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Carry or move inward or toward a central structure.

Protective mechanism that blocks specific substances found in the bloodstream from entering delicate brain tissue.

Network of nervous tissue found in the brain and spinal cord.

Carry or move away from a central structure.

Projection of a neuron, especially the axon that transmits impulses.

Additional sheath external to myelin that is formed by Schwann cells and found on axons in the peripheral nervous system.

Chamber or cavity of an organ that receives or holds a fluid.

Center for thought and emotion, interpretation of sensory stimuli, and coordination of body functions.

Main pathway for transmission of information between the brain and body.

Includes 12 pairs of nerves that emerge from the base of the skull and may act in either a motor capacity, sensory capacity, or both.

Includes 31 pairs of nerves that emerge from the spine and act in both motor and sensory capacities.

• Dilates pupils
• Inhibits the flow of saliva
• Relaxes bronchi
• Accelerates heart rate
• Slows digestive activities
• Constricts visceral blood vessels

• Constricts pupils
• Increases the flow of saliva
• Constricts bronchi
• Slows heart rate
• Accelerates digestive activities
• Dilates visceral blood vessels

cerebrum

incisionof the cerebrum

cranium (skull)

softening of the cranium

tree

resembling a (branching) tree

brain

herniation of the brain

ganglion (knot or knotlike mass)

excision of a ganglion

glue; neuroglial tissue

tumor (composed of ) neuroglial tissue

movement

condition of slow movement

thin, slender

disease of the meninges

word, phrase

difficulty using words