Miss Mele Key Vocabulary of The Nervous System
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| Neuron | Nerve Cell
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| Cerebrum | front part of the brain, divided into two symmetrical halves cerebral hemispheres. In humans, it is where activities including reasoning, learning, sensory perception, and emotional responses take place.
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| Dendrite | part of the neuron that receives messages
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| Axon | part of the neuron that conducts impulses away from the cell body
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| Cerebellum | Part of brain that coordinates movement and balance
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| Myelin Sheath | a shiny white insulating covering over some nerve fibers
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| Synapse | gap between two neurons in a nerve pathway
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| Glial Cells | cells that support and nourish neurons
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| Backbone | flexible column of vertebrae that protects the spinal cord
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| Spinal Cord | long cord of nerves running through the backbone; connects the brain with the rest of body
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| Autonomic Nervous System | controls nerves that lead to smooth muscles of most of your body
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| EEG | machine the records brain wave patterns
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| Peripheral Nervous System | carries messages between central nervous system and the rest of the body
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| Central Nervous System | brain and spinal cord
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| 4 lobes | frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital
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| Skull | the bones forming the enclosure of the brain
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| Brain | central organ of the nervous system
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| Three types of neurons | Sensory, motor, interneuron
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| Spinal Nerves | 12 pairs of nerves that branch out from the brain
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| Tissue | Group of similar cells that preform the same function
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| Medulla | controls heartbeat, breathing and blood pressure
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| Nervous System | controls all activity in the body
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| Reflex | an automatic response to environment
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