development: The Central Nervous System

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The Central Nervous System

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A part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord.

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peripheral nervous system

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The part of the nervous system consisting of a network of nerves that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body.

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myelination

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Insulation of neurons to enhance speed of neural transmissions

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four components of the hindbrain:

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medulla oblongata, cerebellum, pons, reticular activating system

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medulla oblongata

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part of the hindbrain responsibe for involuntary functions

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cerebellum

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part of the hindbrain associated with motor control

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pons

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part of the hindbrain, links medulla to thalamus

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reticular activating system

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part of hindbrain that regulates consciousness

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midbrain

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Portion of the brain that connects the hindbrain and forebrain, controls eye muscles, and relays auditory and visual information to the brain’s centers for higher level thinking.

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two sex chromosomal diseases

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• turner syndrome

- Klinefelter’s syndrome (XXY)

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left hemisphere

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part of cerebrum related to language and logic

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right hemisphere

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part of cerebrum related to emotions and creativity

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corpus callosum

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part of cerebrum that connects the two spheres

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cerebral cortex

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outer part of the cerebrum consisting of four lobes: frontal, occipital, parietal, temporal,

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occipital lobe

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part of cerebral cortext that processes vision

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parietal lobe

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part of the cerebral cortex that processes sensory information and language

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temporal lobe

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part of the cerebral cortex that processes sound

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Genetic Disorders:

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autosomal, x-linked, and sex chromosal diseases

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x-linked diseases

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Genetic disorders that are passed through the maternal X chromosome to males. Common examples are male pattern baldness and hemophilia.

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autosomal diseases

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Genetic disorders that involve a chromosome other than the sex chromosome. Examples of autosomal diseases are phenylketonuria, sickle cell anemia, and Tay-Sachs disease.

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sex chromosomal diseases

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Genetic disorders that involve some genetic anomaly occurring on the sex-determining pair of chromosomes and usually affecting male or female characteristic displays or sexual reproduction. Common examples are Turner syndrome (XO) and Klinefelter’s syndrome (XXY).

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frontal lobe

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part of cerebral cortex that controls executive functions