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CDIS Chapter 3.

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anterior   toward the front  
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posterior   toward the back  
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ventral   toward the abdomen  
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dorsal   toward the back  
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superior   toward the top  
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inferior   toward the bottom  
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proximal   toward the body  
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distal   away from the body  
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medial   toward the middle  
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lateral   toward the side  
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afferent   toward the nervous system  
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efferent   away from the nervous system  
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CNS includes   brain and spinal cord  
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PNS includes...   nerves outside the brain and spinal cord  
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cranial nerves   12 pairs of nerves that emerge from the spinal cord  
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spinal nerves   31 pairs of nerves that emerge from the spinal cord  
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sensory information travels..   to the brain  
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motor information travels...   away from the brain  
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neurons   highly specialized cells that make up the nervous system and carry its sensory and motor information  
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dendrites   bring nerve impulses into the cell body  
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axons   take nerve impulses away from the cell body  
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synapse   space where two neurons meet  
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neurotransmitters   chemical agents in the brain that help carry information across the synaptic cleft  
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mylin sheath   a coating around the axon which helps increase the speed at which an impulse travels across a nerve  
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meninges   three membranes that line the skull and enclose the brain and spinal cord  
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what are the 3 meninges   pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater  
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What are the 3 things that protect the CNS   Bone, meninges and fluid  
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cardiac center   controls the heart  
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vasomotor center   controls the blood vessles  
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respiratory center   controls breathing  
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cerebellum   regulates motor and muscular activity (coordination and balance)  
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cerebrum   thinking, problem solving  
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insular cortex   "5th lobe" involved in consciousness  
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parietal lobe   sensory and perceptual information, and comprehending oral and written language  
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temporal lobe   auditory perception, memory, speech *  
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heschl's gyrus   auditory cortex  
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wernicke's area   language comprehension  
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occipital lobe   visual information  
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what are the organization principles of the brain   interconnectedness, hierarchy, specialization  
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contralaterality   bodily sense are processed on opposite sides of the brain  
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spoken language involves   respiratin, phonation, articulation  
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parts of the upper respiratory system   trachea, larynx, oral cavity, nasal cavity  
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lower respiratory system   lungs, bronchi, alveoli  
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thorax   skeleton of the chest  
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pleura   thin sac that attaches to the inner side of the thorax and outer side of the lungs  
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primary muscles   involved in restful breathing  
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secondary muscles   forced inspiration  
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trachea   cartilage tube that runs from oral cavity to lungs  
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resonance   airflow's ongoing vibration as it moves through the pharynx  
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articulation   the act of manipulating airflow submitted by the phonatory system to create highly precise speech sounds  
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auricle   visible portion of outer ear  
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EAC   external auditory canal- conducts sound waves inward  
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tympanic membrane   serves as a loudspeaker  
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eustachian tube   serves as a pressure equalizing tube (PET)  
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3 bones in the middle ear   malleus, incus, stapes  
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ossicular chain   3 bones connected (vibrations are carried along as mechanical energy)  
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inner ear   fluid filled cavity that resides deep inside the temporal bone  
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3 major cavities in the inner ear   vestibule, semicircular canal, cochlea  
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tonotopic organization   basilar membrane organized by frequency- high to low  
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3 layers of the tympanic membrane   ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm  
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2 regions of the tympanic membrane   pars flaccida, pars tensa  
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impedance   the sensitivity in the fluid versus air and how well sound waves travel through it *  
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