Nervous System Flashcards

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Arachnoid

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Aracnoides, middle layer of meninges

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Cerebrum

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Cerebro, largest portion of the brain; right & left hemispheres; interprets general senses (sight, hearing, intellect, memory, emotion)

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Neuron

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Neurona, conducts nerve impulses

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Cortisol

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Corticoesteroide endógeno, hormone secreted by adrenal cortex; increases glucose level for energy, AKA hydrocortisone = hidrocortisona

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Cerebellum

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Cerebelo, rombencéfalo; under posterior portion of cerebrum; assists in coordination of skeletal muscles & maintaining balance

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Meninges

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Meninges, 3 layers of membrane covering brain and spinal cord

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Cerebrospinal fluid

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Líquido cefalorraquídio o cerebroespinal; flows through subarachnoid space (espacio subaracnoideo); cushions brain & spinal cord

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dendrite; a short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body

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dendrita

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diencephalon; the caudal (posterior) part of the forebrain, containing the epithalamus, thalamus, hypothalamus, and ventral thalamus and the third ventricle.

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diencéfalo

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brainstem

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cuello encefálico

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vagus nerve; each of the tenth pair of cranial nerves, supplying the heart, lungs, upper digestive tract, and other organs of the chest and abdomen

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nervio vago

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