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Anatomy Vocab Ch 7 Marieb

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show master controlling and communicating system of the body; considered by structure and functional classifications  
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show monitor changes occuring inside and outside the body  
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show actions that cause sensory receptors in the body to respond  
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show information gathered by the sensory receptors; processes and interprets to decide what should be the correct response  
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show the process of intrepreting sensory input and deciding what the response should be  
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motor output   show
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show consists of brain and spinal cord, occupying the dorsal body cavity, integrating and command centers of the nervous system  
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show the nervous system outside the central nervous system, nerves that extend from the brain and spinal cord  
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spinal nerves   show
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cranial nerves   show
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show nerves that convey impulses to the central nervous system from sensory receptors  
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somatic sensory fibers   show
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show sensory fibers transmitting impulses from visceral organs; afferent division  
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efferent (motor)   show
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central nervous system (CNS)   show
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peripheral nervous system (PNS)   show
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show carry impulses to and from the spinal cord  
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cranial nerves   show
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afferent (sensory)   show
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show deliver impulses from the skin, skelatal muscles and joints; afferent division  
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visceral sensory fibers   show
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show carry impulses away from the central nervous system to effect organs, muscles and glands  
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show allows conscious or voluntary control of skeletal muscles; AKA voluntary nervous system  
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autonomic nervous system (ANS)   show
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show have opposite effects; actions of the autonomic nervous system  
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nervous tissue   show
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neuroglia   show
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glial cells (glia)   show
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astrocytes   show
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show spiderlike phagocytes that dispose of debris, dead brain cells, bacteria  
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ependymal   show
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oligodendrocytes   show
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show Schwann and Satellite cells  
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show form the myelin sheath around nerve fibers  
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show protective cushioning cells  
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show transmit message (impulses) from one part of the body to another; all have cell body and extensions from outer membrane of the cell; are excited by neurotransmitters released by other neurons  
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cell body   show
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Nissl substance   show
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show intermediate filaments that maintain cell body shape  
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neuron (parts of)   show
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show armlike fibers microscopic to 3 feet long; convey messages; dendrites and axons  
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dendrite   show
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show process that conveys outgoing messages away from the cell body  
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show the process that arises from the axon for relaying messages  
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axon terminal   show
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neurotransmitter   show
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synaptic cleft   show
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show the junction of neurons  
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myelin sheath   show
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neurilemma   show
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nodes of Ranvier   show
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nuclei   show
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show small collections of cell bodies, in a few sites outside the CNS in the PNS  
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show bundles of nerve fibers or neuron processes of the CNS  
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show consists of dense collections of myelinated fibers of the CNS  
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show contains mostly unmyelinated fibers and cell bodies in the CNS  
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show activated by specific changes occurring nearby  
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show receptors of the skin; ie. pain receptors  
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show sensory receptors of the muscles and tendons; detect the amount of stretch or tension in skeletal muscles, tendons, joints; advise our brains of our own movements  
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show connect the motor and sensory neurons in neural pathways, always found in CNS  
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show neuron having several processes extending from the cell body; most common structural type of neuron  
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bipolar neuron   show
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unipolar neuron   show
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show irritability and conductivity  
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polarized   show
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show positive ions inside cell are potassium (K+), ions on outside of cell sodium (Na+)  
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show when neuron is stimulated the sodium channels in cell membrane open allowing diffusion into the neuron changing polarization  
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show the changing of polarity of the neuron's membrane  
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show the rate of potential change when positive and less positive balance  
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repolarization   show
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electrochemical event   show
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show raid, predictable and involuntary responses to stimuli; always go in the same direction  
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show neural pathway involving both CNS and PNS structures  
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somatic reflex   show
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show regulate the activity of digestion, elimination, blood pressure and sweating  
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show the synapse between the sensory and motor neurons, found in the CNS  
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knee-jerk response   show
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show three-neuron reflex arc; five elements: receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron and effector  
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nervous system disorder   show
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show central nervous system embryonic form of spinal cord and brain  
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show chambers of the brain  
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show largest and most complex mass of nervous tissue in the body, weighs just over three pounds  
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show cerebral hemispheres, diencephalon, brain stem, cerebellum  
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show the paired cerebral hemispheres, superior part of the brain, the largest of the brain regions  
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show elevated ridges of tissue covering the cerebral hemispheres  
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sulci   show
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show deep grooves separating regions of the brain  
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longitudinal fissure   show
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show cortex, white matter, basal nuclei  
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show control speech, memory, logical and emotional response, consciousness, interpretation of sensation, voluntary movement  
