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- 4. The ______ of the CNS are a series of interconnecting cavities that produce cerebrospinal fluid.
- 6. What lobe of the human brain is responsible for impulse control?
- 10. An infection that inflames the brain and spinal cord membranes and causes a stiff neck.
- 11. A type of fluid protection that circulates through the subarachnoid space and absorbs shocks.
- 14. What division of the vertebrate brain contains the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata?
- 15. What nuclei function in coordinating skeletal muscles and are found in the brain?
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- 1. The central nervous system consists of the brain and _______ cord.
- 2. One function of the human CNS is to receive ______ information.
- 3. The three protections for CNS tissue is bony protection, fluid protection, and ______ protection.
- 5. People who are said to be right brain dominant are what?
- 7. The three layers of the meninges are the dura matter, pia matter, and _______ matter.
- 8. The human brain is mostly made of _____ matter, which has tracts and relays information.
- 9. The four lobes of the human brain are the parietal lobe, frontal lobe, temporal lobe and the _____ lobe.
- 12. The spinal cord functions to relay information to and from the brain and also functions as a _______ ___.
- 13. The vertebrate brain develops from an embryonic _____ tube.