Neurons
The term that describes a nerve that contains both sensory and motor nerve fibers.
What is a mixed nerve?
The philosophy that teaches that a person's actions can be completely explained as responses to certain stimuli.
What is behaviorism?
The form of defective vision caused by an asymmetrically curved cornea.
What is astigmatism?
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The division of the nervous system that is composed of the cranial and spinal nerves.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
The type of neuron that relays signals between other neurons.
What is an interneuron?
The term that refers to either half of the cerebrum and cerebellum.
The sensory structures within the ear that contribute to balance.
What are semicircular canals?
The thick bundle of nerve fibers located within the vertebral column.
What is the spinal cord?
The principle organ of the nervous system.
What is the brain?
The fibers of a neuron that carry information toward the cell body.
What are dendrites?
What is the frontal lobe?
Structure that produces tears.
What is the lacrimal gland?
The brain and spinal cord are covered by these triple layer, protective tissues.
What are meninges?
What network of neurons within the brain stem is the "master switch" of the cerebrum?
What is the reticular formation?
What is a Synapse?
The structure located above the brain stem that routes signals to the appropriate areas of the brain.
What is the thalamus?
What is the Cerebrum?
What is a stroke?
The nerve that carries sound impulses from the inner ear to the brain.
What is the auditory nerve?
The part of the brain that functions primarily to coordinate skeletal muscle activity.
What is the cerebellum?
The snail shaped structure of the inner ear that senses sound vibrations and generates nerve impulses.
What is the cochlea?
What is poliomyelitis? (polio)
The simplest type of nerve pathway, involved in a quick, automatic response to a stimulus.
What is the reflex arc?