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MR UTT'S NERVOUS SYSTME

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THE BODY'S INFORMATION GATHERER, STORAGE CENTER, AND CONTROL SYSTEM   NERVOUS SYSTEM  
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THESE DO NOT FORM ONE SINGLE SYSTEMS   NERVES  
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WHAT MAKES UP THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM   BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD  
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THIS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BODY'S FUNCTIONS THAT ARE NOT UNDER CONSCIOUS CONTROL   PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM  
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THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS IS ACHIEVED BY DIVIDING INTO WHAT TWO SYSTEMS   SYPATHATIC AND PARASYMPATHETIC SYSTEM  
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THE NERVOUS SYSTEM USES WHAT TYPE OF IMPULSE   ELECTRICAL  
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THE IMPULSE TRAVELS HOW FAST PER HOUR   250  
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TO DETECT, TO MAKE A DECISION, AND TO CARRY OUT A MOTOR FUNCTION BASE ON THE DECISION IS WHAT SYSTEM   NERVOUS SYSTEM  
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NUERONS OR NERVE CELLS ARE CALLED WHAT   NEUROGLIA  
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WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF NEURONS   1. MOTOR 2. SENSOR 3. INTERNEURONS  
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THIS NEURON CAUSES MUSCLES TO CONTRACT AND GLANDS TO SECRETE   MOTOR NEURON  
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AN EFFERENT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR WHAT   MOTOR NERUON  
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THE PROCESS OR NERVE FIBERS ARE CALLED   AXON AND DENDRITES  
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THESE CARRY IMPULSES TO THE CELL BODY   DENRITES  
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THESE CARRY IMPULSES AWAY FROM THE CELL BODY   AXONS  
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WHAT IS THE FATTY INSULATING SUBSTANCE AROUND THE AXONS CALLED   MYELIN SHEATH  
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AXONS WITH AN INTACT MYELIN SHEATH TRANSFER INFORMATION?   FASTER  
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THESE NEURONS DO NOT HAVE DENDRITES   SENSORY NEURONS  
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AFFERENT ARE ALSO KNOW AS   SENSORY NEURONS  
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THESE NEURONS ARE KNOWN AS ASSOCIATIVE NEURONS   INTERNEURONS  
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THESE NEURONS MEDIATE BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND SENSORY NEURONS   INTERNEURONS  
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TYPICALLY THESE NERVES ARE MYELINTED   PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM  
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THESE NERVES ARE NOT MYELINTED   CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM  
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THESE NEURONS CARRY MESSAGES TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM   AFFERENT OR SENSORY NEURONS  
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THESE NEURONS CARRY MESSAGES FROM THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM   EFFERENT OF MOTOR NEURONS  
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A GROUP OF NERVE FIBERS WITHIN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM ARE REFERED TO AS A?   TRACT  
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TO BE A TRACT, ALL OF THE NERVES INCLUDED MUST HAVE THE SAME WHAT?   ORIGIN, FUNTION, AND TERMINATION  
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THESE ASSEND TO THE BRAIN   AFFERENT  
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THESE DESEND FROM THE BRAIN   EFFERENT  
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THE LARGEST TRACT IN THE BRAIN   CARPUS CALLOSUM  
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THIS JOINS THE RIGHT AND LEFT HEMISPHERES   CARPUS CALLOSUM  
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THIS IS THE POINT WHERE A STIMULATION OF THE NERVE OCCURS   RECEPTOR  
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THESE ARE TYPICALLY FUNCTION SPECIFIC   RECEPTORS  
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IMPULSES TRAVEL TO THE CELL BODY HOW?   FROM THE RECEPTORS DOWN THE DENDRITES  
