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Acetylcholine
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Neurotransmitter chemical released at the ends (synapses ) of nerve cells
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Afferent nerves
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Carry messages toward the brain and spinal cord
(sensory nerves) |
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Arachnoid membrane
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Middle layer of the meninges
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Astrocyte
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Glial cell
transports water and salts from capillaries |
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Autonomic nervous system
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Nerves that control involuntary body functions of muscles, glands and internal organs
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Axon
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Microscopic fiber - carries nervous impulse along a nerve cell
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Blood-brain barrier
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Blood vessels (capillaries) that selectively let substances enter the brain tissue and keep out other substances
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Brainstem
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Lower portion of the brain that connects cerebrum with the spinal cord
pons + madulla oblongata = brain stem |
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Cauda equina
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Spinal nerves below the spinal cord
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Cell body
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Part of nerve cell that contains the nucleus
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Central nervous system
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Brain and spinal cord
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Cerebellum
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Posterior part of the brain tha coordinates muscle movements and maintains balance
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Cerebral cortex
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Outer region of the brain containing sheets of nerve cells; gray matter of the brain
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
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Fluid that circulates throughout the brain and spinal cord
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Cerebrum
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Largest part of the brain
responsible for voluntary muscular activity, vision, speech, taste hearing thought memory |
