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what are the four major subdivisions of the brain?
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brain stem, cerebellum, cerebral hemispheres, diencephalon
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what contains cerebrospinal fluid?
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the ventricles
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what are masses of gray matter embedded deep within the cerebral white matter?
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basal nuclei
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what are myelinated fiber tracts?
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white matter
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what consists of midbrain, pons, and medulla?
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brain stem
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what separates the lateral ventricles?
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septum pellucidum
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what is a thin layer of gray matter on outer surface of cerebral hemispheresn and cerebellum...
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cortex
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what accounts for more than 60% of the total brain weight?
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cerebral hemispheres
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what consists of the hypothalamus, thalamus, and epithalamus?
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diencephalon
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what is a slight and transient brain injury called?
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concussion
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a traumatic injury that destroys brain tissue is called?
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contussion
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total nonresponsiveness to stimulation is called?
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coma
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what may cause medulla oblongata to be wedged into foramen magnum by pressure of blood?
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intracranial hemorrhage
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after head injury, retention of water by brain is called?
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cerebral edema
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what results when a brain region is deprived of blood or exposed to prolonged ischemia, probably...
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cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
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what is reversible CVA?
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transient ischemic attack (TIA)
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progessive degeneration of the brain with abnormal protein deposits is called?
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alzheimer's disease
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autoimmune disorder with extensive demyelination is called?
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multiple sclerosis
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