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THESE SPECIALIZED CELLS ARE AT THE KNOB   NEUROTRANSMITTES  
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THE SPACE AT THE END OF THE SYNAPES   SYNAPTIC CLEFT  
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WHAT IS CNS   CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM  
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WHAT IS ENCOMPASSES IN THE CNS   BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD  
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THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD ARE DIVIDED INTO WHAT TYPE OF MATTER   GRAY AND WHITE  
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THIS MATTER IS UNSHEATHED CELL BODIES AND TRUE DENTRITES   GRAY MATTER  
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WHAT TYPE OF MATTER FORMS THE CORE OF THE SPINAL CORD   GRAY MATTER  
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WHAT TYPE OF MATTER FORMS THE CORE OF THE BRAIN   WHITE MATTER  
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THE LARGEST MASS OF NERVOUS TISSUE IS THE?   BRAIN  
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HOW MUCH DOES A FEMALE BRAIN WEIGH?   1250 GRAMS  
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HOW MUCH DOES A MALE BRAIN WEIGH?   1380 GRAMS  
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WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR MEMBRANE   MENINGES  
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LIST THE MEMBRANES FROM THE INSIDE TO OUTSIDE OF THE BRAIN   1. PIA MATER2. ARACHNOID3. DURA MATER  
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WHAT ARE THE MAJOR DIVISION OF THE BRAIN   CEREBRUM AND DIENCEPHALON  
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THE BRAINSTEM CONSIST OF WHAT?   MIDBRAIN AND HINDBRAIN  
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THE HINDBRAIN INCLUDES WHAT?   1. CEREBELLUM 2. MEDULLA OBLONGATA 3. RETICULAR FORMATION  
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THE CEREBRUM DEVELOPES FROM WHAT PORTION OF THE BRAIN, AND IS THE LARGEST PART OF THE MATURE BRAIN   FRONT PORTION  
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THE TWO LARGE MASSES OF THE BRAIN ARE CALLED   CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES  
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THE CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES ARE CONNECTED BY A DEEP BRIDGE OF NERVE FIBERS CALLED   CARPUS CALLOSUM  
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CARPUS CALLOSUM ARE SEPERATED BY A LAYER CALLED   FALX CEREBRI  
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THE SURFACE OF THE CEREBRUM IS MARKED BY NUMEROUS RIDGES OR CONVOLUTIONS CALLED   GYRI  
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A SHALLOW GROVE IS CALLED   SULCUS  
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A DEEP GROVE IS CALLED   FISSURE  
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WHAT SEPERATES THE RIGHT AND LEFT HEMISPHERES   LONGITUDINAL FISSURE  
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WHAT SEPERATES THE CEREBRUM AND CEREBELLUM   TRANSVERSE FISSURE  
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VAROUS SUCI DIVID EACH HEMISPHER INTO WHAT   LOBES  
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HOW MANY LOBES ARE THERE   5  
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LIST ALL THE LOBES   1. FRONTAL LOBE 2. PARIETAL LOBE 3. TEMPORAL LOBE 4. OCCIPITAL LOVE 5. INSULA  
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THE OUTERMOST LAYER THAT SURROUNDS THE CEREBRUM IS CALLED   CEREBRAL CORTEX  
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THE CEREBRAL CORTEX IS COMPOSED OF   GRAY MATTER, NEURON CELL BODIES, DENDRITES  
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WHAT PERCENT OF NEURONS IS CONTAINED IN THE CORTEX   75%  
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DIENCEPHALON CONTAIN WHAT   THALALMUS AND HYPOTHALAMUS  
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THIS ACTS AS A PHONE LINE ALLOWING INFORMATION TO GET THROUGH THE CEREBRAL CORTEX   THALAMUS  
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THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR REGULATING HORMONES, HUNGER, THIRST, AND AROUSAL   HYPOTHALAMUS  
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THE HYPOTHALAMUS IS A REGULATOR FOR WHAT NERVOUS ACTIVITY   AUTONOMIC  
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THE HYPOTHALAMUS PRODUCE NEUROSECREATIONS TO CONTROL WHAT   WATER BALANCE, GLUCOSE, AND FAT MATABOLISM.  
