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| The nervous system is one of the two main ____. |
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| What is the nervous system made up of? |
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| In what form do neurons carry messages? |
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| Electrochemical impulses through the body |
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| What are the 2 main divisions of the nervous system? |
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| Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) |
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| What does the central nervous system consist of? |
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| the brain and spinal cord |
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| All higher functions of the nervous system are the responsibility of which nervous system? |
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| All basic functions of the nervous system are the responsibility of which nervous system? |
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| What three membranes protect the brain and spinalcord? |
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the dura mater (outermost)
the arachnoid (middle)
the pia mater (innermost) |
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| What is another name for brain membranes? |
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| What structure is the brain protected by? What structure is the spinal cord protected by? |
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| What percent ofthe horse's body weight consists of the brain? |
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| What are the three primary segments of the brain? |
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| hind brain, midbrain, fore-brain |
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| What is the hind brain AKA and what does it consist of? |
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| Brain stem; pons & cerbellum |
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| What is the purpose of the brain stem? |
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| What does the cerebellum control? |
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| What is the pons related to? |
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| What is the midbrain responsible for? |
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| sight, smell, and control of hind brain activity (i.e. voluntary control of breathing) |
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| What does the fore brain contain? |
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| How long is the spinal cord? |
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| How many pairs of spinal nerves connect the spinal cord to the peripheral nerves? |
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| What does the peripheral system consist of? |
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| All of the nerves in the body |
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| What is the autonomic nervous system divided into? |
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| The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems |
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| What are the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems responsible for? |
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| Regulation of involuntary activity. |
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| How are individual neurons limited? |
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| They can only conduct impulses in one direction. |
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| A gap between one neuron and another. |
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| How is nervous tissue classified as? |
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| Either white or gray matter. |
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| Bunches of nerve tissues. |
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