Flashcards in Chapter 10 Deck (25)
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A simple, fast, predictable automatic response to help protect the body
Reflex arch
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A cluster of sensory neuron cell bodies
Posterior root ganglion
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The innermost layer of the meninges that is attached to the Brain and spinal chord.
Pia mater
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Structure that responds to some environmental change and initiates a sensory impulse
Receptor
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Reflex arch structure that transmits the impulse to a muscle or gland
Motor neuron
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Part of spinal nerves containing motor neurons carrying impulses away from the spinal cord
Anterior root
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Space between the arachnoid and pia mater; contains CSF
Subarachnoid space
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Three connective tissue membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
Meninges
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Area in the parece teal gurus of the frontal lobe, controls specific muscles or groups of muscles
Primary motor area
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Postcentral gurus area, receiver sensations of pain, touch, pressure, and temperature
Primary somatosensory
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Lost functions of cerebrospinal fluid
Contains nutrients, serves as shock absorber
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Cranial Nerve X: main nerve of parasympathetic nervous system; senses and controls internal organs
Vagus
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Cranial Nerve I: sense of smell
Olfactory
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Cranial Nerve V: chewing, facial sensation
Trigeminal
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Cranial Nerve VIII: hearing and equilibrium
Acoustic (auditory)
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Cranial Nerve II: vision
Optic
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CSF is formed by ________ and secretion from blood in capillaries called ________; cells that form it are known as _________.
Filtration
Choroid plexus
Ependymal cells
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List functions of the limbic system
Basic emotions
Emotional aspects of survival behavior
Works with cerebrum in memory
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The structure that acts as a bridge connecting the spinal cord and medulla to upper portions of the brain
Pons
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Brain center that regulates the heart and diameter of blood vessels
Cardiovascular
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Band of white matter that connects the two halves of the cerebrum
Corpus callosum
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The part of your brain simulated by your ringing alarm clock
Reticular activating system
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The outer layer of the cerebrum
Cortex
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Part of the brain that coordinates walking, balance, and the ability to speak understandably
Cerebellum
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