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Kathleen Santiago

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Somatic nervous system (SNS) regulates the somatic effectors which are the skeletal muscles
neurons excitable cells that conduct the impulses that make possible all nervous system functions
astrocytes star-shaped glia, feed the neurons by picking up glucose from the blood, converting it to lactate, and passing it to the neurons to which they are connected.
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protecting the brain and spinal cord against injury by providing a cushion of fluid both around the organs and within them
ventral nerve root also called anterior nerve root, carry motor information out of the spinal cord
cerebral plasticity localization of function varies from person to person, and even at different times in an individual’s life when the brain has sustained damage
brachial plexus found deep within the shoulder, passes from the ventral rami of spinal nerves C5 through T1, beneath the clavicle (collarbone), and toward the arm
optic nerves carry visual information from the eyes to the brain; axons from the innermost layer of sensory neurons of the retina compose the second pair of cranial nerves
fibromyalgia (FM) chronic and wide-spread musculoskeletal pain is usually accompanied by distress and a variety of other symptoms
anosmia complete lack of smell
otoscope used to examine the external ear canal and outer surface of the tympanic membrane
organ of Corti hearing sense organ
Extrinsic eye muscles skeletal muscles that attach to the out-side of the eyeball and to the bones of the orbit.; they move the eyeball in any desired direction and voluntary muscles
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