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Nervous System I
Nervous System II
Nervous System III
Nervous System IV
Nervous System V
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sends information from sensory receptors (ie. Skin, eyes, ears, nose, tongue) to the spinal cord and brain.

What are sensory neurons?

100
Controls body temperature
What is hypothalamus?
100
4 fluid filled cavities in the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid
What are ventricles?
100
Central nervous system consists of
What is the brain and spinal cord?
100

this lobe is where personality forms

What is the frontal lobe?

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sends information from central nervous system back to skeletal and smooth muscles

What are motor neurons?

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Carries messages to the cell body
What is dendrites?
200
Shock absorber
What is CSF or cerebrospinal fluid?
200

Part of the nervous system responsible for the body's "flight or fight" response

What is sympathetic?

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86 billion


How many neurons are in the human body?

300
The part of the brain that coordinates balance and walking, maintaining posture and producing smooth coordinated movements
What is cerebellum?
300
Responsible for speech, maintaining consciousness, and mental processing
What is cerebrum?
300

The CAUSE of Alzheimer's Disease

What is unknown?

300
space that separates the axon of one neuron from the dendrite of the next
What is synapse?
300
A nerve cell is also called
What is a neuron?
400
Single long arm of a neuron
What is an axon?
400

A stroke is usually caused by this

What is a blood clot?

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Blockage of the blood supply to the brain
What is CVA or cerebral vascular accident (stroke)?
400
In order for a nerve impulse to begin, it must be initiated by
What is a stimulus?
400
The nervous system is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and
What are nerves?
500
Innermost lining of the meninges
What is pia mater?
500
any inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord
What is meningitis?
500

the usual cause of hemiplegia 

What is a CVA (stroke)?

500

the medulla oblongata is part of

What is the brain stem?

500

the specialized covering of axons

What is the myelin sheath?