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Structure of the Nervous System

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the human nervous system is formed of two components that work together to coordinate _________________.   body functions  
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information from the environment is transmitted to the __________ by nerves of the PNS.   CNS  
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within the _________, this information is integrated into a reflex or cognitively processed by the brain   CNS  
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specialized regions of the brain interpret ______________information   sensory  
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the brain uses sensory information to formulate a ________________   response  
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responses of the brain are channeled to the body through either the _______________ or the ________________nervous system   autonomic, somatic  
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special sensroy receptors in the ___________ add to variety of environmental stimuli that the body recieves   head  
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____________are bundles of neurons   nerves  
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____________nerves carry sensory information   afferent  
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____________nerves carry motor information   Efferent  
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The __________ is composed of the brain and spinal cord   CNS  
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the spinal cord corrdinates refleces and singals to and from the __________   brain  
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the _________ is composed of somatic nerves, autonomic nerves, and ganglia   PNS  
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the autonomic nervous system is divided into the _______________ and _______________ nervous systems   parasympathetic, sympathetic  
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the special senses are concentrated in the ___________   head  
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chemoreceptors on the tongue sense taste (______________)   gustation  
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chemoreceptors in the nose sense smell (_____________)   olfaction  
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Photoreceptors in teh retina of the eye sense light (_____________)   vision  
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______________are color photoreceptors, and _________detect dim light   cones, rods  
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neurons in the __________sense sound vibrations (hearing)   cochlea  
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neurons in the semicircilar cancals and vestibule sense _____________ (equilibrium)   position  
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aging is accompanied by some neuron loss in the _____________   brain  
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the ___________loses weight as a person matures   CNS  
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most brain aging is due to loss of ______________ and decreased blood flow.   myelinization  
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most people show a ____________ in complex brain functions as they age.   decrease  
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________________ and ________________ compensate for neuron loss in the CNS   plasticity, redundancy  
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sensory structure thresholds _____________ with age.   increase  
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the nervous system develops from a dorsal cylinder of ectoderm called the ______________   neural tube  
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a_______________is a clump of nerve cell bodies covered by a sheath. they are found outside the CNS   ganglion  
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_____________nerve tracts carry sensory information to the brain   ascending  
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_____________nerve tracts carry motor information from the brain to the body   descending  
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___________nerves are responsible for carrying sensory and motor information between the brain and the body   spinal  
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the ______________nervous system is responsible for involuntary functions   autonomic  
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the ______________nervous system is associated with voluntary functions   somatic  
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humans have _______pairs of cranial nerves and _______pairs of spinal nerves   12, 31  
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Nerve cell bodies are most likely found in the: ____________   gray matter of the spinal cord  
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the innermost layer of the menings is the ____________   pia mater  
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cerebrospinal fluid is found in the ___________________   ventricles  
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