Question 1

contains the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems (fight or flight response)

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autonomic nervous system

Question 2

consist of brain and spinal cord

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central nervous system

Question 3

responsible for balance, muscle coordination

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cerebellum

Question 4

circulates between ventricles and serves as a shock absorber to protect the brain and spinal cord

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cerebrospinal fluid

Question 5

Largest part and is responsible for thought, reasoning, movement, speech

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cerebrum

Question 6

located between the cerebrum and Midbrain; contains the thalamus and hypothalamus

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diencephalon

Question 7

regulates the autonomic nervous system such as temperature, water balance, sleep, emotions

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hypothalamus

Question 8

lowest part of the brain stem, regulates heartbeat, respiration, blood pressure

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medulla oblongata

Question 9

3 membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord

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meninges

Question 10

thick, outer layer

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Dura mater

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middle layer, web like

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Arachnoid membrane

Question 12

attached to the brain and spinal cord, contains blood vessels to nourish nerve tissues

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Pia mater

Question 13

inflammation of the meninges caused by a pathogen

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Meningitis

Question 14

conducts impulses between brain parts for certain eye and auditory reflexes

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midbrain

Question 15

combination of many nerve fibers located outside the brain and spinal cord

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nerves

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nerve cell

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neuron

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slows vital signs and increases digestive activity

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parasympathetic

Question 18

increases vital signs and decreases digestive activity

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sympathetic

Question 19

consist of the somatic and autonomic nervous systems

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peripheral nervous system

Question 20

conducts messages to other parts of the brain, assist with chewing, respiration

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Pons

Question 21

carries messages between the CNS and the body;

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somatic nervous system

Question 22

Somatic nervous system

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consist of 12 pairs of cranial nerves & 31 pairs of spinal nerves

Question 23

extends from the medulla oblongata to the first lumbar vertebrae

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spinal cord

Question 24

single nerve fiber which carries impulses away from the cell body

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axon

Question 25

carry impulses toward the cell body

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dendrites

Question 26

lipid covering insulating axons

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Myelin sheath

Question 27

chronic disabling condition resulting from a degeneration of the myelin sheath

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Multiple Sclerosis

Question 28

sensory, carry messages from the body to the brain and spinal cord

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Afferent nerves

Question 29

motor, carry messages from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands

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Efferent nerves

Question 30

internuncial, carry both sensory and motor messages

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Associative nerves

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