Chapter 7: The Nervous System

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  1. 4. the rough ER
  2. 7. a pea sized conical mass of tissue behind the third ventricle of the brain, secreting a hormone like substance in some mammals
  3. 10. the state of an unstimulated neuron or muscle cell in which the inside of the cell is relatively negative in comparison to the outside; the resting state
  4. 11. intermediate filaments that are important in maintaining cell shape
  5. 14. a peripheral nerve ending specialized for response t particular types of stimuli
  6. 15. the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
  7. 16. a cone like region of the cell body from which an axon rises
  8. 20. Processes and interprets the sensory input and decided what should be done at each moment
  9. 21. paired lobes of the brain at the top of the head that is responsible for reception and correlation
  10. 22. an outward fold of the surface of the cerebral cortex
  11. 23. nerves containing the processes of motor and sensory neurons; their impulses travel to and from the central nervous system
  12. 24. the gaps or indentions between the myelin sheath
  13. 26. the deepest depressions or inward folds on the brain
  14. 28. The gathered information from changes in stimuli
  15. 31. the twelve pairs of nerves that arise from the brain
  16. 32. weblike; specifically the weblike middle layer of the three meninges
  17. 35. a nerve carrying impulses from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland
  18. 36. a receptor located in a muscle or tendon; concerned with locomotion, posture, and muscle tone
  19. 39. a group of nerve cell bodies located in the peripheral nervous system
  20. 40. carrying to or toward a center
  21. 42. a system of nerves that connects the outlying parts of the body with the central nervous system
  22. 43. fibers that vary in length from microscopic to about seven feet in the tallest humans
  23. 44. one of the two main divisions of the autonomic nervous system and serves to slow the heart rate, increase intestinal and glandular activity and relax sphincter muscles
  24. 45. restoration of the membrane potential to the initial resting state
  25. 48. the metabolic center of the neuron
  26. 50. white substance of the central nervous system; the myelinated nerve fibers
  27. 51. hundreds to thousands of branches that split off at the terminal end of an axon
  28. 55. the two parts of the brain that make up the cerebrum
  29. 56. the fluid produced by choroid plexuses; fills the ventricles and surrounds the central nervous system
  30. 61. cells that form the myelin sheaths around nerve fibers that are found in the PNS
  31. 64. one very large fiber tract that connect the cerebral hemispheres
  32. 65. a mechanism that inhibits passage of materials from the blood into brain tissues
  33. 67. a delicate connective tissue sheath surrounding each fiber in a nerve
  34. 73. a highly specialized nerve cell to transmit messages from one part of the body to the other
  35. 74. an electrical event occurring when the stimulus of sufficient intensity is applied to a neuron or muscle cell, allowing sodium ions to move into the cell and reverse the polarity
  36. 76. the most inferior part of the brain stem
  37. 77. when CSF begins to accumulate and exert pressure on the brain
  38. 79. a neuron process that carries impulses away from the nerve cell body; efferent process; the conducting portion of a nerve cell
  39. 82. a collection of spinal nerves at the inferior end of the vertebral canal
  40. 83. the gray area of the central nervous system; contains unmyelinated nerve fibers and nerve cell bodies
  41. 84. a simple tube in which the CNS first appears, it extends down the dorsal median plane of the developing embryo's body
  42. 85. a neuron which has a single process emerging from the cell body
  43. 86. the system that effects, or causes a response by activating muscles or glands
  44. 88. the part of the forebrain between the cerebral hemispheres and the midbrain including the thalamus, the third ventricle, and the hypothalamus
  45. 89. a tough, fibrous sheath that binds together the fascicles in a nerve
  46. 90. spider like phagocytes that monitor the health or nearby neurons, and dispose of debris, including dead brain cells and bacteria
  47. 91. the region of communication between neurons, or a neuromuscular junction between a neuron and a muscle cell
  48. 92. the automatic response to a stimulus
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  1. 1. the portion of the brain consisting of the medulla, pons, and midbrain
  2. 2. part of the hindbrain; involved in producing smoothly coordinated skeletal muscle activity
  3. 3. completes the pathway between afferent and efferent neurons; also called an association neuron
  4. 5. the thirty one pairs of nerves that arise from the spinal cord
  5. 6. neurons that have two processes- an axon and a dendrite
  6. 8. system of the brain that supports a variety of function including emotion, behavior, motivation, long-term memory, and olfaction
  7. 9. the non-neuronal tissue of the central nervous system that preforms supportive and other functions
  8. 12. one of the two main divisions of the autonomic nervous system and serves to decrease the tone and contractility of smooth muscle
  9. 13. the part of the brain that is responsible for olfactory senses
  10. 17. a specialized critical area in the brain that is involved in our ability to speak
  11. 18. forms the roof of the third ventricle
  12. 19. the innermost membrane of the brain and spinal cord
  13. 25. the loss of a state of polarity; the loss of a negative charge inside the plasma membrane
  14. 27. a nerve that contains processes of sensory neurons and carries nerve impulses to the central nervous system
  15. 29. the area of the brain responsible for olfactory senses
  16. 30. the neuroendocrine gland located beneath the brain that serves a variety of function including regulator of the gonads, thyroid, adrenal cortex, water balance, and lactation
  17. 31. the part of the brain that is responsible for speech, memory, logical and emotional responses as a well as consciousness, interpretation of sensation, and voluntary movement
  18. 33. CNS gial cell that line the central cavities of the brain and spinal cord
  19. 34. consists of the brain and spinal cord
  20. 37. sensory receptors located in the skin
  21. 38. a white, fatty lipid substance
  22. 41. a bundle of nerve or muscle fibers bound together by connective tissue
  23. 46. the brain area connecting the medulla with the midbrain, providing linkage between upper and lower levels of the central nervous system
  24. 47. carrying away or away from
  25. 49. the interval between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater
  26. 52. bundles of nerve fibers running through the CNS
  27. 53. the area of the brain that is responsible for consciously moving our skeletal muscles
  28. 54. neural pathway for reflexes
  29. 57. discharging chambers of the heart
  30. 58. cell bodies that are found in the CNS in clusters
  31. 59. if there are several processes extending from the cell body the neuron is a
  32. 60. the outermost and toughest of the three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
  33. 61. a furrow on the brain, less deep than a fissure
  34. 62. the region of the diencephalon forming the floor of the third ventricle of the brain
  35. 63. CNS gial cell that wraps their flat nerve extensions tightly around the nerve fibers, producing fatty insulating coverings called myelin sheaths
  36. 66. cells located in the PNS that act as protective, cushioning cells
  37. 68. reflexes that regulate the activity of smooth muscles, the heart, and glands
  38. 69. a mass of gray matter in the diencephalon of the brain
  39. 70. nervous system that allows us to consciously, or voluntarily control our skeletal muscles
  40. 71. coarse connective tissue wrapping that binds groups of fibers in a nerve, forming fascicles, or fiber bundles
  41. 72. all reflexes hat stimulate the skeletal muscles
  42. 75. neuron processes that convey incoming messages towards the cell body
  43. 78. the largest part of the brain; consists of the right and left cerebral hemispheres
  44. 79. nervous system that regulates events that are automatic, or involuntary, such as the activity of smooth and cardiac muscles and glands
  45. 80. the part of the schwann cell, external to the myelin sheath
  46. 81. a CNS glia that clings to neurons, bracing and anchoring them to their nutrient supply lines, the blood capillaries
  47. 87. bundles of nerve fibers running through the PNS