| Term | Definition |
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dendrites and axons |
types of nerve cells |
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nodes of ranvier |
gaps in myelin |
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ganglion |
cluster of nerve cell bodies in the pns |
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corpus callosum |
large fibrous bundles that connect the 2 hemispheres of the cerebrum |
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occipital |
lobe responsible for vision |
|
physiopathological reflex arc |
association between skin,muscle, and organ |
|
eye movement |
oculomotor,trochlear,abducens |
|
swallowing |
glassopharyngeal and hypoglossal |
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c1-c5 |
make up cervical plexus |
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lumbar plexus |
nerves-femoral,obturator and sapheous |
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sacral plexus |
nerves-sciatic, common peroneal, tibial |
|
carpal tunnel syndrome |
compression of median nerve |
|
acth |
adrenocortitropic |
|
prolactin |
milk production |
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adh |
antidiuretic hormone |
|
t3 and t4 |
regulate metabolism |
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pth |
secreted by parathyroid: increases blood calcium |
|
blood glucose |
increases insulin |