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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Part of the brain responsible for coordinating muscle movements and maintaining balance | Cerebellum |
| Pertaining to muscle and nerves | Myoneural |
| Neurotransmitter | Acetylcholine |
| Part of the nerve cell that first receives the nervous impulse is the | Dendrite |
| Elevated portions of the cerebral cortex are called | Gyri |
| Burning sensation of pain | Dysesthesia |
| A network of interlacing nerve fibers in peripheral nervous system | Plexus |
| Portion of the brain that controls the pituitary gland, water balance, and body temperature | Hypothalamus |
| Glial cells | Astrocytes |
| Space between nerve cells is called the | Stimulus |
| Part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels | Medulla oblongata |
| Inability to speak | Aphasia |
| Connection of spinal nerves below the end of the cord | Cauda equina |
| Disease of the spinal cord | Myelopathy |
| Collection of blood within the meningeal layers | Hydrocephalus |
| Abnormal sensation of tingling or prickling | Paresthesia |
| Inflammation of the spinal nerve root | Polyneuritis |
| A highly malignant brain tumor | Glioblastoma |
| Paralysis of four extremities | Quadriplegia |
| Cerebral aneurysm, thrombosis, or hemorrhage can be the cause of | Cerebrovascular accident |
| Fainting | Syncope |
| Spina bifida is associated with | Myleomeningocele |
| Parkinson disease is characterized by | Shuffling gait |
| Disorder of reading, writing, and learning | Dyslexia |
| Condition of no nervous sensation | Anesthesia |
| Blood vessels (capillaries) that selectively let certain substances enter brain tissue and keep others out | Blood Brain Barrier (BBB) |
| Type of glial (neuroglial) cell that transport water and salts from capillaries | Astrocyte |
| Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord | Cauda equina |
| Neurotransmitter chemical released at the ends of nerve cells | Acetylcholine |
| Microscopic fiber that carries the nervous impulse along a nerve cell | Brainstem |
| Carries messages toward the brain and spinal cord from receptors | Axon |
| Lower portion of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord | Afferent nerve |
| Part of nerve cell that contains nucleus | Cell body |
| Middle layer of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord | Arachnoid membrane |
| Contains nerves that control involuntary body functions or muscles, glands, and internal organs | Automatic nervous system |
| Motor nerve that carries messages away from the brain and spinal cord | Efferent nerve |
| Largest part of the brain | Cerebrum |
| Includes the brain and spinal cord | Central nervous system |
| Microscopic branching fiber of a nerve cell that is first to receive a nervous impulse | Dendrite |
| Posterior part of the brain; coordinates muscle movements and maintains balance | Cerebellum |
| Glial (neuroglial) cell that lines membranes within the brain and spinal cord; helps form cerebrospinal fluid | Ependymall cell |
| Outer region of the cerebrum; contains sheets of nerves | Cerebral cortex |
| Circulates throughout the brain and spinal cord | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| Thick, outermost lawyer of the meninges | Dura mater |
| Twelve pairs of nerves that carry messages to and from the brain | Cranial nerves |
| Portion of the brain that controls sleep, appetite, body temperature, and secretions from the pituitary gland | Hypothalamus |
| White, fatty tissue that surrounds and insulates the axon of a nerve cell | Myelin sheath |
| Supportive and connective type of nerve cell; does not carry nervous impulses | Glial cell |
| Membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord | Meninges |
| Sheet of nerve cells that produces a round fold on the surface of the brain | Gyrus |
| Collection of nerve cell bodies in the PNS | Ganglion |
| Portion of the brain just above the spinal cord; controls breathing, heartbeat, and size of blood vessels | Medulla oblongata |
| Carries messages away from the brain and spinal cord; efferent nerve | Motor nerve |
| Microscopic cord-like collection of fibers that carry electrical impulses | Nerve |
| Part of the brain anterior to the cerebellum and between the medulla and rest of the midbrain | Pons |
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