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Nervous System: Preview Flashcards

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Antiemetic

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agent 4 preventing/relieving vomiting

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gray matter

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region in CNS dominated by cell bodies, neuroglia & unmyelinated axons

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Neuroglia

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supporting cells of CNS & PNS

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Glioma

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Tumor composed of cells derived from neuroglia

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Paresis

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Muscle weakness or slight paralysis

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Nuchal rigidity

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stifeness of the neck fleion as a result of meningeal irritation

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Dysphagia

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difficulty in speaking and understanding wriiten, spoken language as a result of brain injury

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Electroencephalography(EEG)

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method of graphically recording electrical activity of the brain

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Tissue Plasminogen Activator TPA tPA

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Substance that disolves blood clots

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Sensory Function

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Using receptors to detect changes & respond in order to maintain homeostasis

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Dura matter

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Tough outtermost membrane that covers brain and spinal cord

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Myelin

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white, fatty substance that forms an insulating sheath around axons

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White matter

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regions in CNS dominated by myelinated axons

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Cerebral Seizures

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Recurrent convulsions w/ blank stares and temporary loss of awareness

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Central Canal fluid

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Passageway in spinal cord that contains cerebrospinal fluid

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Brain Contussion

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Brain tissue bruise

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Cerebral Angiography

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Mapping of cerebral blood vessels using dye and x-rays

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Astrocytoma

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Tumor from astrocyctes

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Aura

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distinctive snesate signaling migrane

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Parasympathetic ns

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Division of autonomic ANS involved in rest& digest response

aka craniosacral ns

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Spina Bifida

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congenital defect of incomplete vertebral closure that allows the spinal cord of meninges to protrude

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Vertigo

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The sensation of dizzines while not moving that causes loss of balance

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pons

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serves as relay station from the peripheral nerves to brain

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Coma

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Prolonged state of deep uncosciousness

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Epidural Space

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space between overlying bone and dura matter

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Parkinson Disease(PD)

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Disorder resulting from progressive degeneration of dopamine- producing neurons in brain

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Transcient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

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Brain disorder that’s not permanent resulting from blood flaw in interruption

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cell body

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main part of neuron

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Hydrocephalus

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Accumulation of CSF on the brain commonly known as “water on the brain”

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Thalamus

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Brain Part that serves a central relay station for incomming sensory impulses

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Med term. for headache

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cephalgia

PAin in the head

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Cerebellum

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2cd largest region, function in coordination of skeletal muscle activity 2 maintain ballance

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Sequela

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disorder caused by preceeding sidordder in same person

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arachnoid matter

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middle membrane covering brian & spinal cord

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Gullian-Barré sydrome

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Acute symmetrical lower motor neuron paralysis of unknown cause

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Medulla Oblongata

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enlarged continuation of spinal cord containing important reflex centers for heart, blood vessels and breathing

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cranial nerves

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12 pairs of peripheral nerves originating @ brain that connect to the brain but not the spinal cord

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Hypothalamus

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brain part that plays a role in homeostasis such as regulating body temperature and relasing hormones

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MS

Multipule Sclerosis

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Autoimmune disorder causing destruction of myelin sheaths

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Ventricles

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4 fluid filled chambers in brin

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Cerebral Palsy(CP)

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Group of mator function diseases present @ birth/ infancy brain during fetal development maybe as a result of interrupted blood floow to the flow of the brain during fetal development,childbirth or infancy

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Spell the word that means memory loss

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A-m-n-e-s-i-a

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cauda equina

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group of spinal nerves resembing a horse’s tail extending below distal end of spinal cord

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Neurotransmitters

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chemical messengers nbetween neurons or between neurons & muscles

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Photophobia

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eye sensitivity to light

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Reyes Sydrome

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complex of symptoms w/ liver damage & brain dysfunction occuring adter viral infection - linked to asprin use

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Subarachnoid space

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space between arachnoid matter, pia matter, filled with CSF

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COmputed Telegraphy (CT)

