Terminology
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| Largest section of the brain, controls consciousness,memory,sensations,emotions,vol. movement | Cerebrum
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| Attaches the brain to the brainstem,controls muscle tone, movement,and balance | Cerebellum
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| Lowest section of the brain,controls muscles respiration,heart rate,and blood pressure | Medulla Oblongata
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| Relays nerve impulses to and from cerebral cortex | Thalamus
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| Nerves that carry impulses toward the brain | Afferent Nerves
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| Nerves that carry impulses away from the brain | Efferent Nerves
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| Above or over the dura mater | Epidural
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| Beneath or below the dura mater | Subdural
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| Small space within the brain that is filled with fluid | Ventricle
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| Extremely debilitating deterioration of a persons intellectual functioning | Alzheimer's Disease
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| Pain in the head or headache | Cephalalgia
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| Lack of muscle control and coordination (caused by lack of oxygen to the brain at birth) | Cerebral Palsy (CP)
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| Presence of a clot in a blood vessel in part of the brain causing death | Cerebral Thrombosis
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| Rupture of a cerebral blood vessel,decreasing blood flow to a portion of the brain (Stroke) | Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
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| Injury to the brain that my involve loss of consciousness | Concussion
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| Small hemorrhage or bruising of the brain | Contusion
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| Irreversible deterioration of memory,judgment or other thought processes | Dementia
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| Inflammation of the brain | Encephalitis
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| Softening of brain tissue | Encephalomalacia
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| Central Nervous System | CNS
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| Peripheral Nervous System | PNS
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| Fatty tissue that protects nerve impulses from transmitting in the wrong direction. | Myelin Sheath
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| Protects the brain and spinal cord | CSF cerebrospinal fluid
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| Three layers of connective tissue membranes that cover the brain and spinal fluid | Meninges
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| Deep portion of the brain and contains relay centers for sensation | Diencephalon
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| 12 Cranial Nerves and 31 Spinal Nerves | Peripheral Nervous System
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| Afferent(Sensory)Neurons and Motor(Efferent) Neurons | Somatic Nervous System (SNS
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| Sympathetic;Fight or Flight & Parasypathetic; Rest and Digest | Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
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| Electrical impulses from the brain are recorded. | Electroencephalogram (EEG)
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| Injury to the brain due to impact from an object | Concussion
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| Abnormally deep sleep with no response to stimuli | Coma
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| Bruising to the surface of the brain without penetration | Contusion
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| Difficult speech | Dysphasia
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| Loss of speech | Aphasia
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| Difficult swallowing | Dysphagia
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| Fainting | Syncope
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| Sleepwalking | Somnamblism
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| Sudden lapse into sleep | Narcolepsy
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