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Nervous system 1 and 2

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Functions of the nervous system   Coordinates and controls body activity, detects and processes internal/external info, formulates appropriate responses  
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Major structures of the nervous system   Brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, sensory organs  
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PNS consists of what   Cranial and spinal nerves  
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Cell body   AKA: Soma. Maintains life of the neuron  
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Dendrites   Receive impulses and conduct them toward the cell body  
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Axon   Single process. Extends away from the cell body  
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Synaptic terminals   AKA: Terminal end fibers. Leads the impulse away from the axon and toward the synapse  
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Synapse   The junction where neural impulses cause a chemical release, called a neurotransmitter  
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Astrocytes   Attach neurons to their blood supply. Help form the blood-brain barrier, in the CNS  
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Microglia   Phagocytic cells that help fight infection in the CNS  
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Oligodendrocytes   Form the myelin sheath in the CNS  
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Schwann cells   Forms the myelin in the PNS and has phagocytic capabilities  
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White matter   Has nerve fibers that are covered by myelin  
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Gray matter   Does not have myelin covered nerve fibers.  
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Nerve   One or more bundles of impulse carrying fibers located in the PNS  
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Tract   Group of nerve fibers located in the CNS  
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Ganglion   Mass of neuron cell bodies. Outside of the CNS  
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Plexus   Network of intersecting nerves/vessels  
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Innervation   Stimulation of a body part through the action of nerves  
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Nociceptive   Pain receptors  
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Proprioceptive   Perception of movement  
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Meninges   Connective tissue that encase the brain and spinal cord  
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Cerebrospinal fluid   Clear fluid that nourishes, cools and cushions the CNS  
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Cerebrum   Largest part of brain, receives and processes stimuli, stores information  
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Cerebral cortex   Made up of gray matter. responsible for thinking, perceiving, producing and understanding language.  
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Cerebellum   Coordinates muscle activity for smooth muscle movement  
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Brain stem   Connects the cerebral hemispheres with the spinal cord  
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Inter brain   Regulation of thirst and body temperature  
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Mid brain   Responsible for visual and auditory reflexes, posture and muscle control  
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Pons   Bridge at base of the brain which allows nerves to cross over so that one side of the brain controls the opposite side of the body  
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Medulla Oblongata   Controls basic life functions  
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Spinal cord   Pathway for impulses going to and from the brain  
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Peripheral Nervous System   Cranial nerves, autonomic and somatic nervous, somatic spinal nerves and ganglia  
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Brachial plexus   Nerves arise from the brachial plexus, to supply each forelimb  
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Lumbosacral plexus   Nerves arise from the lumbosacral plexus, to supply each hind limb  
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Foramen magnum   Opening that the spinal cord passes through  
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Dorsal root   Carries afferent or sensory impulses from the periphery to the spinal cord  
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Ventral root   Carries efferent or motor impulses from the spinal cord to muscle fibers or glands  
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Autonomic Nervous System   Part of the PNS. Innervates smooth muscle. Consists of the sympathetic and parasympathetic  
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Somatic Nervous System   Voluntary  
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CT scan   Computed tomography  
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CAT scan   Computed Axial tomography  
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Obtunded   Depressed  
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Neuroanastomosis   Connecting nerves together  
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Vagus nerve   Controls the heart, lungs, larynx, pharynx, esophagus and cranial portion of the intestinal tract. Damage causes difficulty in swallowing  
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Medical term for swelling   Intumescence  
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Blood brain barrier    
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