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Afferent nerves
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Carries messages towards the brain and spinal cord
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Arachnoid membrane
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Middle layer of the three membranes(meninges)
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Autonomic Nervous System
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Nerves that control involuntary body functions of muscles, glands,and internal organs
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Axon
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Microscopic fiber that carries the nervous impulse along a nerve cell (away)
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Brainstem
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Lower portion of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord
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Cauda equina
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Collection of spinal nerve Below the end of the spinal cord
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Cell body
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Part of a nerve cell that contains the nucleus (Middle)
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Central nervous system
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Brain and the spinal cord
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Cerebellum
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Posterior part of the brain that coordinates muscle movement and maintains balance
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Cerebrospinal fluid
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Fluid that circulates throughout the brain an spinal cord
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Cerebrum
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Largest part of the brain
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Dendrite
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Microscopic branching fiber of a nerve cell that is the first part to receive the nervous impulse
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Dura mater
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Thick, outermost layer of the meninges surrounding and protecting the brain and spinal cord
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Efferent nerves
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Carry messages away from the brain and spinal cord; Motor Nerve
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Glial Cell
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Cell in the nervous system that is supportive and connective in function
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