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THE BRAINSTEM CONSIST OF WHAT   MIDBRAIN AND HINDBRAIN  
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THIS IS THE UPPER PART OF THE BRANCH THAT CONNECT TO THE FOREBRAIN   MIDBRAIN  
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WHAT IS THE MIDBRAINS FUNCTION   TO SEND AND RECIEVE INFROMATION  
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WHAT UNITS MAKE UP THE HINDBRAIN   MEDULLA OBLONGATA, PONS, CEREBELLUM, RETICULAR FORMATION  
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THIS CONTROLS BALANCE AND CORDINATION   CEREBELLUM  
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THIS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SLEEP   RETICULAR FORMATION  
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THIS CONTROLS BREATHING, COUGHING, SWALLOWING   MEDULLA OBLONGATA  
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THIS ASSIST WITH THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA   PONS  
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THIS CONNECT THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD   MEDULLA OBLONGATA  
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THIS EXTENDS FROM THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA TO THE CAUDA EQUINE   SPINAL CORD  
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE SPINAL CORD   CONDUCT SENSORY IMPULSES FROM THE BODY TO THE BRAIN AND SEND MOTOR IMPULSES FROM THE BRAIN TO THE BODY  
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THIS IS CONSIDERED THE BLOOD OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM   CEREBROSPINAL FLUID  
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE CSF   A CUSHION TO PROTECT THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD, NOURISHMENT  
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THIS NERVOUS SYSTEM IS PART OF THE PNS AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VOLUNTARY CONTROL OF THE BODY'S MOVEMENTS   SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM  
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THIS NERVOUS SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE PNS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULATING HEART MUSCLES AND TINY MUSCLES LINING THE WALLS OF BLOOD VESSELS   AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM  
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HOW MANY CRAINIAL NERVES ARE THERE   12  
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HOW MANY SPINAL NERVES ARE THERE   31  
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OLFACTORY NERVE FUNCTION   SMELL  
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OPTIC NERVE FUNCTION   VISION  
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OCULOMOTOR NERVE FUNCTION   EYE MOVEMENT  
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TROCHLEAR NERVE FUNCTION   EYEBALL MUSCLE MOVEMENT, TROCHLEAR MUSCLE  
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TRIGEMINAL NERVE FUNCTION   SENSATION OF FACE AND MOUTH  
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ABDUCENS NERVE FUNCTION   EYE MOVEMENT, EYEBALL MUSCLE, LATERAL RECTUS MUSCLE  
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FACIAL NERVE FUNCTION   FACIAL MUSCLE CONTRACTTION, TASTE SENSATION, GLANDULAR INNERVATION  
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ACOUSTIC OR VESTIVULOCOCHLEAR NERVE FUNCTION   SENSES FROM OUR EARS, HEARING AND BALANCE  
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GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE FUNCTION   SOME TASTE, SWALLOWING MUSCLES  
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VAGUS NERVE FUNCTION   INVOLUNTARY FUNCTIONS, HEART RATE, BREATHING RATE,  
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SPINAL ACCESSORY NERVE FUNCTION   LARYNGEAL MUSCLES, MUSCLES IN THE BACK AND NECK  
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HYPGLOSSAL NERVE FUNCTION   MOVEMENT OF THE TONGUE  
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THIS REGULATRORY STRUCTURE HELPS PEOPLE ADAPT TO CHANGES IN THEIR LIFE AND MODIFIES SOME FUCTIONS IN RESPONSE TO STRESS   AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM  
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A PROGRESSIVE, DEGENERATIVE DISEASE OF THE BRAIN CHARACTERIZED BY LOSS OF MEMORY AND OTHER COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS   ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE  
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THIS IS A DISEASE OF UNKNOWN CAUSE THAT BREAKS DOWN TISSUES IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND AFFECTS THE NERVES REPONSIBLE FOR MOVEMENT. ALSO KNOWN AS LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE   AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS  
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WEAKNESS OR PARALYSIS OF THE MUSCLES THAT CONTROL EXPRESSION ON ONE SIDE OF THE FACE   BELL'S PALSY  
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INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN   ENCEPHALITIS  
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NEUROLOGIC DISORDER THAT PRODUCES ABNORMAL BURSTS OF ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY IN THE BRAIN   EPILEPSY AND SEIZURE DISORDERS  
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LIST FOUR TYPES OF HEADACHES   MIGRAINE, TENSION, CLUSTER, POST-TRAUMATIC  
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AN INFECTION OF THE MENINGES THAT SURROUND AND PROTECT THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD   MENINGITIS  
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A CHRONIC, POTENTIALLY DEBILITATING DISEASE THAT AFFECTS THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD BY ATTACHING THE MYELINE SHEATH   MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS  
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AN INTENSE BURNING OR STABBING PAIN CAUSED BY IRRITATION OF OR DAMAGE TO A NERVE.   NEURALGIA  
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PARALYSIS FROM THE WAIST DOWN   PARAPLEGIA  
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PARALYSIS FROM THE SHOULERS OR NECK DOWN   QUADRIPLEGIA  
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A PROGRESSIVE DISORDER CAUSED BY DEGENERATION OF THE NERVE CELLS IN THE PARTS OF THE BRAIN THAT CONTROL MOVEMENT   PARKINSON'S DISEASE  
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PAIN ALONG THE SCIATIC NERVE   SCIATICA  
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FAILURE OF THE SPINE TO CLOSE PROPERLY DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF PREGNANCY   SPINA BIFIDA  
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WHEN BLOOD SUPPY TO A PART OF THE BRAIN IS DECREASED AND BRAIN CELLS DIE WHEN THEIR OXYGEN SUPPLY IN INTERRUPTED FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES   STROKE  
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