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A cluster of sensory neuron cell bodies

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Posterior root ganglion

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A simple, fast, predictable autonomic response to help protect the body.

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Reflex arc

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Bones of the spine that enclose and protect the spinal cord.

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Vertebrate

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In a reflex arc, the muscle or gland that responds with an action

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Effector

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A group of lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal nerves that branch off the lower end of the spinal cord.

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Cauda equina

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The innermost layer of the meninges that is attached to the brain and spinal cord.

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Pia mater

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Structure that responds to some environmental change and initiates a sensory impulse.

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Receptor

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Opening that runs lengthwise through the spinal cord; CSF circulates through it.

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Central canal

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Lymphatic fluid filled space between the arachnoid and dura mater.

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Subdural space

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Reflex arc structure that transmits the impulse to a muscle or gland.

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Motor neuron

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10
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Matter within the spinal cord shaped like the letter “H”.

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Grey matter

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Fat filled space between the vertebrae and the dura mater

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Epidural space

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Reflex arc structure that passes the impulse from the receptor to the CNS.

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Sensory neuron

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Part of the spinal nerve containing sensory nerve fibers that Cary impulses toward the spinal cord.

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Posterior root

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Part of a spinal nerve containing motor neurons carrying impulses away from the spinal cord.

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Anterior root

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Tough outermost layer of the meninges.

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Dura mater

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Space between the arachnoid and pia mater; contains CSF.

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Subarachnoid

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Filament that anchors the inferior portion of the spinal cord.

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Filum terminate

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Region in the CNS that connects the sensory and the motor portions of the reflex arc.

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Integrating center

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Cone shaped tip of the spinal cord.

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Conus medullans

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Three connective tissue membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

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Meninges

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Tracts of white matter that run up and down the spinal cord.

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Columns

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Cobweb like middle layer of the meninges.

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Arachnoid

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Area in the precentral gyrus of the frontal lobe, controls specific muscles or groups of muscles.

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Primary motor area

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Area in the occipital lobe, permits vision.

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Primary visual area

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Area in the temporal lobe, permits hearing.

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Primary auditory area

26
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Cerebral area that controls smell.

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Primary olfactory area

27
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Area I the frontal lobe, translates thoughts into speech.

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Brocha’s speech area

28
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Post central gyrus area, receives sensations of pain, touch, pressure and temperature.

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Somatosensory area

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Cerebral area that integrates general and special sensations to form a common thought.

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Common integrative

30
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The color of the cerebrospinal fluid.

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Clear and colorless

31
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The entire nervous system contains between 1/3-2/3 cup of CSF or about ________ mL.

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80-150 mL

32
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List functions of cerebrospinal fluid:

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Contains nutrients
Shock absorber
Picks up waste

33
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I. Olfactory

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Smell

34
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II. Optic

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Vision

35
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III. Oculomotor

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Proprioception

Movement of eyelid and eyeball, alters lens for near vision and constricts pupil.

36
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IV. Trochlear

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Proprioception

Movement of eyeball

37
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V. Trigeminal

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Touch, pain and temperature of upper body lips jaws and teeth
Chewing

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VI. Abducens

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Proprioception

Movement of eyeball

39
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VII. Facial

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Taste

Facial expressions

40
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VIII. Vestibulocochlear

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Hearing and equilibrium

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IX. Glossopharyngeal

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Taste and sensations from touch

Swallowing

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X. Vagus

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Main nerve of the parasympathetic system; senses and controls involuntary organs

43
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XI. Accessory

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Proprioception

Swallowing, head and shoulder movement

44
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XII. Hypoglossal

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Proprioception

Tongue movement

45
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Relative to the human brain the sheep brain is _________ overall, its olfactory bulbs are _________, and it’s cerebrum is ________

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Smaller
Larger
Smaller

46
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CSF is formed by _______ and secretion from blood in capillaries called _________; cells that form it are known as _______.

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Filtration
Choroid plexuses
Ependymal cells

47
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Type of impulses relayed and interpreted by the thalamus.

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Sensory

48
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List functions of the limbic system.

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Emotions

Memory in the cerebrum

49
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Condition that results from an excessive accumulation of CSF in the ventricles

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Hydrocephalus

50
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Type of reflexes that the copra quadrigemina is concerned with

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Visual and auditory

51
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At rest, the brain consumes about _____ percent of the bodies total oxygen

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20%

52
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The structure that acts as a bridge connecting the spinal cord and medulla to upper portions of the brain.

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Pons

53
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The medulla serves as a conduction pathway for all as sending and descending tracts. What type of impulses are transmitted by its white matter.

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Motor and sensory

54
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Movement of your left hand is imitated by motor neurons that originate in the _______ side of the cerebrum.

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Right

55
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Brain cavities where cerebrospinal fluid circulates

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Ventricles

56
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Band of white matter that connects the two halls of the brain

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Corpus callosum

57
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The part of your brain stimulated by the ringing of an alarm clock

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Reticular activating system

58
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Outer layer of the cerebrum

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Cortex

59
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Part of the brain that coordinates walking, balance, and the ability to speak understandably

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Cerebellum

60
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The outer layer of the cerebrum is composed of ______ matter

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Gray

61
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Ridges that make up the surface of the cerebrum

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Gyri

62
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Name the functions of the hypothalamus

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Control ANS
Control pituitary gland 
Emotional behavior
Eating and drinking 
Body temperature

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