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1. Arachnoid Mater: delicate, lacelike membrane covering the central nervous system.

2. Autonomic Nervous System: spontaneous; the part of the nervous system concerned with reflex control of bodily functions

3. Cerebrospinal Fluid: the liquid that circulates within the meninges of the spinal cord and ventricles and meninges of the brain.

4. Cranium: the skull

5. Ganglion: a mass of nerve tissue that receives and sends out nerve impulses.

6. Medulla Oblongata: enlarged portion of the spinal cord; the lower portion of the brainstem

7. Meninges: the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

8. Addiction: being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.

9. Anxiety Disorder: feeling of fear or agitation caused by an event or activity that makes you nervous or worrisome

10. Bipolar Disorder: a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania) and lows (depression).

11. Epilepsy: disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures.

12. Hallucinations: sensations that appear to be real but are created within the mind

13. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): a long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts and/or behaviors and feels the urge to repeat over and over.

14. Panic Attacks: sudden episode of intense fear that triggers severe physical reactions when there is no real danger or apparent cause.

15. Phobias: strong, irrational fear of something that poses little or no real danger.

16. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event.

17. Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS): part of the nervous system that increases heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, and pupil size and causes blood vessels to narrow and decreases digestive juices.

18. Schizophrenia: a serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally.

19. Stigma: part of the nervous system that increases heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, and pupil size and causes blood vessels to narrow and decreases digestive juices.

20. Sensory Neurons: refers to the nerves that receive and transmit stimuli from the sense organs.

21. Olfactory: pertaining to the sense of smell.

22. Subdural Space: beneath the dura mater; the space between the arachnoid and the dura mater.

23. Pons: a portion of the brainstem connecting the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with upper portions of the brain.

24. Myelography: an X-ray examination of the spinal cord following an injection of a radiopaque material.

25. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): a diagnostic test using magnetic waves to visualize internal body structures.