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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) -ANSWER-Consists of the extensive network of spinal
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nerves carrying sensory or afferent information towards the spinal cord and brain and
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motor or efferent information away from the brain and spinal cord.
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afferent fibers -ANSWER-transmit impulses from organs to CNS
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efferent fibers -ANSWER-transmit impulses to organs from CNS
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somatic nervous system -ANSWER-voluntary control of skeletal muscles
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ex: chewing food
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autonomic (visceral) nervous system -ANSWER-involuntarily controls the visceral muscles of
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organ systems like the digestive and cardiovascular systems. Controls the contraction and
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relaxation of visceral reflexes.
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ex: digestion, heartbeat
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sensory neurons -ANSWER-gathers information and carries it to the CNS. The senses gather
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the information that the sensory nervous system transmits
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motor nerves -ANSWER-carry impulses away from the CNS to the effectors
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ventricles (brain) -ANSWER-canals in the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid
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cerebrospinal fluid -ANSWER-Fluid in the space between the meninges that acts as a shock
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absorber that protects the central nervous system.
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cerebellum -ANSWER-part of brain found at the very bottom (near neck) of the skull and
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coordinates body movements, posture, and balance
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brainstem -ANSWER-found between the thalamus and the spinal cord. Lowest part of the
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brain. Supports unconscious functions like breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.
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cerebrum -ANSWER-Largest part of the brain; responsible for interpreting touch, speech,
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reasoning, and emotions
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cerebral cortex -ANSWER-grey matter that surrounds the entire cerebrum
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gyri -ANSWER-ridges
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sulci -ANSWER-shallow grooves
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fissures -ANSWER-deep grooves in the brain
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frontal lobe -ANSWER-processes high level cognitive skills, reasoning, concentration, motor
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skills, language.
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parietal lobe -ANSWER-integration site for visual perception and sensory information such as
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touch, pain, and pressure
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temporal lobe -ANSWER-Part of brain that controls hearing
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occipital lobe -ANSWER-interprets visual information
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limbic system -ANSWER-controls emotions and memory
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Hypothalamus -ANSWER-plays role in regulating the autonomic nervous system. Primarily
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concerned with homeostasis and regulates activities such as hunger, anger and pain
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amygdala -ANSWER-this produces feelings such as anger, violence, fear, anxiety
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thalumus -ANSWER-sensory inputs come throught. Smell
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hippocampus -ANSWER-helps convert short term memory to long term memory
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Largest part of a typical neuron; contains the nucleus and much of the cytoplasm -ANSWER-
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neuron cell body is
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axon -ANSWER-the extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through
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which messages pass to other neurons or to muscles or glands
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myelin sheath -ANSWER-insulates the axon of some neurons and helps speed up neural
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impulses
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epithelial tissue -ANSWER-A body tissue that covers the body surfaces, lines body cavities,
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and serves as a protective barrier
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