Action pathway- blood brain barrier

Question 1

what is the sensory neuron

Answer 1

afferent neuron, affector

Question 2

where is the sensory neuron located

Answer 2

in sense organ

Question 3

what is the association neuron

Answer 3

connector neuron

Question 4

where is the association neuron

Answer 4

brain or spinal cord

Question 5

what is the motor neuron

Answer 5

efferent (effectors)

Question 6

where are motor neurons

Answer 6

in muscles or glands

Question 7

where does the message go after the sensory neuron

Answer 7

association neuron

Question 8

where does the message go after the association neuron

Answer 8

motor neuron

Question 9

what is the order in which the message goes

Answer 9

sensory neuron, association neuron, motor neuron

Question 10

function of motor neuron

Answer 10

carry out action

Question 11

what is a reflex action

Answer 11

involuntary, rapid, reaction for survival, no brain involvement

Question 12

what is included in the CNS

Answer 12

includes brain and spinal cord

Question 13

CNS nickname

Answer 13

command center

Question 14

function of CNS

Answer 14

interpret incoming information and issue instructions

Question 15

how much does the brain weigh

Answer 15

3 lbs

Question 16

where is the cerebrum located

Answer 16

top

Question 17

how many hemispheres are in the cerebrum

Answer 17

2

Question 18

what are the grooves in the cerebrum called

Answer 18

sulci

Question 19

what are the ridges in the cerebrum called

Answer 19

gyri

Question 20

what does the cerebrum control

Answer 20

conscious thought, learning, emotional response, higher intellectual reasoning

Question 21

is the cerebrum voluntary or involuntary

Answer 21

voluntary

Question 22

where is the broncas area located

Answer 22

cerebrum

Question 23

broncas area

Answer 23

cerebrum, controls speech, stroke- lack of h2o

Question 24

what causes a stroke

Answer 24

lack of o2

Question 25

corpus callosum

Answer 25

connects right a left hemisphere (cerebrum)

Question 26

what shape is the corpus callosum

Answer 26

horseshoe

Question 27

what type of matter does the cerebrum contain

Answer 27

white matter

Question 28

parkinsons disease

Answer 28

tremors, problems wit muscular movement, lack of dopamine (neurotransmitters)

Question 29

cause of parkinsons

Answer 29

lack of dopamine

Question 30

Thalmus nickname

Answer 30

relay station

Question 31

function of thalmus

Answer 31

prevent overload

Question 32

what does the thalmus control

Answer 32

crude recognition of whether a sensation is pleasant or not

Question 33

function of hypothalmus

Answer 33

controls body temperature, h2o balance, metabolism, EMOTIONS, DRIVES

Question 34

what does the hypothalmus influence

Answer 34

pituitary gland and pineal gland

Question 35

what gland use to be #1 before the hypothalmus

Answer 35

pituitary

Question 36

where is the hypothalmus located

Answer 36

under thalmus

Question 37

what does the limbic system control

Answer 37

thirst, appetite, pain, pleasure center

Question 38

where is the lymnoc system located

Answer 38

hypothalmus

Question 39

mamilary bodies and location

Answer 39

involved in smell (hypothalmus)

Question 40

mammary glands and location

Answer 40

breast tissue, milk (hypothalmus)

Question 41

medulla oblongata location

Answer 41

part of the brain stem that connects with the spinal cord (very back of the head, occipital)

Question 42

what does the medulla oblongata control

Answer 42

blood pressure, breathing, swallowing, vomiting (viral processes)

Question 43

is the medulla oblongata involuntary or voluntary

Answer 43

involuntary

Question 44

what does the cerebellum control

Answer 44

balance and equilibrium, body movement

Question 45

what does the cerebellum control

Answer 45

cauliflower

Question 46

is the cerebellum voluntary or involuntary

Answer 46

involutary

Question 47

cerebral palsy

Answer 47

at birth, baby has no O2. physically handicap, skeletal muscles effected, spastic jerking movement (cerebellum)

Question 48

what are meninges

Answer 48

covering over the brain tissue and spinal cord

Question 49

meningitis

Answer 49

infection of the meninges | contagious flue like symptoms

Question 50

is meningitis contagious

Answer 50

yes

Question 51

what type of symptoms occurs with meningitis

Answer 51

flue like

Question 52

encephalitis

Answer 52

brain swelling, H2O on the brain- hydrocephalus. cause by germs and fluid

Question 53

cause of encephalitis

Answer 53

h2o on the brain and germ caused

Question 54

hydrocephalus

Answer 54

H2O on the brain (bad)

Question 55

cerebrospinal fluid

Answer 55

fluid in brain and spinal cord (good) cushion

Question 56

function of cerebrospinal fluid

Answer 56

protection

Question 57

cerebrospinal fluid abbreviation

Answer 57

CSF

Question 58

what is the blood brain barrier composed of

Answer 58

capillaries

Question 59

function of blood brain barrier

Answer 59

prevents certain substances from entering brain tissue (not drugs)

Question 60

what things enter past the blood brain barrier

Answer 60

glucose, essential, amino acid, h2o cross barrier