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| dense collections of myelinated fibers in nerve tissue is called |
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| the myeline sheaths surrounding the axons of neurons in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) are formed by |
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| Nerve impulses are carried from sensory receptors toward the central nervous system by |
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| intellectual reasoning and socially acceptable behavier are controlled un the |
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| the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the cerebrum |
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| a person who you just met who has normal functioning eye, but who has had trauma to the brain now is completely blind. the brain damage probably occured |
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| in the posterior part of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum |
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| the dura mater, arachnoid matter and pia mater |
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| cover and protect the central nervous system |
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| a nerve cell that is at rest |
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| has more sodium ions (NA+) outise the cell than inside the cell |
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| neurotransmitters are taken into the dendrites of a receiving neuron by means of |
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| diffusion through ion channels |
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| a nerve cell that is at rest is said to be polarized, which means that the |
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| outiside of the cells is more positive |
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| you are driving down hwy 47 and all of a sudden a truck starts heading towards your lane. your heart starts pounding and you think your going to die. you swerve to the right and the right and the truck swerves back in its lane. what caused your heart to speed up and your senses to be so acute? |
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| a response from the sympathetic division of autonomic nervous system |
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| which is true of parkinsons and alzheimers disease? |
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| percise causes are still unknown, new research intreatment involve stem cells and fetal tissue, both are degenerative diseases of the brain. |
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| the sensory nerve impulses from chemoreceptors in the nose arrive in the brain through |
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| regulation of body temperature, water nalance, metabolism.and emotional drives take place in the |
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| smooth coordinated movements of the body, dyue to precise timing of skeletal muscle contractions and balance are controlled in the |
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| the cells in nerve tissue that support, insulate, and protect delicate neurons are |
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| which of these functions are associated with the cerebral cortex of the human brain? |
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| speech and memory, logical and emotional thought processes, interpretation of sensation and voluntary movement |
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| the left and right hemisperes of the cerebrum communiocate with each other through |
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| your car swerves anr your inches from going off a cliff, your heart is pounding. five minutes later your heart is normal and your feeling calm and secure as you drive home. this return to normal body condition is accomplished by |
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| a response from the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system |
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| a person who has had a stroke and who has lost the ability to smile on the right side othe the mouth and the ability to move the right leg and tight arm has most likely had brain damage |
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| on the left side of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum |
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| involuntary activities, such as contraction of smooth and cardiac muscles are controlled by |
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| the autonomic nervouse system |
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| neurons that carry nerve impulses from the central nervous system to muscles, glands, or viscera are |
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| the amount of tension in skeletal muscles that advise the brain of the position of our body parts and their movement is detected by sensory receptors called |
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| when an action potential reaches the axon terminal of a nerve cell |
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| vesicles release neurotransmitters into a synapse between nerouns |
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