A type of neuroglia that removes debris

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Midbrain

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Part of the brainstem involved with visual reflexes

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Myelin sheath

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Fatty tissue that covers axons

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Nerve

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Bundle of neurons that bear electrical messages to the organs and muscles of the body

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Nerve cell

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Basic cell of the nervous system having three parts: cell body, dendrite, and axon; also called a neuron

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Nerve impulse

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Released energy that is received or transmitted by tissue or organs and that usually provokes a response

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Neurilemma

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Membranous covering that protects the meyelin sheath

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Neurolgia

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Cell of the nervous system that does not transmit impulses

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Neuron

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Basic cell of the nervous system having 3 parts: cell body, dendrite, and axon; also called a nerve cell

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Neurotransmitters

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Various substances located in tiny sacs at the end of the axon

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Occipital lobe

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One of the four parts of each hemisphere of the cerebrum

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Oligodendroglia

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A type of neuroglia that produces myelin and helps to support neurons

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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Part of the autonomic nervous system that operates when the body is in a normal state

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Parietal lobe

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One of the four parts of each hemisphere of the cerebrum

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Pia matter

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Innermost layer of meninges

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Pons

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Part of the brainstem that controls certain respiratory functions

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Receptor

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Tissue or organ that receives nerve impulses

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Somatic nervous system

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Part of the peripheral nervous system that receives and processes sensory input form various parts of the body

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Spinal cord

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Ropelike tissue that sits inside the vertebral column and from which spinal nerves extend

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Spinal nerves

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Any of 31 pairs of nerves that carry messages to and from the spinal cord and the torso and extremities

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Stimulus

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Anything that arouses a response

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Subdural space

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Area between the dura mater and the pia mater across which the arachnoid runs

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Sulcus

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fissure; one of many indentations in the cerebrum

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Sympathetic nervous system

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Part of the autonomic nervous system that operates when the body is under stress

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Synapse

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Spacer over which nerve impulses jump from one neuron to another

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Temporal lobe

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One of four parts of each hemisphere of the cerebrum

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Terminal end fibers

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Group of fibers at the end of an axon that passes the impulses leaving the neuron to the next neuron

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Thalamus

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One of the four parts of the diencephalon; serves as a sensory relay station; ventral thalamus

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Ventral thalamus

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One of the four parts of the diencephalon; serves as a sensory relay station

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Ventricle

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Cavity in the brain for cerebrospinal fluid

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