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This lines the cavities of the brain in the CNS

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Ependymal cells

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At a synapse, the neuron that is sending the action potential is

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pre synapthic

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The synaptic cleft is the space that a _____ crosses to imitate a response in a post synaptic neuron

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neurotransmitter

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Name 2 characteristics that would increase the speed of nerve transmission

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Warmer temp
Larger diameters
Has myelin

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A neurotransmitter that helps regulate mood is

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Serotonin

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Sac in which the neurotransmitter is stored

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Vesicles

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Substance used for communication at chemical synapses

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neurotransmitter

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A neurotransmitter must cross the _____ to initiate an impulse in a post synaptic neuron

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Synaptic cleft

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Ms is more common in

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Women

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Membrane where inner an outer surfaces have unequal amounts of electrical charges

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Polarized

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Time during which a neuron can’t be stimulated to initiate an impulse

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Resting period

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Ions found in high concentration inside the plasma membrane

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K+

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Ions found in high concentration outside the plasma membrane

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Na +

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The difference in electrical charge between the inside and outside of a plasma membrane

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Resting potential

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The mechanism by which ions are moved through the plasma membrane from lesser to greater concentration

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Sodium pump

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Cranial nerve X main nerve of parasympathetic nervous system ; sense and cont of integral organs

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Vagus

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Cranial nerve I :sense of smell

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Olfactory

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Cranial nerve XII: proriocetion and tongue movement

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Hypoglassal

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Cranial nerve IX: swallowing, taste, sensation from tongue

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Glossuphahgmal

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Cranial nerve V: Chewing, facial sensation

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Trigeminal

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Cranial nerve VI: proriocetion and eyeball movement

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Abducens

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Cranial nerve VII: taste and facial expressions

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Facial

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Cranial nerve III: control of eyes lens and pupil

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Oculomotor

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Cranial nerve VIII: hearing and equilibrium

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Vestibulochtear / acoustic

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Cranial nerve IV: prorioception and eyeball movement

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Trochlear

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Cranial nerve II: vision

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Optic

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Cranial nerve XI: swallowing, head and shoulder movement

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Accessory

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Relative to the human brain, the sheep brain is (larger, smaller) overall it’s olfactory bulbs are (larger, smaller) and its cerebrum is (larger, smaller).

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Smaller
Larger
Smaller

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CSF is formed by ___ and secretion from blood in capillaries called ____; cells that form it are known as____.

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Filtration, chroidplexuses ependumal cells

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Type of impulses relayed and interpreted by the thalamus

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Sensory and motor

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List the functions of the limbic system

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Basic emotions

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Condition that results from an excessive accumulation of CSF within the ventricles

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Hydrocephalus

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Type of reflexes that the corpora quadrigemina is cornered with

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Visual and auditory

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At rest the brain consumes about ___ percent of the body’s total oxygen

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The structure that acts as bridge connecting that spinal cord and medulla to upper portions of the brain

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The medulla serves as a conduction pathway for all ascending and descending tracts

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Motor and sensory

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Brain center that regulates the heart and diameter of blood vessels

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Cardiovascular system

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Movements of your left hard are initiated by motor neurons that originate in the ____ side of your cerebrum

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Brain cavities where cerebrospinal fluid circulates

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Ventricles

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Band of white matter that connects the two haves of the cerebrum

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Corpus callosum

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The part of your Brian stimulated by your ringing alarm clock

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Reticular activating system

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The outer layer of the cerebrum

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Part of the brain that coordination walking, balance, and the ability to speak understandably

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Cerebellum

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The outer layer of the cerebrum is composed of ____ matter

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Ridges that make up the surface of the cerebrum

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Functions of the hypothalamus

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Smells olfactory
Relay ,control of body temp, regulation of food/fluid intake, pituitary
Sleep

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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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A cluster of sensory neuron cell bodies

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Posterior root ganglion

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Bones of the spine that enclose and protect the spinal cord

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

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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 meanings 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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Opening that runs lengthwise through the spinal cord; CSF circulates through it.

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Central Canal

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Lymphatic fluid filled space between the arachnoid and dura mater

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

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Motor neuron

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Matter within the spinal cord shaped like the letter “H”

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Fat filled space between the vertebrae and dura mater

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Reflex arc structure that passes the impulse from the receptor to the CNS

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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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Though outermost layer of the meninges

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Dura mater

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Space between the arachnoid and pia mater ; contains CSF

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Subarachnoid

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Filament that anchors the inferior portion of the spinal cord

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Filum terminal

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

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Integrating center

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Come 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 brain

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Tracts or white matter that runs up the down the spinal cord

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Cobweb like middle layer of the meninges

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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

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Primary visual area

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Area in the temporal lobe permits hearing

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Primary auditory area

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Cerebral area that controls smell

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Primary olfactory area

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Area in the frontal lobe, translates thoughts into speech

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Motor speech area (brocas)

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Postcentral gyrus area recipes sensations of pain, touch, pressure and temperature

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Primary somatosensory area

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Cerebral area that integrates general and special sensations to form a common thought

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Common integrative area

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The color of cerebrospinal fluid

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Clear/colorless

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The entire nervous system contains between 1/3 - 2/3 cup of CSF or about ___ ml

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Functions of cerebrospinal fluid

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Contains WBC’s, to fight infections
Serves as a shack
Maintains proper chemical
Contains nutrients

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