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E - answer-The vital centers for the control of visceral activities such as heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, swallowing, and vomiting are located in the: A) hypothalamus B) pons C) cerebrum D) midbrain E) medulla oblongata A - answer-Immediately after an action potential is propagated, which one of the following ions rapidly diffuses out of the cell into the tissue fluid: A) potassium B) calcium C) sodium D) chloride E) magnesium B - answer-The blood-brain barrier is effecti...

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A medication that prevents the occurence or transmission of a disease is known as a - answer-prophylactic Analgesics block the sensation of pain. - answer-False What is the primary criteria by which schedule I, II, II, IV, and V drugs are classified? - answer-Their addictiveness and potential for abuse. Generic drugs are just as effective as name brand drugs. - answer-True A medication that ameliorates pain is known as a - answer-analgesic Which of the following best describes a d...

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The peripheral nervous system consists of - answer-the spinal and cranial nerves The substance that is released at axonal endings to propagate a nervous impulse is called: - answer-neurotransmitter Muscles and glands are: - answer-effectors Cell bodies of the sensory neurons of the spinal nerves are located in: - answer-the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord Which one of the following is the correct sequence of nerves that exit the spinal cord, going from superior to inferior: -...

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The dorsal root ganglia mainly contain a. axons of motor neurons b. axons of sensory neurons c. cell bodies of motor neurons d. cell bodies of sensory neurons e. synapses - answer-d. cell bodies of sensory neurons Enlargements of the spinal cord occurs a. near the posterior median sulcus b. adjacent to the anterior median fissure c. in those spinal segments that control the limbs d. in the thoracic region e. in the sacral region - answer-c. in those spinal segments that control th...

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neuro changes associated w aging - answer-slower processing time, change in sleep pattern, change in perception of pain (may not be able to rate pain), change in sensory perception of touch, alterations in balance and coordination. cognitive decline is often cause by drug interaction or toxicity, or inadequate oxygen supply to the brain. acute mental status change is often a key early sign of an infection. neuro assessment - answer-cranial nerves- include cranial never III ocolomoter (PERRLA)...

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The efferent output of the brain and spinal cord is to control.... - answer-all the effectors of the body What one thing does the somatic nervous system control? - answer-Skeletal muscle What are the cells that line your stomach called? - answer-enterocytes interoceptors do what? - answer--internal receptors -visceral senses (deep) ex: nociceptors sense pain in stomach exteroceptors do what? - answer-sense external environment; general senses are located in your skin Proprioc...

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E - answer-The vital centers for the control of visceral activities such as heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, swallowing, and vomiting are located in the: A) hypothalamus B) pons C) cerebrum D) midbrain E) medulla oblongata A - answer-Immediately after an action potential is propagated, which one of the following ions rapidly diffuses out of the cell into the tissue fluid: A) potassium B) calcium C) sodium D) chloride E) magnesium B - answer-The blood-brain barrier is effecti...

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1. Which does not belong to the peripheral nervous system? A. Ganglion B. Cranial nerve C. Spinal cord D. Peripheral nerve E. Spinal nerve - answer-C. Spinal cord 2. Which is not a general function of the nervous system? A. Transporting materials throughout the body B. Collecting information C. Processing and evaluating information D. Responding to information E. No exceptions; all are general functions of the nervous system - answer-A. Transporting materials throughout the...

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The brain and spinal cord are organs of the - answer-CNS Which type of glia provides structural support to the neuron and provides nourishment to the neuron ? - answer-Astrocyte Which of the following parts of a neuron is correctly matched ? - answer-axon-conducts nerve impulses What is the function of a myelin sheath ? - answer-Regeneration of cut axons, insulation of long axons, increasing rate of impulse conduction along axon The arrival of an action potential at an axon terminal ...

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The nervous system plays a dominant role in all body responses to internal and external demand EXCEPT? A. coordination B. integration C. contraction D. association - answer-C The central nervous system consists of two parts the brain or encephalon and the spinal cord or medulla spinalis, how many cranial nerve pairs are there? a. 24 b. 31 c.12 d. 62 - answer-c The somatic component of the nervous system or the voluntary component innervating skeletal musculature, what chemical is r...

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what does the nervous system do for the body? - answer--enables it to react to continuous changes in its internal and external environments -also controls and integrates the various activities of the body such as circulation and respiration structurally, the nervous system is divided into what? - answer-CNS and PNS functionally, the nervous system is divided into what? - answer-somatic nervous system (SNS) and autonomic nervous system (ANS) what are the two main cell types of nervous ...

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1. Which does not belong to the peripheral nervous system? A. Ganglion B. Cranial nerve C. Spinal cord D. Peripheral nerve E. Spinal nerve - answer-C. Spinal cord 2. Which is not a general function of the nervous system? A. Transporting materials throughout the body B. Collecting information C. Processing and evaluating information D. Responding to information E. No exceptions; all are general functions of the nervous system - answer-A. Transporting materials throughout the...

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