NERVOUS SYSTEM Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Nervous system - ANSWER Control center of the body includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves 2 main divisions of the nervous system - ANSWER Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system Central nervous system consist of - ANSWER Brain and spinal cord Peripheral nervous system - ANSWER Nerves connect brain and spinal cord to other body parts Neurons - ANSWER Nerve cells that transmit messages to and from the brain and spinal cord Nerve impulse - ANSWER Electrical charge a...

Spastic paralysis is: - ANSWER damaged neurons of the primary motor cortex in the brain (no voluntary control of muscles) Flaccid paralysis is: - ANSWER severing of the spinal cord (no voluntary or involuntary control of muscles) The -plegia paralysis (5 kinds) - ANSWER *monoplegia: only one limb *diplegia: same body region both sides of the body *hemiplegia: one side of the body *paraplegia: both legs and trunk *quadriplegia: 4 limbs and the trunk Spinal cord is located: - ANSWER w...

Neurons that conduct nerve impulses from the receptors to the cns are - ANSWER sensory neurons What carries the nerve impulses away from the cell body? - ANSWER axons all of the following are functions of the nervous system EXCEPT? - ANSWER stores calcium The junction between two nerve cells is called? - ANSWER Synapse Where are the Neurotransmitters released? - ANSWER the axon terminal The central nervous system is composed of? - ANSWER the brain and spinal chord which neurons...

The _ are part of the Central Nervous System, but the _ are part of the peripheral nervous system - ANSWER brain and spinal cord; cranial and spinal nerves The motor division of the Peripheral Nervous System has two pathways. Which effector is correctly paired to the pathway? - ANSWER involuntary-autonomic The sympathetic and parasympathetic are subdivisions of the - ANSWER autonomic nervous system Place the following items in order from simple to most complex. 1. Sodium 2. voltage g...

Which of the three meneges is the toughest? a. dura b. arachnoid c. pia - ANSWER a The neurotransmitter attached to this subdivision of the autonomic nervous system is acetylcholine? a. parasympathetic b. sympathetic - ANSWER a Which subdivision of the autonomic nervous system would do the following: -cause glucose to be released into blood stream -inhibit the production of saliva -dilate your pupils a. parasympathetic b. sympathetic - ANSWER b The most posterior part of the brai...

B - ANSWER The gap between two communicating neurons is termed: A) node of Ranvier B) synaptic cleft C) effector D) cell body E) Schwann cell C - ANSWER The area of the brain stem that plays a role in consciousness and the awake/sleep cycles is the: A) cerebellum B) thalamus C) reticular activating system (RAS) D) pineal gland E) limbic system E - ANSWER A neuron with a cell body located in the CNS whose primary function is connecting other neurons is called a(n): A) efferent neuro...

and ready to be developed; therefore, additional learning can occur throughout life D) increased efficiency of the sympathetic nervous system enhances the ability to learn E) learning throughout the adult and aging years is supported primarily by glial proliferation A - ANSWER Lobe movements:that contains the primary motor area that enables voluntary control of skeletal muscle A) frontal lobe B) occipital lobe C) parietal lobe D) diencephalon E) temporal lobe D - ANSWER 17) The elevat...

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