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special sense vocab week 2

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vagas nerve   10th cranial nerve  
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thalamus   relay center of the brain  
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spinal nerve   31 pairs of nervesw airising from spinal cord  
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sensory nerve   carries messages toward brain and spinal cord; affarent nerve  
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sciatic nerve   extends from the base of the spine down the thigh, leg and foot  
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pons   bridge connecting various parts of the brain  
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pia mater   thin, delicate inner membrane of meninges  
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peripheral nervous system   nerves outside braind and spinal cord  
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neuron   nerve cell that carries impulses throughout the body  
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nerves   macroscopic cord-like collection of fibers that carry nerve impulses  
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meninges   3 protective membranes that surround brain and spinal cord  
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medulla oblongata   above spinal cord; controls brething, heart rate, and size of blood vessels  
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hypothalamus   beneath thalamus; controls sleep, appetite, body temperature  
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ganglion   collection of nerve cell bodies  
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myelin sheath   covering of white fatty tissue that surrounds and insulates the axon  
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cranial nerves   12 pairs of nerves that carry messages to and from the brain with regard to head and neck; vagas nerve  
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cerebrum   largest part of the brain, voluntary muscle activity  
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cerebrospinal fluid   circulates throughout the brain and spinal cord  
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cerebral cortex   outer region of the cerebrum, contains sheets of nerve cells, gray mater  
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cerebellum   posterior part of the brain that coordinates muscle movement and maintain balance  
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central nervous system   brain and spinal cord  
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cauda equina   collection of spinal nervves below the end of the spinal cord  
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brainstem   lower portion of the brain that connects cerebrum with spinal cord  
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autonomic nervous system   nerves that control involuntary body functions of muscles, glands and internal organs  
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