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Nervous System
Nervous System Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nervous System | the most complex of the body organ systems. |
| Nervous system primary function | the body's system of communication |
| Neuron | Nerve cell is the basic functional unit in this system. over 100 billion neurons in the brain. Neurons also transmit information from the brain to the entire body. |
| Primary Parts | Brain & Spinal cord CNS |
| Peripheral nervous system | composed of nerves that branch out from the spinal cord |
| Autonomic nervous system | controls the automatic functions of the body: breathing, digestion, etc |
| Somatic nervous system | controls the voluntary actions of the body: muscle movements |
| cerebr | cerebrum |
| dementio | to be mad |
| encephal | brain |
| mening | meninges |
| myel | spinal cord |
| neur | nerve |
| hyperesthesia | hyper - upper esthesi - sensation ia - condition of increased sensitivity to touch or pain |
| neuralgia | neur - nerve algia - pain severe pain along a nerve |
| cerebrum | front of the brain |
| cerebellum | back of the brain |