| A | B |
|---|
| Sympathetic nervous system | Fight or flight |
| dendrite | carries messages to the cell body |
| axon | carries messages from the cell body |
| myelin sheath | protective covering of the axon |
| synapse | space between two neurons |
| nerve cell | neuron |
| neurotransmitter | chemical that carries impulse across synapse |
| L-dopa | Drug to treat Parkinsons Disease |
| Aphasia, loss of social skills, memory loss | symptoms of Alzheimers Disease |
| Choroid plexus | helps create CSF - provides blood brain barrier |
| ventricles | space in brain where csf is formed |
| meninges | membranes that protect the brain |
| dura mater | outer most meningeal layer |
| arachnoid | middle meningeal layer |
| pia mater | inner most meningeal layer |
| subarachnoid space | space below arachnoid layer |
| subdural space | space below dura mater |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| removal of csf | lumbar puncture |
| 2nd lumbar vertebrate | how far spinal cord descends |
| hydrocehpalus | excessive csf - usually from blockage of 3rd & 4th ventricle |
| parasympathetic nervous system | slows down heart rate |
| medulla | responsible for breathing, heart rate |
| brain stem | made up of medulla, pons, & midbrain |
| cerebrum | responsible for conscious thought |
| largest part of brain | cerebrum |
| cerebellum | responsible for coordinated skeletal muscle movement |
| lobes of brain | cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem, diencephalon |
| efferent neuron | motor neurons |
| afferent neuron | sensory neurons |
| stimulus | creates and impulse |
