Nervous System

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one of the most complicated structures in the animal kingdom, containing billions of neurons

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nervous system

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brain and spinal cord; central processing unit of the body

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central nervous system

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the rest of the nerves of the body

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peripheral nervous system

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largest central organ of the nervous system

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brain

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anterior part of the brain

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forebrain

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parts that make up the forebrain

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cerebrum, hypothalamus, thalamus

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smaller and central part of the brain

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midbrain

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parts that make up the midbrain

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tectum, tegmentum

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central region of the brain

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hindbrain

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parts that make up the hindbrain

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cerebellum, medulla, pons

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cylindrical bundle of nerve fibers within the spine

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spinal cord

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dark, butterfly-shaped region of the brain made up of nerve cell bodies

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gray matter

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surrounds gray matter in the spinal cord and contains cell coated in myelin

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white matter

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connects different parts of the body to the CNS

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peripheral nervous system

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responsible for transmitting messages from tissues/organs to the CNS

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afferent nerve fibers

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conveys messages from CNS to corresponding peripheral organ

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efferent nerve fibers

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part of the PNS that controls voluntary actions

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somatic neural system

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part of the PNS that controls involuntary actions

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autonomic neural system

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part of the ANS that stimulates the body’s fight or flight response

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sympathetic nervous system

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part of the ANS that stimulates the body’s rest and digest and feed and breed responses

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parasympathetic nervous system

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part of brain that controls thinking, memory, behavior, and movement

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frontal lobe

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part of the brain that controls hearing, learning, and feelings

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temporal lobe

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part of the brain that controls breathing, heart rate, and temperature

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brain stem

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part of the brain that controls language and touch

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parietal lobe

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part of the brain that controls sight

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occipital lobe

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part of the brain that controls balance and coordination

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cerebellum

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center of emotions

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limbic system

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contains the nucleus and serves as the cell support center

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cell body or soma

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passes messages away from the cell body

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axon

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receives messages

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dendrites

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insulates axon and speeds up neural impulse

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myelin sheath

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3 parts of the brain stem

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midbrain, medulla, pons