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| sensation, sensitivity, feeling |
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| complex, highly organized system that coordinates all the activites of the body. Allows the body to respond and adapt to changes that occur |
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| (central nervous system -brain -spinal cord) (peripheral nervous system -controls the involuntary body functions through the nerve) |
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| nerve cell, basic structural unit of the nervous system |
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| .cell body .dentrites .axon .myelin sheath . synapes |
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| carry impules to the cell body |
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| single nerve fiber that carries impulses away from the cell body |
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| lipid covering around the axon which increases the rate of impulse transmission and insulates axon |
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| spaces between the axon of one neuron and the dentrites of other neurons |
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| consists of the brain and spinal cord |
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| mass of nervous tissue protected by the skull |
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| largest section of the brain, divided into lobes: frontal, parietal, occipital and temporal |
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| responsible for muscle coordination, balance and posture |
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| below the midbrain, responsible for some reflex actions including chewing, tasting and saliva production |
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| lowest part of the brain stem, connects with the spinal cord and is responsible for regulating heartbeat, resperation, swallowing, coughing, and blood pressure |
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| membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord |
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| hollow spaces in the brain that connects with each other and the subarachnoid space |
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