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| ataxia: loss of muscular coordination |
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| cephal/o is head, encephal/o is brain |
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| cerebellum: back, bottom portion of brain behind the brain stem |
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| cerebrum: upper portion of brain |
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| cerebral cortex: thin layer of the brain that covers the outer portion of the cerebrum |
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| ganglion: structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies |
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| ganglion: structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies |
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| neuroglia cells: non-neuronal cells in the nervous system that do not produce electrical impulses; maintain homeostasis, form myelin, support neurons, protect neurons |
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| medulla oblongata: lower half of the brainstem; controls autonomic functions and connects the higher levels of the brain and the spinal cord |
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| medulla oblongata: location |
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| medulla oblongata: lower half of the brainstem; controls autonomic functions and connects the higher levels of the brain and the spinal cord |
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| medulla oblongata: purpose |
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| medulla oblongata: lower half of the brainstem; controls autonomic functions and connects the higher levels of the brain and the spinal cord |
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| meninges: membrane covering the brain and spinal cord; dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater |
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| meninges: description, parts |
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| meninges: membrane covering the brain and spinal cord; dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater |
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| myelitis: inflamation of the spinal cord |
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| narc/o is stupor, numbness, sleep; somn/i/o is just sleep |
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| nerve, nervous system, nervous tissue |
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| neuroglia cells: description |
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| neuroglia cells: non-neuronal cells in the nervous system that do not produce electrical impulses; maintain homeostasis, form myelin, support neurons, protect neurons |
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| neuroglia cells: purposes (4) |
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| neuroglia cells: non-neuronal cells in the nervous system that do not produce electrical impulses; maintain homeostasis, form myelin, support neurons, protect neurons |
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| neuropathy: inflammation or degeneration of peripheral nerves |
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| slight paralysis, weakness |
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| -paresis is slight paralysis, -plegia is paralysis |
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| -plegia is paralysis, -paresis is slight paralysis |
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| pons: within the brainstem; links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus |
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| pons: within the brainstem; links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus |
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| pons: within the brainstem; links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus |
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| thalamus: located above the brain stem between the cerebral cortex and the midbrain; relays motor and sensory signals to the cerebral cortex |
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| thalamus: above the brain stem between the cerebral cortex and the midbrain; relays motor and sensory signals to the cerebral cortex |
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| thalamus: above the brain stem between the cerebral cortex and the midbrain; relays motor and sensory signals to the cerebral cortex |
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| vagus nerve: function, other names |
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| vagus nerve: parasympathetic control of the heart, lungs, and digestive tract, CN X, tenth cranial nerve |
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| ataxia: loss of muscular coordination |
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| cephal/o is head, encephal/o is brain |
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| cerebellum: back, bottom portion of brain behind the brain stem |
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| cerebrum: upper portion of brain |
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| cerebral cortex: thin layer of the brain that covers the outer portion of the cerebrum |
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| ganglion: structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies |
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| ganglion: structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies |
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| neuroglia cells: non-neuronal cells in the nervous system that do not produce electrical impulses; maintain homeostasis, form myelin, support neurons, protect neurons |
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| medulla oblongata: lower half of the brainstem; controls autonomic functions and connects the higher levels of the brain and the spinal cord |
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| medulla oblongata: location |
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| medulla oblongata: lower half of the brainstem; controls autonomic functions and connects the higher levels of the brain and the spinal cord |
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| medulla oblongata: purpose |
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| medulla oblongata: lower half of the brainstem; controls autonomic functions and connects the higher levels of the brain and the spinal cord |
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| meninges: membrane covering the brain and spinal cord; dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater |
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| meninges: description, parts |
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| meninges: membrane covering the brain and spinal cord; dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater |
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| myelitis: inflamation of the spinal cord |
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| narc/o is stupor, numbness, sleep; somn/i/o is just sleep |
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| nerve, nervous system, nervous tissue |
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| neuroglia cells: description |
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| neuroglia cells: non-neuronal cells in the nervous system that do not produce electrical impulses; maintain homeostasis, form myelin, support neurons, protect neurons |
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| neuroglia cells: purposes (4) |
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| neuroglia cells: non-neuronal cells in the nervous system that do not produce electrical impulses; maintain homeostasis, form myelin, support neurons, protect neurons |
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| neuropathy: inflammation or degeneration of peripheral nerves |
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| slight paralysis, weakness |
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| -paresis is slight paralysis, -plegia is paralysis |
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| -plegia is paralysis, -paresis is slight paralysis |
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| pons: within the brainstem; links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus |
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| pons: within the brainstem; links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus |
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| pons: within the brainstem; links the medulla oblongata and the thalamus |
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| thalamus: located above the brain stem between the cerebral cortex and the midbrain; relays motor and sensory signals to the cerebral cortex |
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| thalamus: above the brain stem between the cerebral cortex and the midbrain; relays motor and sensory signals to the cerebral cortex |
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| thalamus: above the brain stem between the cerebral cortex and the midbrain; relays motor and sensory signals to the cerebral cortex |
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| vagus nerve: function, other names |
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| vagus nerve: parasympathetic control of the heart, lungs, and digestive tract, CN X, tenth cranial nerve |
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