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| Neurotransmitter at the neuromuscular junction, a neurotransmitter in the autonomic nervous system and in the central nervous system (learning and memory) |
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| Loss of recognition or association |
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| Localized dilation and weakening of an arterial wall |
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| Middle layer of the meninges |
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| Specific type of brain tumor that has projections that invade the tissue |
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| Sensory structures that respond to the increased blood pressure by slowing down the heart rate |
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| Clusters of cells in the brain that control and coordinate skeletal muscle activity |
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| Protective filtration barrier that filters the blood that passes to the brain, preventing the passage of potentially damaging materials |
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| Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) |
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| Fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord that provides a protective cushion |
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| Outermost layer of the meninges |
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| Inability to clearly articulate words |
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| Infection of the parenchymal or connective tissue in the brain and spinal cord |
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| Part of the cerebral hemisphere consisting of nerve cell bodies |
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| Inflammatory condition of teh peripheral nervous system whose precise cause in unknonwn |
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| Occurs when the cerebellar tonsils are pushed downward through the foramen magnum |
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| Consists of many nuclei and connecting fibers; responsible for emotional behavior |
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| Three connective tissue membranes covering the brain and spinal cord |
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| Infection in the meninges of the CNS |
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| Cholinergic receptors located in all effector cells and may be stimulated or inhibited by ACh, depending on the organ |
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| Specialized cells that conduct impulses throughout the nervous system |
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| Cholinergic receptors that are always stimulated by ACh and are present in all postganglionic cholinergic neurons |
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| Blood leaking from the ear through a fracture site |
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| Inner membrane of the meninges |
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| Nerve fibers that innervate the effector organ or tissue |
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| Nerve fibers located in the brain or spinal cord synapsing with a second neuron |
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| Infection of the nerves caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV) |
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| Area of the cerebral cortex that is "mapped out" for the sensory perception coming from the skin and deep tissue |
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| Infarction of brain tissue caused by a lack of blood |
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| Occur in the cerebral hemispheres above the tentorium cerebelli and lead to a specific dysfunction such as numbness in a hand |
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| Paralysis of all four extremities |
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| Transient ischemic attack (TIA) |
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| Vascular disorder that is the result of a temporary localized reduction of blood flow in the brain |
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| Transtentorial herniation |
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| Occurs when the cerebral hemispheres, diencephalon, and midbrain are displaced downward |
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| Occurs when the uncus of the temporal lobe is displaced downward |
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| Bundles of myelinated nerve fibers that connect the cerebral hemispheres |
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| Infratentorial (cerebellar or tonsillar) herniation |
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| Occurs when the cerebellar tonsils are pushed downward through the foramen magnum |
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