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Acethylcholine
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Neurotransmitter chemical released at the ends 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 three membranes (meninges) that surround the brain and spinal cord
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Astrocyte
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A type of glial cell that 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 that carries the nervous impulse along a nerve cell
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Blood-brain barrier
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Blood vessels (cappilaries) that selectively let certain substances enter the brain tissue and keep other substances out.
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Brainstem
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Lower portion of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord. The pons and the medulla oblongota are part of the brain stem
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Cauda equina
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Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord
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Cell body
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Part of a 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 that coordinates muscle movement and maintains balance
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Cerebral Cortex
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Outer region of the cerebrum; containing sheets of nerve cells, gray matter of the brain.
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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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, and memory.
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