The Nervous System
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| central nervous system | (CNS)-brain and spinal cord
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| peripheral nervous system | (PNS)-all nerves
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| autonomic nervous system | (ANS)-regulates involuntary actions
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| sensory neurons | afferent neurons-conduct impulses to the spinal cord and brain
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| motor neurons | efferent neurons-conduct impulses away from brain and spinal cord
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| interneurons | conduct impulses from sensory neurons to motor neurons
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| multiple sclerosis | a myelin disorder of CNS
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| neuroma | tumor of the nervous system
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| concussion | brain injury caused by jolt to head
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| cerebrovascular accident | (CVA)-"stroke"-hemorrhage
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| cerebral palsy | (CP)-paralysis caused by motor control are of brain befoer, during, or shortly after birth
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| dementia | syndrome that includes memory loss, personality changes, reduced intellectual capacity
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| Alzheimer disease | brain disorder of adulthood characterized by dementia
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| Huntington disease | inherited disorder that progresses to severe dementia
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| seizure | sudden burst of abnormal neuron activity that results in temporary changes in brain function
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| epilepsy | characterized by recurring seizures
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| neuritis | general term referring to nerve inflammation
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| trigeminal neuralgia | recurring episodes of stabbing pain
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| Bell palsy | paralysis of facial features resulting from damage to facial nerves
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| shingles | herpes zoster-viral infection caused by chickenpox virus producing characteristic painful plaques
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| neuroblastoma | malignant tumor of the sypathetic nervous system in young children
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