nervous system terms by Malaisha Patton

1. nervous system

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a complex, highly organized system that coordinates all the activities of the body

2. neuron

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the basic structural unit of the nervous system

3. nerves

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a combination of many nerve fibers located outside the brain and spinal chord

4. central nervous system

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consists of the brain and spinal chord

5. perpheral nervous system

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consists of the nerves and has two divisions; the somatic nervous system & the autonomic nervous system

6. autonomic nervous system

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contains the sumpathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, which work together to control involuntary body functions

7. cerebrum

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the largest and highest section of the brain

8. cerebellum

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the section below the back of the cerebrum

9. diencephalon

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the section located between the cerebrum and midbrain

10. hypothalamus

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regulate and control the autonomic nervous system

11. midbrain

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the section located below the cerebrum at the top of the brainstem

12. pons

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the section below the midbrain and in the brainstem

13. medulla oblongata

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the lowest part of the brainstem

14. spinal cord

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continues down from the medulla oblongata and ends at the first or second lumbar vertebrae

15. meninges

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three membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal chord

16. ventricles

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hollow spaces that connect with each other and with the space under the arachnoid membrane

17. cerebrospinal fluid

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clear colorless fluid that fills ventricles

18. sympathetic

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1 division of the autonomic nervous system

19. parasympathetic

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1 division of the autonomic nervous system

20. somatic nervous system

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carries messages between CNS and the body