Anatomy

Action potentials are "all or none."

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Dendrites generate and send signals to other cells.

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Nerves can send messages at speeds of over 200 miles per hour.

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The bioterrorism agent Sarin is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.

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Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks and destroys ...

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The peripheral nervous system is everything outside the brain and spinal cord.

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SSRIs prevent the cleanup of a neurotransmitter.

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There is no effective treatment for Guillain-Barr syndrome.

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The segments of the spinal cord are named for their function.

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There are eight cervical nerves.

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Potassium ions move across nerves during depolarization.

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Oligodendrocytes make myelin.

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The autonomic system controls voluntary movement.

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________ disease is believed to be a buildup of plaque in the brain and/or a defect in the ...

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________ (ALS) is a progressive loss of motor neurons in the CNS and PNS with an unknown cause.

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________ disease is a genetic disease, which has a progressive loss of neurons from basal nuclei and ...

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________ disease is the progressive loss of dopamine neurons.

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Risk factors for ________ include premature birth, low birth weight, developmental abnormalities, ...

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Excess cerebral spinal fluid in the brain due to trauma, birth defects, and tumors is known as ________.

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Damage to brain tissue due to mechanical injury, lack of oxygen, or brain hemorrhage causes ________ ...

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________, damage to peripheral nerves, may be due to injury or illness.

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________ is usually mechanical injury to spinal cord tissue.

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________ syndrome is a progressive weakness appearing several decades after the initial polio infection.

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Paralytic ________ is caused by destruction of ventral horn motor neurons by poliomyelitis virus.

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________ is an autoimmune attack of the acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction.

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