Nervous system vocab Flashcards
1
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Basic structural unit of nervous system
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Neuron
2
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Combination of many nerve fibers outside brain and spinal cord
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Nerve
3
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Regulates heartbeat and respiration
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Medulla oblogata
4
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Coordinates muscles balance and posture
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Cerebellum
5
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Center of reasoning thought and memory
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Cerebrum
6
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Conducts impulses between brain parts and controls some eye reflexes
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Midbrain
7
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Mass of nerve tissue protected by skull
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Brain
8
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Membrane covering the brain and spinal cord
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Meninges
9
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Hollow spaces located in the brain
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Ventricle
10
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Division of autonomic nervous system that acts in times of emergency
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Parasympathetic
