ESSENTIAL HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY AMP EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ESSENTIAL HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY AMP EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS what are 2 major divisions in the nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER- central and peripheral nervous system what 2 organs make up the CNS - CORRECT ANSWER- Brain and spinal cord what 3 structures protect the brain and spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWER- boe, menigines and cerebrospinal fluid what is meningitis - CORRECT ANSWER- inflammation of the meninges What is hydrocephalus - CORRECT ANSWER- water on the brain what are the 4 regions on the brain - CORRECT ANSWER- cerebral hemispheres, diencephalon, brain stem, cerebellum Name the lobes found in the cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER- occipital temporal Where is the diencephalon located? - CORRECT ANSWER- top of brain stem describe the brain stem - CORRECT ANSWER- connects brain with spinal cord what function of the spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWER- communication link between the brain and body what is another name for CVA - CORRECT ANSWER- cerebrovascular accident Describe Alzheimer's disease - CORRECT ANSWER- A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. what structures make up the peripheral nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER- nerves and ganglia what are the 2 major divisions of the PNS - CORRECT ANSWER- sensory and motor how are impulses transmitted in the sensory and motor divisions - CORRECT ANSWER- transmits impulses from sense organs to central nervous system; transmits impulses from the central nervous system to the muscles or glands what activities are regulated by the somatic and automatic system - CORRECT ANSWER- conscious control and unconscious control what are 2 divisions of the nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER- sympathetic and parasympathetic what system is responsible for reflexes - CORRECT ANSWER- perennial nervous system what what are 2 major divisions in the nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER- central and peripheral nervous system what 2 organs make up the CNS - CORRECT ANSWER- Brain and spinal cord what 3 structures protect the brain and spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWER- boe, menigines and cerebrospinal fluid what is meningitis - CORRECT ANSWER- inflammation of the meninges What is hydrocephalus - CORRECT ANSWER- water on the brain what are the 4 regions on the brain - CORRECT ANSWER- cerebral hemispheres, diencephalon, brain stem, cerebellum Name the lobes found in the cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER- occipital temporal Where is the diencephalon located? - CORRECT ANSWER- top of brain stem describe the brain stem - CORRECT ANSWER- connects brain with spinal cord what function of the spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWER- communication link between the brain and body what is another name for CVA - CORRECT ANSWER- cerebrovascular accident Describe Alzheimer's disease - CORRECT ANSWER- A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. what structures make up the peripheral nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER- nerves and ganglia what are the 2 major divisions of the PNS - CORRECT ANSWER- sensory and motor how are impulses transmitted in the sensory and motor divisions - CORRECT ANSWER- transmits impulses from sense organs to central nervous system; transmits impulses from the central nervous system to the muscles or glands what activities are regulated by the somatic and automatic system - CORRECT ANSWER- conscious control and unconscious control what are 2 divisions of the nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER- sympathetic and parasympathetic what system is responsible for reflexes - CORRECT ANSWER- perennial nervous system what