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Chapter 10: Nervous System Flashcards

1
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neurons (1)

A

nerve cells which carry electrical messages

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acetylcholine

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chemical which activates the cell membranes of neurons

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3
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nervous impulses

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travel along the neurons

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central nervous system

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Brain and spinal cord

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peripheral nervous system (1)

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cranial nerves (12 pairs), spinal nerves (31 pairs), plexuses and peripheral nerves

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plexus

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large network of nerves in the peripheral nervous system

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spinal and cranial nerves

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contain sensory receptors (afferent) and motore receptors (efferent)

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autonomic nervous system

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nerve fibers that carry impulses way from the CNS to glands, heart, blood vessels, involuntary muscles.

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sympathetic

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stimulates body in times of stress/crisis

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parasympathetic

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slows down everything, except bowel and bladder

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peripheral nervous system (2)

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+ cranial nerves (12 pairs)
+ spinal nerves (31 pairs)
+ autonomic nerves (parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves)

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neurons (2)

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stimulus beings in the dendrite and travel in one direction from neuron to neuron

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ganglion

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small collection of nerve cells

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axon

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carries impulses away from the cell body

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myelin sheath

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fatty tissue that insulates axons and speeds transmission of impulse

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synapse

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space where nerve impulse jumps from one neuron to another

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neurotransmitter

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chemical substance
\+ acetylcholine
\+ norepinephrine
\+ epinephrine
\+ dopamine
\+ serotonin
\+ endorphins
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glial cells

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the supportive framework and help ward off infection

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astroglial

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blood brain barrier - protect nerve cells from potentially harmful substances

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cerebrum

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largest part, the thinking part of the brain

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ventricles

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containing watery fluid that flows throughout the Braine and around spinal cord

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thalamus

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relay station

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hypothalamus

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\+ body temperature
\+ sleep
\+ appetite
\+ emotions
\+controls pituitary gland
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cerebellum

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coordination of voluntary movement and balance

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pons and midbrain

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connection of nerve and nerve fiber pathways

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medulla oblongata

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nerve fibers cross over left to right and right to left

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gray matter and white matter (of the spinal cord)

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carry messages to and from the brain

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dura mater (of the meninges)

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outermost layer of the meninges

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arachnoid (of the meninges)

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membrane layer of the meninges

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pia mater (of the meninges)

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innermost layer of the meninges

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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dur/o

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encephal/o

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gli/o

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glial cells

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lept/o

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thin, slender

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mening/o

mening/i

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meninges, membranes

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my/o

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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neur/o

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pont/o

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radicul/o

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nerve root

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thalam/o

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thec/o

A

sheath (refers to the meninges)

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vag/o

A

vagus nerve

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alges/o

-algesia

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sensitivity to pain

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-algia

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caus/o

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comat/o

A

deep sleep (coma)

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esthesi/o

-esthesia

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feeling, nervous sensation

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kines/o

kinesi/o

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-kinesia

kinesis

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-kinetic

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-lepsy

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lex/o

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word, phrase

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-paresis

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-phasia

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-plegia

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poli/o

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gray matter

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-praxia

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-sthenia

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syncop/o

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cut off, cut short

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tax/o

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order, coordination

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subdural

A

below the dura

65
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epidural

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between skull and dura

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intracerebral

A

bleeding directly into brain tissue

67
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hydrocephalus (congenital disorders)

A

abnormal accumulation of CSF (fluid) in the brain

+ can also occur in adults as a result of tumors and infections

68
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spina bifida

A

no herniation

69
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meningocele

A

hernia of meninges

70
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myelomeningocele

A

hernia of meninges and spinal cord

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