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Nervous TIssue 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| neurology | The branch of medical science that deals with the normal functioning and disorders of the nervous system |
| neurologist | a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system. |
| nervous system | an intricate,highly organized network of billions of neurons and even more neuroglia. |
| brain | contains about 100 billion neurons |
| cranial nerves | emerge from the base of the brain. |
| nerve | a bundle of hundreds to thousands of axons plus associated connective tissue and blood vessels that lies outside the brain and spinal cord. |
| spinal cord | connects to the brain through the foramen magnum of the skull and is encircled by the bones of the vertebral column. |
| spinal nerves | emerge from the spinal cord, each serving a specific region on the right or left side of the body. |
| ganglia | small masses of nervous tissue, consisting primarily of neuron cell bodies, that are located outside the brain and spinal cord. |
| enteric plexuses | in the walls of organs of the gastrointestinal tract,extensive networks of neurons;help regulate the digestive system. |
| sensory receptor | the dendrites of sensory neurons(described shortly) as well as separate, specialized cells that monitor changes in the internal or external environment,such as photoreceptors n the retina of the eye. |
| sensory function | sensory information is then carried into the brain and spinal cord through cranial and spinal nerves. |
| integrative function |
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