Ch-7 Nervous System Online
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| What CNS stands for | Central Nervous System
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| What LOC stands for | Level of Consciousness
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| What LP stands for | Lumbar puncture
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| What is TIA stands for | transient ischemic attach
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| Part of PNS that carry messages between the CNS and organs that function autonomously | Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
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| Delicate web-like layer of the meninges; middle layer | Arachnoid mater
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| The part of the neuron that conducts electrical impulses | Axon
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| The subdivision of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord | Central Nervous System (CNS)
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| The fluid in and around the brain and spinal cord | Cerebrospinal fluid
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| The largest part of the brain controls conscious thought and stores memory | Cerebrum
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| One of the two processes extending from a neuron cell body; the other is the axon | dendrite
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| The outer meninges, the fibrous membrane protecting the CNS | dura mater
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| The front part of the brain from which voluntary muscle movements and other sensory and motor tasks are directed | frontal lobe
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| The part of the brain stem that sends sensory information to the thalamus to direct the autonomic functions of the heart, lungs, and other viscera | medulla oblongata
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| Three layer membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord | meninges
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| A fatty white envelope of cells providing protection and electrical insulation to neurons | myelin sheath
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| Nervous cell, including the cell body and its axon | Neuron
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| Chemical released by the presynaptic cell that is then picked up by the postsynaptic cell to effect an action | neurotransmitter
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| The part of the brain that processes information from the sense of touch and other sensory and motor tasks | parietal lobe
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| Made up of neurons, neuroglia, and associated tissue, including the cranial and spinal nerves and the sensory and motor nerves that extend throughout the body. | Peripheral Nervous System
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| Inner layer of the meninges | Pia mater
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| The connecting point between nerve cells or between a nerve cell and a receptor or effector cell | synapse
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| Cavities between the cerebrum and brain stem | ventricles
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| A disease that may begin in late middle life, characterized by progressive mental deterioration that includes loss of memory and visual and spatial orientation | Alzheimer disease
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| Loss of memory | Amnesia
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| Localized dilation of an artery due to vessel wall weakness | Aneurysm
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| Loss of Speech | Aphasia
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| Astrocytoma | star-shaped tumor that usually develops in the cerebrum; frequently in people younger than 20 years old
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| Ataxia | Lack of muscular coordination
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| Clinical course characterized by maniac episodes alternating with depressive episodes | bipolar disorder
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| A synonym for cerebral stroke, an acute clinical event, related to impairment of cerebral circulation, lasting more than 24 hours | cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
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| False belief or wrong judgement despite evidence to the contrary | delusion
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| Impaired intellectual function | dementia
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| Prolonged period where there is a loss of interest or pleasure in almost all activities | depression
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| Impaired speech | dysphasia
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