Details Title: chapter 10 Description: chapter 10 Total Flash Cards: 22 Created: 11/20/2008 14:47:04		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Film, Theatre & Television Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Acteylcholine Definition neurotransmitter chemical released at the ends of (synapses) of nerve cells Term afferent nerves Definition carry messages toward the brain and spinal cord. Term arachnoid membrane Definition middle layter of the 3 membranes (meninges Term astrocyte Definition a neurological cell that transports water and salts. Term axon Definition microscopic fiber that carries the nervous impulse along a nerve cell. Term brainstem Definition connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord. Term dura meter Definition thick outermost layer of the meninges surrounding and protecting the brain and spinal cord. Term subdural space Definition below the dura membrane Term arachnoid membrane Definition spider-like membrane is surrounding the brain and spinal cord. and there are web like fingers. Term subarachnoid space Definition space for fluid between fibers and the 3rd membrane. Term functions of the cerebrum Definition thinking, personality, sensations, movements, momory. Term Pons Definition means bridge, it connects the cerebellium and the cerebrum together. nerves to the eyes and face. Term thalamus Definition sensory impulses, and pain. Term hypothalamus Definition controls body tempature, sleep, appetie, emotions, and control of the pituitary gland. Term cuada equina Definition below the end of the spinal cord, it is a fan of nerve fibers Term gray matter Definition inner region of the spinal cord containging cell bodies and dendrites Term ganglion Definition collection of nerve cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system. Term dendrite Definition microscopic branching fiber of a nerve cell that is the first part to recieve the nervous system. Term efferent nerves Definition carry messages away from the brain and spinal cord, motor nerves. Term neuron Definition carries impulses throughout the body Term pia mater Definition thin, delicate inner membrane of the meninges. Term myelin sheath Definition white fatty tissue that surrounds and insulates the axon of a nerve cell. speeds impulse conduction along axons.