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Give the prefixes and the meanings of the following terms:
-tachypnea:
prefix: _____ meaning: __________
Cerebellum
A convoluted subdivision of the vertebrate brain concerned with coordination of muscular movements, muscle tone, and balance.
Gray Matter
Nervous tissue in the brain and spinal cord that contains cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons. Compare with white matter
White Matter
Nervous tissue in the brain and spinal cord that contains myelinated axons. Compare with gray matter.
Myelinated Axons
Myelinated Axons are nerve fibers covered by a myelin sheath, which insulates the axon and increases the speed of nerve impulse transmission, crucial for efficient functioning of the nervous system.
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