C02, P01 - V - Nervous System

Question 1

Central Nervous System (CNS)

Answer 1

Brain and spinal cord.

Question 2

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Answer 2

Contains only nerves and connects the CNS to rest of the body.

Question 3

Three primary functions of nervous system

Answer 3

Sensory, integrative, motor.

Question 4

Sensory Function

Answer 4

Ability to sense changes in external and internal environments.

Question 5

Integrative Function

Answer 5

Ability to analyze and interpret sensory information to produce a proper response.

Question 6

Motor Function

Answer 6

Neuromuscular response to sensory information.

Question 7

Proprioception

Answer 7

The cumulative sensory input to the CNS from all mechanoreceptors that sense body position and limb movement.

Question 8

Sensory Neuron

Answer 8

(Afferent) Transmits nerve impulses from effector sites to the brain and spinal cord.

Question 9

Interneuron

Answer 9

Transmits nerve impulses from one nerve to another.

Question 10

Motor Neuron

Answer 10

(Efferent) Transmits nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to effector sites.

Question 11

Mechanoreceptors

Answer 11

Sensory receptors responsible for sensing distortion in body tissues.

Question 12

Muscle Spindles

Answer 12

Receptors sensitive to change in length of the muscle and the rate of that change.

Question 13

Golgi Tendon Organs

Answer 13

Receptors sensitive to change in tension of the muscle and the rate of that change.

Question 14

Joint Receptors

Answer 14

Receptors surrounding a joint that respond to pressure, acceleration, and deceleration of the joint.