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brain

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coordinate body activites

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cerebrum

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controls skeletal muscles and general senses, largest part of brain

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ventricles

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cavities in the brain containing cerebrospinal fluid

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cerebellum

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maintain balance coordination of skeletal muscles

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brainstem

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control respiration and heartbeat connects to spinal cord

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pons

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bridge that connects cerebrum to cerelbellum and brainstem

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medulla oblangata

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control respiration , heart rate, and muscles

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midbrain

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superior portion of brain stem

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cerebrospinal fluid

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clear fluid in ventricles-flows through brain and spinal cord

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spinal cord

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conducts nerve impulses

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meninges

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3 layers of membrane covering brain and spinal cord

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dura mater

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tough outer layer of meninges

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arachnoid

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delicate middle layer of meninges

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pia mater

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thin inner layer of meninges

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nerve

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cord-like structure, carries impulses through body

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ganglion

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group of nerve cell bodies outside central nervous system

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glia

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cells that support nervous tissue

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neuron

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nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum, brain

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dur/o

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hard dura matter

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encephal/o

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brain

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gangli/o ganglion/o

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ganglion

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gli/o

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glia

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mening/o meninge/o
meninges
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myel/o
spinal cord
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neur/o
nerve
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radic/o radicul/o rhiz/o
nerve root
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Alzheimer disease
type of dementia, nerve cells in the brain slowly die
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
progressive muscle atrophy, degeneration and scarring
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bell palsy
paralysis of muscles on one side of the face
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cerebral aneurysm
aneurysm in the cerebrum
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cerebral embolism
an embolus lodges in cerebral artery, causing sudden block of blood supply to the brain
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cerebral palsy
lack of muscle control and partial paralysis
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dementia
cognitive impairment- loss of brain function
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epilepsy
recurrent seizures
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hydrocephalus
obstructed circulation of cerebrospinal fluid
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intracerebral hemorrhage
bleeding into the brain
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multiple sclerosis
sclerotic patches along the brain
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parkinsons disease
resting tremors of hands and feet
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sciatica
inflammation of sciatic nerve
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shingles
causes blisters on skin
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stroke
interruption of blood supply to a region of the brain
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subarachnoid hemorrhage
bleeding between pia matter and layers of meninges
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transient ischemic attack
sudden deficient supply of blood to the brain
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afferent
conveying toward a center
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ataxia
lack of muscle coordiantion
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cognitive
pertaining to mental processes
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coma
state of unconciousness
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concussion
injury to the brain
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conscious
awake, alert
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convulsion
sudden contraction of muscle
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disorientation
state of mental confusion
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dysarthria
inability to use speech that is distinct as a cause of muscle damage
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efferent
conveying away from the center
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gait
style of walking
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incoherant
unable to process thoughts
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paraplegia
paralysis from the waist down
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seizure
sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain
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shunt
tube implanted in the body to redirect flow of fluid
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syncope
fainting
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unconciousness
unaware
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anorexia nervosa
eating disorder
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anxiety disorder
feelings of tension or uneasyness
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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
learning and behavioral problems
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autism
mental disorders
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bipolar disorder
disturbance in the mood, elevated moods
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bulimia nervosa
binge eating followed by purging
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major depression
mood disturbance, feelings of sadness
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obsessive compulsive disorder
unwanted thoughts, repetitive actions
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panic attack
sudden anxiety
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phobia
persistent fear
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pica
eating nonnutritive items
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posttraumatic stress disorder
a traumatic event causing a health disorder
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schizophrenia
psychotic disorders, distortions of reality
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somatoform disorders
physical symptoms with no cause

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