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Body system made of a network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between the brain and other parts of the body
What is the nervous system?
100
Connects to spinal cord
What is the brain stem? (100 bonus points for medulla)
100
Works with the nervous system to control body movement
What is the muscular system?
100
A virus that can cause paralysis which we are vaccinated against
What is polio?
100
right side of brain controls this side of the body
What is the left side of the body?
200
Made of the brain and the spinal cord
What is the central nervous system (CNS?)
200
Structure of the brain that includes the four lobes
What is the cerebrum?
200
Nervous system tells this system when to remove waste
What is the excretory system?
200
Caused by a brain hemhorrage or blocked blood vessel to the brain
What is a stroke?
200
A patient exhibits droopiness on the right side of the face and is slurring their speech
What is a stroke in the left hemisphere?
300
Nerve network that extends beyond the spinal cord
What is the peripheral nervous system?
300
Structure located above the brain stem but below the cerebrum
What is the cerebellum?
300
The nervous system regulates other parts of the body in order to maintain this
What is homeostasis?
300
An inflammation of the membrane surrounding the brain which can lead to headaches, chills, fever, muscle aches, or fatality
What is meningitis?
300
Two disorders of the nervous system that there are vaccines for
What are polio and meningitis?
400
scientific term for nerve cell
What is a neuron?
400
Structure of the brain that controls voluntary movement
What is the cerebrum?
400
The nervous system works with this system to control heart functions
What is the circulatory system
400
Caused by an injury to a developing embryonic brain in the region which controls voluntary movement
What is cerebral palsy?
400
The portion of the brain that controls voluntary movement controls this/these type(s) of muscle
What is skeletal muscle?
500
connects peripheral nervous system to brain, sends nerve impulses to brain
What is a spinal cord?
500
Structure of the brain that controls involuntary movement
What is the brain stem/medulla?
500
Nerve cells receive messages from other nerve cells in this format
What is chemical messages?
500
Memory loss and personality changes due to a degeneration of the neurons in the brain
What is Alzheimers?
500
The brain stem controls this/these type(s) of muscle
What are smooth and cardiac muscle?
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