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Chapter 10 Nervous System and Mental Health Flashcards

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Innervation

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Supply of nerves to a specific body part

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Ganglion

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A nerve center made up of a cluster of nerve cell bodies outside the CNS

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Plexus

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Network of intersecting spinal nerves

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Affertent Neurons

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Sensory neurons

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Connecting Neurons

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Associative neurons

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Efferent Neurons

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Motor neurons

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Acetylcholine

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Muscle actions in spinal cord and neuromuscular junctions

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Glial cells

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Surround Neurons to hold them in place, supply nutrients, insulate one neuron from another, Destroy and remove dead neurons

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Meninges

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Membranes that enclose the brain

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Dura Mater

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Thick, tough, outermost membrane of the meninges

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Arachnoid membrane

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loosely attached to the other meninges to allow space for fluid to flow between layers

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Pia Mater

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Located closest to the brain/spinal cord, delicate connective tissue that contains rich supply of blood vessels

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Gyri

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Elevated folds of the gray matter in the cerevral cortex

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Sulci

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Fissures of the cerebral cortex

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Thalamus

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Below cerebrum produces sensations by relaying impulses to and from the cerebrum

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Hypothalumus

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Regulates autonomic nervous system, Regulates emotional responses, body temp, food intake, water balance, sleep-wakefulness cycles, pituitary gland and endocrine system activity

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Cerebellum

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Behind cerebrum, smooth coordinated motions, maintain equilibrium

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Brainstem

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Midbrain and pons, medulla oblongata

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Medulla oblongata

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Basic survival functions, respiration, heart rate, blood pressure, reflexes for coughing, sneexing, swallowing, and vomiting

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Esthet-

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Feeling

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Psychiatrist

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is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating chemical dependencies, emotional problems, and mental illness

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Cephalagia

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Head ache

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Migraine headache

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May be preceded by aura, characterized by throbbing pain on one side of the headC

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Cluster Headaches

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Intensely painful headaches that affect one side of the head and may be associated with tearing of eyes and nasal congestion

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Encephalocele

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conganital herniation of brain tissue through gab in skull

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Meningocele

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Congenital herniation of the meningies through defect in the skull or spinal column

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Hydrocephalus

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Condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the ventricles of the brain

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Meningioma

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Common slow growing usually benign type of tumors of the meninges

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Meningitis

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An inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord

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Chiari malformation

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congenital condition in which part of the cerebellum extends down into the spinal canal

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Encephalitis

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Inflammation of the brain

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Reye’s syndrome

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Serious and potentially deadly disorder in children that is characterized by vomiting and confusion

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Tetanus

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Lockjaw

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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ALS/ Lou Gehrig’s disease

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Cerebral contusion

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Bruising of the brain tissue as a result of a head injury that cuases the brain to bounce against the rigid bone of the skul

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Cranial hematoma

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collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain

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Lethargy

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Lowered level of consciousness marked by listlessness drowsiness and apathy

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stupor

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Unresponsive state from which a person can be aroused

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Syncope

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Fainting

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Delirium

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Acute condition of confusion, disorientation, and disorder

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Glioblastoma

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type of fast-growing malignant brain tumor that forms from glial cells

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Ischemic stroke

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Most common type of stroke in older people, occurs when the flow of blood to the brain is blocked by the narrowing of an artery to the brain

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Aphasia

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Loss of the ability to speak, write, and or comprehend a written or spoken word

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