Nervous System Flashcards
1
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nerve pain
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neuralgia
2
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paralysis of the legs
A
paraplegia
3
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paralysis of the arms and legs
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quadriplegia
4
Q
paralysis of half the body
A
hemiplegia
5
Q
paralysis of one limb
A
monoplegia
6
Q
functional unit of nervous system
A
neuron
7
Q
receive communications from other cells
A
dendrites
8
Q
genetic material of the cell
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nucleus
9
Q
stores neurotransmitters
A
axon
10
Q
wraps around axons; insulates neurons
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myelin sheath
11
Q
structure that allows electrical or chemical signal to another neuron
A
synapse
12
Q
Brain + Spinal cord is the ______
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CNS
13
Q
nerves found throughout the body
A
PNS
14
Q
Peripheral Nervous System further broken down into
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Peripheral nerves, Somatic Nervous Sytem and Autonomic nervous system
15
Q
controls body’s voluntary skeletal muscles
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Somatic nervous system
