Acute inflammatory disease of brain, usually due to virus. Drowsiness, fever, headache, possibly coma and death

Which cell type, found in connective tissue and close to blood vessels, secretes heparin and histamine?

Calcitriol stimulates absorption of calcium in the small intestine.

The afferent division of the nervous system is also known as the _____ division. 

Cerebral nuclei are regions of grey matter (clusters of cell bodies) found superficial   in the cerebrum    

CN VIII   aka _______________ Nerve: senses of hearing and equilibrium 

Tight junctions are tiny, fluid-filled tunnels which allow flow of ions between cells in cardiac muscle.

Sodium ions are found in the extracellular fluid and the potassium ions are found in the intracellular fluids  

Reflexes: involuntary response, always the same, is rapid, with no awareness of the reflex before it happens. 

Where are synaptic knobs located?