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imaginf method that uses a computer to reconscruct the anatomical features obtained by x-ray

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Cerebrovascular Accident

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Destruction of brain tissue due to the disruption of blood flow to a particular brain region; aka stroke/brain attack

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Subdural space

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Space between dura matter and arachnoid matter

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meninges

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3 membrane layers covering brain & spinal cord

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Gyri

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elevated ridges of brain surface

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Plexus

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spinal nerve network

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Special Senses

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Olfaction

Gustation

vision

equilibrium

hearing

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Migrane

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Recurrent, severe vascuar headache

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Pia matter

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Delicate intermost membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord

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Oligodendroglioma

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Tumor from oligodendrocytes

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Hemiparesis

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Muscle weakness or slight paralysis on one side

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Alzheimer Disease (AD)

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Degenerative brain disorder that causes a disabling dementia with an onset typically later in life and is characterized by B-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain

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Sciatica

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pain in lower back that radiates from back of thigh & down to leg

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ANS

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Autonomic nervous system

division of peripheral nervous system controlled subconciously

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Encephalitis

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Brain inflammation

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Cerebral hemispheres

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2 symetrical halves of cerebrum

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Ependymoma

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tumor from ependymal cells

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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Division of ANS involved in fight-flight response

aka Thoracolumbar ns

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axon

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Nerve cell extension carrying impulses away from cell body

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CNS

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Central Nervous system

Brain and spinal cord

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gustation

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the act of tasting

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ALS

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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Fatal degenerative disease of motor neurons marked by muscle weakness & atrophy aka Lou Gehrig Disease

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Dementia

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loss of intellectual & cognitive function while other brain functions are maintained

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Epilepsy

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brain disorder resulting from an irregular electrical discharge of neurons

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Trigeminal Neuroalgia

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Condition w/ pin in parts of the face served by one or more braclets of trigemenial nerve (CNV) aka Tic douloureux

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Lumbar Puncture

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procedure uing a needle inserted into subarachnoid space of lumbar region to remoce CSF, aka Spinal tap

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Meningitis

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Inflammation of meninges

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Sulci

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Shallow depression in brain surface

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CSP

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cerebrospinalfluid

liquid that bathes internal & external surfaces of central nervous system

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Midbrain

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part of brainstem that houses reflex centers associated with eye and head movements

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PNS

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Peripheral nervous system

all neural tissue outside central nervous system

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Cerebrum

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Largest porion of brain functioning in reasoning,learning, sensory, preception & emotions

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Fissure

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Deep groves in ther brain seperating gyri

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meningocele

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protusion of the meninges through bone,, forming a CSF-filled cyst

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spina bifida cystica

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severe type og congneital vertebral defect characterized by increased intracranial pressure

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Generalized Tonic-clonic seizure

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collapse, loss of consciousness and intermittent muscle contraction and relaxations

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Polio Myelitis

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Gray MAtter of spinal cord- sometumes leads to paralysis & muscle wasting aka Polio

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Corpus Callosum

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Broad band of white matter conecting cerebral hemispheres

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SNS

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Somatic nervous system

Division of peripheral nervous system that controls skeletal muscle contractions

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Glasgow Coma Scale(GCS)

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Scale used to asses level of consciousness

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Synapses

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sites where adjacent neurons communicate

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Cerebral Cortex

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Outer layer of cerebrum

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neurons

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nerce cells that send & recieve nerve impulses

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Spina Bifida Occulta

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incomplete fusion of posterior arch of vertebrae

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dermatome

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area of skin supplied by a single pair of spinal nerves

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Diencephalon

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brain part that contains hemishpere & brainstem

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brain stem

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outside of cerebrum cerebullum consiting mid brain, pons, medulla oblongata

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Huntington Chorea/Disease

HD

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Inherited farm of dementia accompanied by atrophy of particular brain regions

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Bell Palsy

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Paralysis of muscle on oone side of the face innervated by the facial nerve CN VII

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Dendrites

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Branched nerve extension that carry impulses toward cell body

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