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What are the 3 divisions of the nervous system? Central Nervous System (CNS)
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
What does the CNS consist of? Brain and Spinal Cord; bathed in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
What is the function of the CNS? - Receive of process sensory information
- Creating responses to be relayed to muscle and glands
- Site of: emotion, memory, cognition, learning
How is the CNS protected? - skull and vertebrae
- CSF
- meninges
- blood brain barrier
Order the meninges from top to bottom. 1. duta mater
2. arachnoid mater
3. pia mater
right under skull; durable dura mater
, reabsorbs CSF w/ villa; middle layer in b/w dura mater arachnoid mater
and pia mater
in contact with brain; soft pia mater
Which part of the brain is the largest and includes the cerebrum
speech and language center?
What is the difference between Broca's area and Broca's area helps form speech and Wernicke's area aids in the comprehension
Wernicke's area? of speech
What part of the brain is also known as the vital sign brain stem
center?
What part of the brain coordinates muscle movements, cerebellum
controls posture, and maintains equilibrium?
What is the result of middle cerebral artery occlusion? MAJOR neurological deficits
What is the Circle of Willis and what results from a site of aneurysm function; hemorrhagic stroke
rupture?
What does the PNS(peripheral) consist of? 31 pairs of spinal nerves; 12 pairs of cranial nerves
What is the role of spinal nerves? - brain sends out motor commands down through the spinal cord to the spinal
nerves
- spinal nerves send sensory responses back to the spinal cord
What is the function of the ANS? involuntary body functions: digestion, respirations, cardiovascular
What systems do the ANS consist of and what are they - Sympathetic nervous System (SNS): Speeds up
characterized by? - Parasympathetic nervous System (PNS): Slows down
What is a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)? - Medical Emergency!
- brain attack
- mini stroke
- may signal impending stroke
What is the fundamental unit of the nervous system? neurons
What are the types of neurons? - motor neurons
- sensory neurons
- interneurons
- neurotransmitters
- myelins
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Terms in this set (216)
What are the 3 divisions of the nervous system? Central Nervous System (CNS)
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
What does the CNS consist of? Brain and Spinal Cord; bathed in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
What is the function of the CNS? - Receive of process sensory information
- Creating responses to be relayed to muscle and glands
- Site of: emotion, memory, cognition, learning
How is the CNS protected? - skull and vertebrae
- CSF
- meninges
- blood brain barrier
Order the meninges from top to bottom. 1. duta mater
2. arachnoid mater
3. pia mater
right under skull; durable dura mater
, reabsorbs CSF w/ villa; middle layer in b/w dura mater arachnoid mater
and pia mater
in contact with brain; soft pia mater
Which part of the brain is the largest and includes the cerebrum
speech and language center?
What is the difference between Broca's area and Broca's area helps form speech and Wernicke's area aids in the comprehension
Wernicke's area? of speech
What part of the brain is also known as the vital sign brain stem
center?
What part of the brain coordinates muscle movements, cerebellum
controls posture, and maintains equilibrium?
What is the result of middle cerebral artery occlusion? MAJOR neurological deficits
What is the Circle of Willis and what results from a site of aneurysm function; hemorrhagic stroke
rupture?
What does the PNS(peripheral) consist of? 31 pairs of spinal nerves; 12 pairs of cranial nerves
What is the role of spinal nerves? - brain sends out motor commands down through the spinal cord to the spinal
nerves
- spinal nerves send sensory responses back to the spinal cord
What is the function of the ANS? involuntary body functions: digestion, respirations, cardiovascular
What systems do the ANS consist of and what are they - Sympathetic nervous System (SNS): Speeds up
characterized by? - Parasympathetic nervous System (PNS): Slows down
What is a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)? - Medical Emergency!
- brain attack
- mini stroke
- may signal impending stroke
What is the fundamental unit of the nervous system? neurons
What are the types of neurons? - motor neurons
- sensory neurons
- interneurons
- neurotransmitters
- myelins
