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organs of the central nervous system
Question | Answer |
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major portion of the central nervous system | brain |
controls skeletal muscles, interprets general senses | cerebrum |
spaces within the brain that contain a fluid called cerebrospinal fluid | ventricles |
located under the posterior portion of the cerbrum | cerebellum |
stemlike portion of the brain that connects with the spinal cord | brainstem |
bridge | pons |
control respiration, heart rate, and muscles in the blood vessel walls | medulla oblongata |
most superior portion of the brainstem | midbrain |
clear, colorless fluid contained in the ventricles | cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) |
passes through the ertebral canal extending from the medulla oblongata | spinal cord |
three layers of membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord | meninges |
tough outer layer of teh meninges | dura mater |
delicate middle layer of the meninges | arachnoid |
thin inner layer of meninges | pia mater |
cordlike structure that carries impulses | nerve |
group of nerve cell bodies located outside | ganglion |
cells that form support and nourish nervous tissue | glia |
conducts nerve impulses to carry out the function | neuron |