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AP Nervous System

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CN I   Olfactory  
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Division of Autonomic Nervous System that increases heart rate   Sympathetic Nervous System  
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Impulse conducting cells of the nervous system   neuron  
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Division of Autonomic Nervous System that increases intestinal motility   Parasympathetic nervous system  
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Outer layer of Meninges   Dura Mater  
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Middle layer of Meninges   Arachnoid Mater  
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Tissue that insulates a neruon   Myelin  
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Ring of muscle that adjusts pupil diameter   iris  
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Vascular tissue layer of the eye that nurishes the retina and sclera   choroid  
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2 parts of the CNS   Brain and Spinal Cord  
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Tissue layer that sits on top of the Iris   cornea  
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CN II   Optic  
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CN X   Vagus  
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CN VI   Abducens  
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State in which a neuron cannot conduct a new impulse   Refractory Period  
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Number of pairs of Spinal Nerves   31  
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Number of Pairs of Cranial Nerves   12  
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Midbrain, Pons, & Medulla are the parts of the ________   brainstem  
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Portion of the cerebrum responsible for "personality"   Frontal Lobe  
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Nociceptors that stimulate a somatic sensory response   Fast pain fibers  
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Ossicles of the middle ear   malleus, incus, stapes  
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Areas of the ear responsible for balance   semicircular canal and vestibule  
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Fibers that secrete acetycholine are called_________   cholinergic fibers  
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Pain from an organ that is misidentified as originating on the skin   Referred Pain  
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Hemisphere of the brain responsible for math, science, and analysis   Left Brain  
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Tissue that connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres   corpus callosum  
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Tissue layer formed by neuroglia that prevents infection of the brain tissue   Blood Brain Barrier  
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Brain structure that controls hunger and temperature regulation   hypothalamus  
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Cerebral Lobe responsible for vision   occipital  
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Cerebral Lobe responsible for hearing   temporal  
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Tissue that secrets Cerebrospinal fluid   choroid plexus of the ventricle  
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Bending of light rays to focus on a specific area of the retina   Refraction  
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Photoreceptor responsible for color vision   cones  
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photoreceptor responsible for night vision   rods  
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Section of the brain responsible for emotional memory, anger, pleasure, rear and sorrow   limbic system  
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Ridges in the cerebral tissue   gyrus  
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shallow grooves in the cerebral tissue   Sulcus  
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Deep groove between left and right cerebral hemisphere   longitudinal fissure  
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Fuel of the nervous system found in CSF   glucose  
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CN X   Vagus  
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CN XI   Spinal Accessory  
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CN XII   Hypoglossal  
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Neuron Cell body   Soma  
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Storage area of the neurotransmitters   Synaptic Knobs  
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the process of an action potential moving down an axon   Saltatory Conduction  
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CN III   Oculomotor  
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CN IV   Trochlear  
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CN V   Trigeminal  
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Tail end of the spinal Cord (cauda equina) ends around lumbar space   L1-L2  
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Area of the brain responsible for coordinated muscle movements   Cerebellum  
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Large Tissue area of brain composed of grey and white matter   Cerebrum  
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CN VII   Facial  
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CN VIII   Auditory  
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Fluid filling the posterior cavity of the eye   vitreous humor  
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