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NU 327 Patho Final Exam Study (New
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What are the 3 divisions of the nervous system? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Central Nervous System (CNS) |\ |\ |\ |\




Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) |\ |\ |\




Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) |\ |\ |\




What does the CNS consist of? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Brain
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and Spinal Cord; bathed in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
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What is the function of the CNS? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
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Receive of process sensory information
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- Creating responses to be relayed to muscle and glands
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- Site of: emotion, memory, cognition, learning
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How is the CNS protected? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- skull and
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vertebrae
- CSF
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- meninges
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- blood brain barrier
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,Order the meninges from top to bottom. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔1. duta mater |\ |\




2. arachnoid mater
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3. pia mater
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right under skull; durable - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔dura mater
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reabsorbs CSF w/ villa; middle layer in b/w dura mater and pia
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mater - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔arachnoid mater
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in contact with brain; soft - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔pia mater
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Which part of the brain is the largest and includes the speech and
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language center? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔cerebrum
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What is the difference between Broca's area and Wernicke's area?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Broca's area helps form speech and
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Wernicke's area aids in the comprehension of speech
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What part of the brain is also known as the vital sign center? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔brain stem |\ |\ |\

,What part of the brain coordinates muscle movements, controls
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posture, and maintains equilibrium? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔cerebellum


What is the result of middle cerebral artery occlusion? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔MAJOR neurological deficits
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What is the Circle of Willis and what results from a rupture? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔site of aneurysm function; hemorrhagic
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stroke


What does the PNS(peripheral) consist of? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔31 pairs of spinal nerves; 12 pairs of cranial nerves
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What is the role of spinal nerves? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
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brain sends out motor commands down through the spinal cord
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to the spinal nerves
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- spinal nerves send sensory responses back to the spinal cord
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What is the function of the ANS? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔involuntary body functions: digestion, respirations, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



cardiovascular

, What systems do the ANS consist of and what are they
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characterized by? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- Sympathetic nervous |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



System (SNS): Speeds up
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- Parasympathetic nervous System (PNS): Slows down
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What is a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔- Medical Emergency!
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- brain attack
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- mini stroke
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- may signal impending stroke
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What is the fundamental unit of the nervous system? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔neurons |\




What are the types of neurons? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- motor
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neurons
- sensory neurons
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- interneurons
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- neurotransmitters
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- myelins
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List a few neurotransmitters. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔i.
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Acetylcholine

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