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Anatomy
The structure of the human body and the organs and systems that comprise it.
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Anatomy > Cranial nerves 
optic nerve
Anatomy; Cranial nerves
The optic nerve connects the eye to the brain. It carries the impulses formed by the retina, the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye and senses light and creates impulses. ...
facial nerve
Anatomy; Cranial nerves
The facial nerve is a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming in. It supplies the muscles of the of facial expression.
olfactory nerve
Anatomy; Cranial nerves
A nerve that registers smells by carrying the impulses for the sense of smell from the nose to the brain.
ventricular fibrillation
Anatomy; Allergies and allergens
An erratic, disorganized firing of impulses from the ventricles. The ventricles quiver and are unable to contract or pump blood to the body. This is a medical emergency that ...
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