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Nervous System

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master control and communication system   show
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show brain and spinal cord  
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2 divisions of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)   show
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show 12  
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show 31  
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signals move toward the CNS-2 terms   show
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signals are carried away from the CNS-2 terms   show
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cell type which transmits electrical signals   show
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show neurons  
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show supporting cells  
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nonexcitable cell type   show
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show cell body, axon, dendrites  
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show dendrites  
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show axon  
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cordlike organs in the Peripheral nervous system   show
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show endoneurium  
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show nerve fascicle  
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connective tissue wrapping surrounding a nerve fascicle   show
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show epineurium  
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directional term meaning toward the nose   show
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show caudal  
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show cerebrum  
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3 parts of the diencephalon   show
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show midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata  
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4 regions of the brain as a whole   show
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where is cerebrospinal fluid produced?   show
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show ventricles  
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show fissures  
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show transverse fissure  
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show longitudinal fissure  
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show sulci  
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the twisted ridges between the cerebral sulci   show
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sulcus which separates the frontal and parietal lobes   show
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show parieto-occipital sulcus  
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show lateral sulcus  
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lobe found deep within the lateral sulcus   show
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show cerebral cortex  
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show cerebral white matter  
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show deep gray matter, basal ganglia, basal nuclei  
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show commisures  
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the largest commisure   show
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show association fibers  
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show projection fibers  
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show diencephalon  
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show thalamus  
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show hypothalamus  
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show epithalamus  
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endocrine gland which secretes the hormone melatonin (regulates sleep-wake cycle): found where?   show
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show midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata  
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cranial nerves I and II attach to the underside of the:   show
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show brain stem  
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show cerebellum  
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protective layer covers the CNS and encloses the vessels that supply it   show
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3 layers in order of depth of the meninges   show
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True or False: the spinal cord has two layers of dura mater   show
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show blood-brain barrier  
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show conus medullaris  
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long filament of connective tissue attaching the spinal cord to the coccyx inferiorly   show
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show cervical enlargement  
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origin for the spinal nerves that innervate the lower extremities   show
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collection of nerve roots inferiorly on the spinal cord   show
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show denticulate ligaments  
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cranial nerve I   show
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show smell  
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show optic  
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show sight  
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cranial nerve III   show
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nerve controlling four of the extrinsic eye muscles   show
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cranial nerve IV   show
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show trochlear nerve  
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show trigeminal nerve  
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show trigeminal nerve  
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show abducens nerve  
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nerve which abducts the eyeball   show
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show facial nerve  
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show facial nerve  
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cranial nerve VIII   show
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sensory nerve of hearing and balance   show
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cranial nerve IX   show
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show glosspharyngeal nerve  
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cranial nerve X   show
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mixed sensory and motor nerve which wanders into the thorax and abdomen   show
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show accessory nerve  
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show accessory nerve  
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cranial nerve XII   show
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nerve which innervates the tongue muscles   show
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how many pairs of cervical nerves   show
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show 12  
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show 5  
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how many pairs of sacral nerves   show
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how many pairs of coccygeal nerves   show
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motorvisceral division of the peripheral nervous system also called the involuntary nervous system   show
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show parasympathetic  
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show sympathetic  
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ventricle opening: between the lateral ventricles and the thrid ventricle (connects the lateral ventricles with the third ventricle)   show
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show interventricular foramen  
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show aqueduct of sylvius  
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another name for the aqueduct of sylvius   show
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show medial= foramen of magendie, lateral= foramen of luschke  
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