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Chapter 6

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Afferent nerves   Sensory transmitters that send impulses from receptors in the skin, muscles, and joints to the central nervous system.  
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Autonomic nervous system   Branch of the nervous system that controls involuntary body functions  
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Cell body   Part of an axon that contains a nucleus  
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Central nervous system   The brain and spinal cord  
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Dendrites   Branches of a neuron that collects stimuli and transport them to the cell body  
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Efferent nerves   Motor transmitters that carry impulses form the central nervous system out to the muscles and glands  
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Myelin sheath   The fatty bands of insulation surrounding axon fivers  
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Neurilemma   The thin membranous sheath enveloping a nerve fiber  
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Neuroglia   Non-neural tissue that forms the interstitial or supporting elements of the CNS; also known as glial cells  
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Nodes of Ranvier   The uninsulated gaps in the myelin sheath of a nerve fiber where the axon is exposed  
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Peripheral nervous system   All parts of the nervous system external to the brain and spinal cord  
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Somatic nervous system   Branch of the nervous system that stimulates the skeletal muscles  
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Synapse   The intersecton between a neuron and another neuron, a muscle, a gland, or a sensory receptor  
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Autonomic reflexes   Involuntary stimuli transmitted to cardiac and smooth muscle  
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Conductivity   the ability of a neuron to transmit a nerve impulse  
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Depolarixed   a condition in which the inside of a cell membranes is more positively charged than the outside  
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Nerve Impulse   electrical charge that travels along a nerve fiber when stimulated  
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Polarixed   a condition that occurs when the inside of a cell membrane is more negatively charges that the outside  
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Reflexes   simple rapid involuntary programmed responses to stimuli  
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Refractory period   the time between the completion of the action potential and repolarization  
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Repolarixation   the reestablishment of a polarixation  
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Saltatory conduction   the rapid skipping of an action potential from node to node on myelinated neurons  
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Somatic reflexes   involuntary stimuli transmitted to skeletal muscles from neural arcs in the spinal cord.  
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Cerebellum   Secton of the brain that coordinates body movements including balance  
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Cerebrum   The larges part of the brain consisting of the right and left hemisperes  
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Diencenphalon   Area of the brain that includes the spithalamus, thalamus, metathalamus and hypothalamus also known as the inter brain  
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Epithalamus   the uppermost portion of the diencephalon which includes hte pineal gland and regulates sleep-cycle hormones  
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Fissures   the uniformly positioned deep grooves in the brain  
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Frontal lobes   sections of the brain located behind the forehead  
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Hypothalamus   a portion of the diencephalon which regulates functions such as metabolism, heart rate, and blood pressure  
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Lobes   the name for the four regions of the brain- frontal, parietal, occipital and temporal  
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Medulla oblongata   the lower portion of the brain stem which regulates heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing and controls several reflexes  
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Meninges   three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord  
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Midbrain   relay station for sensory and motor impulses; located on the superior end of the brain stem  
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occipital lobes   sections of the brain located behind the parietal lobes; integrate sensory information form the skin, internal organs, muscles and joints  
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Parietal lobes   sections of the brain located behind the frontal lobes; integrate sensory information from the skin. internal organs muscles, and joints  
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Pons   the section of the brain located below the midbrain that plays a role in regulating breathing  
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Primary motor cortex   outer region of the brain in the frontal lobes that sends neural impulses to the skeletal muscles.  
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Primary somatic sensory cortex   outer region of the brain in the parietal lobes that interprets sensory impulses received from the skin internal organs, muscles, and joints  
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Spinal cord   a column of nerve tissue that extends form the brain stem to the beginning of the lumbar region of the spine  
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Temporal lobes   the most inferior portions of the brain; responsible for speech, hearing, vision, memory, and emotion  
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Thalamus   the largest portion of the diencephalon, which communicates sensory and motor information between the body and the cerebral cortex  
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Cranial nerves   12 pairs of nerves that originate in the brain and relay impulses to and from the PNS  
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Craniosacral division   The parasympathetic nervous system, in which nerves originate in the brain stem or sacral region of the spinal cord  
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Dorsal ramus   The division of posterior spinal nerves that transmit motor impulses to the posterior trunk muscles and relay sensory impulses from the skin of the back  
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Endoneurium   A delicate, connective tissue that surrounds each nerve fiber  
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Epineurium   The tough outer covering of a nerve  
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Ganglion   A mass of nervous tissue composed mostly of nerve-cell bodies.  
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Norepinephrine   A neurotransmitter released by postganglionic neurons in the sympatheric nervous system  
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Paravertebral gangilia   Mass of nerve cell bodies close to the spinal cord  
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Pernieurium   A protective sheath that surrounds a bundle of nerve fibers  
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Plexuses   Complex interconnections of nerves  
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Postganglionic neuron   The second neuron in a series that transmits impulses from teh CNS  
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Preganglionic neuron   The first neuron in a series that transmits impulses from the CNS  
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Spinal nerves   Neural transmitters that branch from the left and right sides of the spinal cord  
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Thoracolumbar division   The sympatheric system of nerves that lies near the thoracic and lumbar regions of the spine  
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Ventral ramus   The anterior divisions of spinal nerves that communicate with the muscle and skin of the anterior and lateral trunk  
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Alzheimer's disease   Condition involving a progressive loss of brain function with major consequences for memory, thinking, and behavior  
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Cerebral palsy   A group of nervous system disorders resulting from brain damage before or during birth, or in early infance  
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Dementia   An organic brain disease involving loss of function in two or more areas of cognition  
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Epilepsy   A group of brain disorders characterized by repeated seizures over time  
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Meningitis   AN infection-induced inflammation of the meniges surrounding the brain and spinal cord  
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Multiple sclerosis   A chronic, slowly progressive sidease of the central nervous system that destroys the myelin sheath of nerve cell axons  
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Paraplegia   Disorder characterized by loss of function below the neck  
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Parkinson's disease   A chronic nervous system disease characterized by a slowly spreading tremor. muscular weakness, and rigidity  
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Quadriplegia   Disorder characterized by loss of function in the lower trunk and legs  
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Traumatic brain injury   Mild or severe trauma that can result form a violent impact to the head.  
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