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Nervous system vocab

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Total cards: 10•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Basic structural unit of nervous system

Back (Answer)

Neuron

#2
Front (Question)

Combination of many nerve fibers outside brain and spinal cord

Back (Answer)

Nerve

#3
Front (Question)

Regulates heartbeat and respiration

Back (Answer)

Medulla oblogata

#4
Front (Question)

Coordinates muscles balance and posture

Back (Answer)

Cerebellum

#5
Front (Question)

Center of reasoning thought and memory

Back (Answer)

Cerebrum

#6
Front (Question)

Conducts impulses between brain parts and controls some eye reflexes

Back (Answer)

Midbrain

#7
Front (Question)

Mass of nerve tissue protected by skull

Back (Answer)

Brain

#8
Front (Question)

Membrane covering the brain and spinal cord

Back (Answer)

Meninges

#9
Front (Question)

Hollow spaces located in the brain

Back (Answer)

Ventricle

#10
Front (Question)

Division of autonomic nervous system that acts in times of emergency

Back (Answer)

Parasympathetic