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Film, Theatre & Television
12th Grade
11/20/2008

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Acteylcholine
Definition
neurotransmitter chemical released at the ends of (synapses) of nerve cells
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afferent nerves
Definition
carry messages toward the brain and spinal cord.
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arachnoid membrane
Definition
middle layter of the 3 membranes (meninges
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astrocyte
Definition
a neurological cell that transports water and salts.
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axon
Definition
microscopic fiber that carries the nervous impulse along a nerve cell.
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brainstem
Definition
connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord.
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dura meter
Definition
thick outermost layer of the meninges surrounding and protecting the brain and spinal cord.
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subdural space
Definition
below the dura membrane
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arachnoid membrane
Definition
spider-like membrane is surrounding the brain and spinal cord. and there are web like fingers.
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subarachnoid space
Definition
space for fluid between fibers and the 3rd membrane.
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functions of the cerebrum
Definition
thinking, personality, sensations, movements, momory.
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Pons
Definition
means bridge, it connects the cerebellium and the cerebrum together. nerves to the eyes and face.
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thalamus
Definition
sensory impulses, and pain.
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hypothalamus
Definition
controls body tempature, sleep, appetie, emotions, and control of the pituitary gland.
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cuada equina
Definition
below the end of the spinal cord, it is a fan of nerve fibers
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gray matter
Definition
inner region of the spinal cord containging cell bodies and dendrites
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ganglion
Definition
collection of nerve cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system.
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dendrite
Definition
microscopic branching fiber of a nerve cell that is the first part to recieve the nervous system.
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efferent nerves
Definition
carry messages away from the brain and spinal cord, motor nerves.
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neuron
Definition
carries impulses throughout the body
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pia mater
Definition
thin, delicate inner membrane of the meninges.
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myelin sheath
Definition
white fatty tissue that surrounds and insulates the axon of a nerve cell. speeds impulse conduction along axons.
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