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The scientific name for a nerve cell is
NEURON
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The sheath around some neuron fibers that aids in regeneration (healing)
NEURILEMMA
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A nerve containing both afferent and efferent fibers
MIXED
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A nerve containing only afferent fibers
SENSORY
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A nerve containing only efferent fibers
MOTOR
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The voluntary nervous system controls
SKELETAL MUSCLE
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Fibers that carry impulses toward the neuron cell body are called
DENDRITES
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A _____ is a bundle of neuron fibers within the central nervous system
TRACT
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A _____ is a bunch of neuron cell bodies within the central nervous system
NERVE CENTER
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A _____ is a bundle of neuron fibers in the PNS
NERVE
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A _____ is a bunch of neuron cell bodies in the PNS
GANGLION
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The (spider) web-like middle meningeal layer
ARACHNOID LAYER
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The inner meningeal layer containing pain nerve endings and blood vessels
PIA MATER
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An elevated portion of the cerebral cortex
GYRUS
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A shallow groove in the surface of the cerebral cortex
SULCUS
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A deep groove in the cerebral cortex
FISSURE
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The largest part of the brain
CEREBRUM
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The part of the brain with a name meaning “little brain”
CEREBELLUM
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The region of the diencephalon that acts as a relay center for sensory stimuli
THALAMUS
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The region of the diencephalon that helps maintain homeostasis
HYPOTHALAMUS
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The region of the diencephalon that deals with emotions
LIMBIC
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The nerve (name and number) that carries visual impulses from the eye to the brain
OPTIC II
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The lobe of the brain that interprets vision
OCCIPTAL BONE
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The lobe of the brain that interprets hearing
TEMPORAL LOBE
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Impulses for the sense of taste travel to the
TEMPORAL LOBE
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Impulses for the olfactory sense travels to the _____ lobe
TEMPORAL LOBE
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A vision receptor that is sensitive to color (and requires more light)
CONE
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A vision receptor that is sensitive to dim light and only detects black and white
ROD
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The watery fluid that fills much of the eyeball in front of the crystalline lens
AQUEOUS HUMOR
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The thick fluid that fills much of the eyeball behind the crystalline lens and is irreplaceable is called_____.
VITREOUS HUMOR
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The scientific name for the tear glands
LACRIMAL GLAND
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The scientific name for the tear duct from the eye to the nose
NASOLACRIMAL DUCT
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The scientific name for the corner of the eye (inner and outer)
CANTHUS
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Another name for the projecting part, or auricle, of the ear (holds my hat up)
PINNA
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The branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve that carries hearing impulses
COCHLEAR BRANCH
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The branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve that carries balance impulses
VESTIBULAR BRANCH
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Alterations in the lens shape to allow for near or far vision is called
ACCOMODATION
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The iris is a/an _____ muscle of the eye
INTRINSIC
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The ciliary body is a/an _____ muscle of the eye
INTRINSIC
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There are 6 _____ muscles of the eye
EXTRINSIC
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The gland in the neck whose hormone increases the metabolic rate
THYROID
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The 4 small endocrine glands in the neck which help control calcium levels in the blood
PARATHYROID
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The main hormone of the adrenal gland that raises blood pressure and increases the heart rate, and dilates bronchial tubes is called _____.
ADRENALINE
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A gland that produces the hormone that lowers blood glucose levels (makes the cell membrane permeable to glucose)
PANCREAS
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The endocrine gland that controls many other endocrine glands using tropic hormones
PITUITARY
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The small gland posterior to the thalamus, which helps control sleep
PINEAL
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The endocrine gland in the chest playing a vital role in the immune system
THYMUS
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The portion of the pregnant uterus that secretes hormones
PLACENTA
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The building blocks of growth hormone (a protein) are
AMINO ACIDS
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_____ produces estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone in women
OVARIES
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_____ produces estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone in men
TESTES
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How does insulin affect the cell membrane
MAKES CELL PERMEABLE TO GLUCOSE
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How does insulin affect blood sugar?
LOWERS
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Diabetes insipidus results in too much _____ production.
URINE
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The system that reverses the fight-flight-freeze response
PARASYMPATHETIC BRANCH OF ANS
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The system that starts the fight-flight-freeze response
PARASYMPATHETIC BRANCH OF ANS
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The portion of the cerebral cortex where the sense of touch is interpreted
PARIETAL LOBE
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The scientific name for nearsightedness, in which the focal point is in front of the retina and distant objects appear blurred
MYOPIA
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The visual defect caused by irregularity in the curvature of the lens or cornea
ASTIGMATISM
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A nerve cell (neuron) fiber that carries impulses away from the cell body.
AXON
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The structural division of the nervous system that includes the brain
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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The fatty material that covers some axons is called
MYELIN SHEATH
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The spinal nerves are part of the _____ nervous system
PERIPHERAL
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Cranial nerves are part of the _____ nervous system
PERIPHERAL
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An individual subdivision of the cerebrum that regulates specific functions
LOBE
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Damage to brain tissue caused by a blood clot, ruptured vessel, or embolism
CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT
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Bleeding between the dura mater and the skull (above the dura mater)
EPIDURAL HEMORRAGE
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Bleeding between the dura mater and the brain (below the dura mater)
SUBDURAL HEMORRAGE
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The scientific name for the disorder in which light rays are not bent sharply enough to focus on the retina when viewing close objects
HYPEROPIA
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The innermost coat of the eye, the nervous tissue layer that includes the receptors for the sense of vision
RETINA
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The middle coat of the eye
CHOROID COAT
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The outermost coat (layer) of the eye
SCLERA
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The structure that alters the shape of the lens for accommodation
CILIARY BODY
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The structure that alters the size of the pupil
IRIS
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The jelly-like material located behind the crystalline lens that maintains the spherical shape of the eyeball
VITREOUS HUMOR
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A hormone that stimulates the outer portion of the adrenal gland.
ADRENAL CORTICAL TROPIC HORMONE
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A disease in which insulin function is abnormally low
DIABETIES MALITUS
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The cell organelle that builds growth hormone (a protein)
RIBOSOME
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Polyuria and polydipsia are common symptoms of both _____ and _____.
DIABETIES MALITUS/INSIPIDUS
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Which hormone secreted from the posterior pituitary that is involved in water balance
ANTIDIHURETIC HORMONE ADH
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The structural divisions of the nervous system that includes the nerves and ganglia
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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The tough outer meningeal layer is the
DURA MATER
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The endocrine gland composed of a cortex and medulla, each with a specific function
ADRENAL GLAND
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A hormone that lowers the blood glucose level
INSULINE
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What kind of physical energy is the eye detecting?
LIGHT
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What is the advantage of having rods?
NIGHT VISION
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What is the bending of light called?
REFRACTION
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Which eye humor is involved with glaucoma?
AQUEOUS HUMOR
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What is the shape of the lens when looking at something near?
SPHERICLE
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What is the shape of the lens when looking at something far?
FLAT
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A contact lens rests on the _____.
CORNEA
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How many extrinsic eye muscles are there?
6
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How many intrinsic eye muscles are there?
2
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What substance fills the outer ear?
AIR
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What substance fills the middle ear?
AIR
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What substance fills the inner ear?
FLUID
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What is the disorder called when the middle ear is inflamed?
OTITIS MEDIA
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What symptom may a patient have if the inner ear is inflamed?
VERTIGO
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Exposure to what will cause permanent hearing loss?
LOUD NOISES
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Which cranial nerve carries both the senses of hearing and equilibrium to the brain?
- VESTIBULOCHLEAR NERVE
- VIII
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