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show in the cerebral cortex, in the parietal lobe; impulses from body's sensory receptors localized and interpreted here; recognize pain, cold, light touch  
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sensory homunculus   show
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occipital lobe   show
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show auditory area of the cerebral cortex  
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primary motor area   show
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show motor tract descending to the spinal cord  
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show the body map of the motor cortex  
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show specialized cortical area involved in ability to speak  
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speech area   show
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frontal lobe   show
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cerebral gray matter   show
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cerebral white matter   show
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corpus callosum   show
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show connect areas within a hemisphere  
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projection fiber tracts   show
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basal nuclei (basal ganglia)   show
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diencephalon (interbrain)   show
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show encloses shallow third ventricle of brain, relay station for sensory impulses passing to the sensory cortex  
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show under the thalamus, makes up floor of the diencephalon; plays a role in regulation of body temperature, water balance and metabolism; center of drives and emotions  
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show hypothalamus, the emotional-visceral brain, controls thirst, appetite, sex drive, pain, pleasure centers  
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show hangs from the anterior floor of the hypothalamus; produces hormones  
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mammillary bodies   show
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show forms the roof of third ventricle; contain pineal body and choroid plexus; forms cerebrospinal fluid  
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brain stem   show
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midbrain   show
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show tiny canal that travels through midbrain and connects third ventricle of diencephalon the fourth venticle  
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cerebral peduncles   show
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show four rounded protrusions, bulging neuclei; reflex centers involved with vision and hearing  
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show rounded structure protruding just below midbrain; means bridge; mostly fiber tracts; involved in the control of breathing  
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show most inferior part of brain stem, merges into spinal cord; contains nuclei that regulate vital visceral activities; control center for heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, swallowing, vomiting  
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retucular formation   show
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reticular activating system (RAS)   show
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show cauliflower-like, has two hemispheres, provides precise timing for skeletal muscle activity and controls balance and equilibrium; continuously compares brains intentions with body performance  
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show connective tissue membrane covering and protecting the brain; the dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater  
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show outermost layer of the meninges, leathery, has different layers  
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periosteal layer   show
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show of the dura mater, forms the outermost covering of the brain and continues as the dura mater of the spinal cord  
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dural venous sinuses   show
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show one of the folds that attach the brain to the cranial cavity  
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tentorium cerebelli   show
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show middle weblike meningeal layer  
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show the space between the arachnoid and pia mater; is filled with cerebrospinal fluid  
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show delicate, clings tightly to surface of the brain and spinal cord, follows every fold  
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show protrude through the dura mater, absorbs venous blood in the dural sinuses  
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show inflammation of the meninges, serious threat to the brain  
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show brain inflammation, spreading into the nervous tissue of the central nervous system  
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cerebrospinal fluid   show
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show water on the brain; causes the head to enlarge as the brain increases in size  
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show the least permeable capillaries in the body; almost seamlessly bound together by tight junctions of water-soluble substances so that only water based stubstances can pass thru; super tight protection of the brain  
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show when brain injury is slight, no permanent brain damage  
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show the result of tissue destruction  
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show bleeding from ruptured vessels  
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cerebral edema   show
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show stroke  
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Alzheimer's disease   show
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Parkinson's disease   show
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hemiplegia   show
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aphasia   show
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show restriction of blood flow, temporary, symptoms as numbness, temproary paralysis, impaired speech; "red flag" of impending stroke (CVA)  
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spinal cord   show
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cauda equina   show
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gray matter of the spinal cord   show
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show where the sensory neuron is under the spinal cord  
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dorsal root ganglion   show
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ventral root   show
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show where the dorsal and ventral roots fuse  
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show nerve impulses do not reach the muscles affected, no vountary movement is possible  
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spastic paralysis   show
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white matter of the spinal cord   show
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endoneurium   show
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show course connective tissue wrapping, surrounding the neuron fiber  
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show nerve fiber bundles  
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show nerves carrying both sensory and motor nerve fibers  
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show serve primarily the head and neck, numbered in their order  
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dorsal and ventral rami   show
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show complex network of nerves  
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show the axon before the ganglion  
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postganglionic axon   show
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sympathetic division   show
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show allows us to unwind and conserve energy  
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pelvic splanchnic nerves   show
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show fight-or-flight system; activity is evident when we are excited or find ourselves in threatening situations  
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parasympathetic division   show
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show neuromuscular disability in which the voluntary muscles are poorly controlled and spastic due to brain damage  
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show failure of the cerebrum to develop, resulting in child who cannot hear, see or process sensory input  
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spina bifida   show
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show the body's inability to react quickly to counteract the pull of gravity, low blood pressure resulting from changes in postion (lightheadedness)  
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arteriosclerosis   show
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show forgetfulness, irritability, difficulty in concentration or thinking clearly  
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