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what is the space called that circulates the cerebrospinal fluid once it has left the ventricles? |
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what is the muscle that extends the arm while doing push-ups? |
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| What is the major abductor muscle in the arm? |
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which muscles are not a part of the hamstring group? |
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| quadriceps femoris and gracilis |
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results of opening the sodium channels in the membrane of a neuron: |
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what do cholinergic synapses release? |
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| What happens when the sodium channels are blocked? |
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neuron is unable to generate action potentials |
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| have one dendrite and one axon |
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| all stimuli great enough to bring the membrane to threshold will produce identical action potentials |
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-ependymal, microglia, oligodendrocytes, astrocytes |
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| Which type of synapse dominates the nervous system? |
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| which organs make up the central nervous system? |
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the brain and the spinal cord |
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| projections of gray matter toward to outter surface of the spinal cord. |
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Where are the enlargements of the spinal cord? |
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| Enlargements of the spinal cord occur in segments of hte spinal cord that control the limbs |
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| Which is shorter the spinal cord itself, or the veterbral column |
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| tough, fibrous outermost covering of the spinal cord |
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| what type of nerves are spinal nerves? |
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| What do the dorsal root ganglion hold? |
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| contain cell bodies of sensory neurons |
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How many cervical bones are in... Cervical: Thoracic: Lumbar: Sacral: Coccygeal: |
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Cervical-8 thoracic- 12 lumbar-5 sacral-5 coccygeal- 1 |
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what does the white matter of the spinal cord hold? |
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bundles of axons that share common origins and destinations |
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| Function of the hippocampus |
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| important in learning and storage of long term memories |
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| where are autonomic controls of the body are taken care of? |
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Function of the Cerebellum |
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| Oversee postural muscles of the body and makes rapid adjustments to maintain balance |
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| How are the thrid and fourth ventricle linked? |
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Association regions are.... |
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| regions of the brain that are involved in interpreting data or coordinating motor responses |
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| what is the falx cerebri? |
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| fold of the dura mater that projects between the cerebral hemisphere in the midsaggital plane |
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| Which system provides voluntary control over skeletal muscles? |
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what does the 1st order neuron do? |
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| delivers sensation to the cns |
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