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Term | Definition |
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Dementia | impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interferes with doing everyday activities |
Pons | the part of the brainstem that links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus. |
Hypothalamus | The area of the brain that controls body temperature, hunger, and thirst. |
Dura Mater | The tough outer layer of tissue that covers and protects the brain and spinal cord and is closest to the skull |
Pia Mater | a thin connective tissue layer that closely follows the surface of the brain and the spinal cord, |
Arachnoid Mater | a thin, transparent membrane surrounding the spinal cord like a loosely fitting sac |
Cerebrospinal Fluid | The fluid that flows in and around the hollow spaces of the brain and spinal cord, and between two of the meninges |
Folia | small leaflike laminae |
Thalamus | An area of the brain that helps process information from the senses and transmit it to other parts of the brain |
Biological Clock | The system that regulates an organism's innate sense of time and controls circadian rhythms |