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A&P CHPT 9 Flashcards

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The system as a whole has two principle divisions called ?

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central nervous system

peripheral nervous system

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What is in the CNS?

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Brain

Spinal cord

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What is in the PNS?

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All nerves

Autonomic system

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What is in the autonomic system?

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Heart rate, contraction of stomach and intestines, and secretion of chemical compounds

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What are two major types of cells found in nervous tissue?

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neurons

glia cells

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6
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what are neurons?

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nerve cells

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What is glia?

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support cells

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8
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Neurons consists of three parts?

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1) cell body
2) dendrites
3) axon

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What is the “cell body” of the neurons?

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it’s the main part

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What is the “dendrites” of neurons?

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one or more branching projection

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What is “axon” of neurons?

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one en-longed projection

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12
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What are the types of neurons?

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1) sensory neuron
2) motor neuron
3) Interneurons

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Sensory neuron does what?

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carry impulses to the spinal cord and brain

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14
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What is sensory neuron is also called?

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afferent neuron

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What does the motor neuron do?

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carry impulses away from the brain and spinal cord

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16
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What type of tissues is motor neuron?

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muscle

glandular

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17
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What is the motor neuron also called?

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efferent neuron

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18
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What does the interneurons do?

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conduct impulses from sensory neurons to motor neurons.

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19
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What is interneurons also called?

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central or connecting neurons

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20
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glia or neuroglia is what?

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special types of supporting cells

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21
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An important reason for discussing glia is one of the most common type of brain tumor called?

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glioma

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22
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glia performs many different functions including

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the regulation pf neuron function

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23
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Glia vary in size and shape:
Large cells that look somewhat like stars
(threadlike branches)

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atstrocytes

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24
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along the the walls of the blood vessels, astrocyte branches form a two layer structure called

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Blood brain barrier

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25
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what is smaller then astrocytes

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microglia

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26
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microglia usually ….

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remains stationary

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27
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The _____ separates the blood tissue and nervous tissue to protect vital brain tissue from harmful chemicals that may be in blood

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BBB BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER

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28
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The ____ helps to hold nerve fibers together

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oligodencytes

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29
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oligodencytes also serves in what function?

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They produce the fatty myelin sheath that envelopes nerve fibers located in the brain and spinal cord

30
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The _____ affects nerve conduction speed.

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myelin sheath

31
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______ are glia cells that also forms myelin sheaths but do so only in P.N.S

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Schwann cells

32
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Neurons with myelin-wrapped axons are called

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myelinated fibers

33
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_____ is gaps between adjacent schwann cells

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Nodes of Ranvier

34
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The outer wrapped layer of a schwann cell is called?

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neurilemma

35
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A _____ is a group of peripheral nerve fibers (axons) bundled together like the strands of a cable.

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nerve

36
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what is the gap that serves as a junction between nerve cells?

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synapse

37
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The motor neuron axon forms a synapse is called

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a effector

38
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what is a group of nerve cell bodies located in P.N.S. called?

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ganglion

39
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What are at the beginning of dendrite’s

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receptors

40
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what is the basic type of neuron pathway called?

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reflex arc

41
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nerve impulses also called ______ can travel trillions of route?

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action potentials

42
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what are bundles of axons in the C.N.S are called?

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Tracks

43
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a tough fibrous sheath that covers the whole nerve is called?

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epineurium

44
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groups of wrapped axons is called?

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Facials

45
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an involuntary response to an impulse conduction over a reflex arc is called?

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reflex

knee at the doctors office

46
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the destruction of neurons of the motor area of the cerebrum is called?

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C.V.A.

cerebrovascular accident

47
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what is in the brain stem

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M—MEDULA OBLONGATA
P—PONS
M—MIDBRAIN

48
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What does the medula oblongata do?

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control center of cardiac respiratory

49
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what do pons do?

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influence respiratory

50
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What does the midbrain do?

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relays visual and audio

51
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what does cerebellum do?

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muscle coordination (posture)

52
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What is in the diencephalon?

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H— Hypothalamus
T— Thalamus
P— Pineal gland

53
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What does the hypothalamus do?

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regulates temp, water, sleep, appetite, and sex drive

54
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What does the thalamus do?

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sensory relay of cortex, emotions

55
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What does the pineal gland do?

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melatonin, natural light, internal clock

56
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What does the cerebrum do?

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sensory perception, emotions, willed movements, memory

57
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what does the following stand for?

  • B-ecause
  • C-cant
  • D-itch
  • C-lass
A

3Brainstem
Cerebellum
Diencephalon
Cerebrum

58
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Olfactory

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smell (smell that factory)

59
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Optic

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vision

60
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oculmotor

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eye movement think (O)

61
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Trochlear

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eye movement (down and in)

62
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Trigeminal

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touch forehead cheek and teeth

63
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Abducens

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eyes side to side (looking for someone)

64
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Facial

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Taste, saliva anterior

65
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Vagus

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Defecation

66
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Vestibulocochear /acoustic

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hearing/balance

67
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glossopherneal

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posterior taste

68
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spinal accessory

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shoulder shrug

69
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hypoglossal

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tongue movement

70
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temporal lobe

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language and auditory

71
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occipital lobe

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vision
deep dispaja (eating problem)
72
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latteral fissure

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short term memory

hypocampus

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