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Chapter 17 - The Nervous System Flashcards

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Central nervous system

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Brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral nervous system

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All nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord

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Neurons

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Conducting tissue of the nervous system

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Neuroglia

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Cells that support and protect the nervous system

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Dendrite

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Carries impulses toward the cell body

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Axon

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Carries impulses away from the cell body

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Myelin

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Whitish, fatty material that insulates and protects the axon and speeds electrical conduction.

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Myelinated

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Covered axons

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Grey matter

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Unmyelinated tissue.

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Sensory or afferent neuron

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Transmits impulses toward the CNS

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Motor or efferent neuron

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Transmits impulses away from the CNS

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Interneurons

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Connecting cells of the CNS

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Synapse

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Point of contact between two neurons. Energy is passed from one cell to another.

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Ganglion

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Collection of cell bodies along the pathway of a nerve

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4 parts of the brain

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Cerebrum, diencephalon, brain stem, and cerebellum.

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Cerebrum

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Largest part of the brain. Largely composed of white matter. Thin outer layer of grey matter called the cerebral cortex

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Cerebral cortex

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Outer layer of the cerebrum. Higher functions of memory, reason, and abstract thought occur here.

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Sulci

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Grooves of the grey matter

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Gyri

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Raised areas of the grey matter

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Diencephalon

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Contains the thalamus, hypothalamus, and pituitary gland.

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Parts of the brainstem

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Midbrain, pons, medulla oblongota

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Midbrain

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Reflex centers for improved vision and hearing

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Pons

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Bulge on the anterior surface of the brainstem. Fibers that connect the brains different regions.

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Medulla oblongota

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Connects the brain to the spinal cord. Vital center that controls heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure.

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Cerebellum

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Divided into two hemispheres. Controls voluntary muscle movement and maintains posture, balance, and coordination.

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Ventricles

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4 of them that produce cerebral spinal fluid that acts a protective cushion.

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Meninges

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3 protective layers that protect the brain and spinal cord

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Dura mater

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Hard outermost layer of the meninge

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Arachnoid mater

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Thin web like middle layer of the meninge

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Pia mater

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Thin, vascular innermost layer attached directly to the brain and spinal cord.

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Cranial nerves.

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12 of them identified by Roman numerals.

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Olfactory

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I. Carries impulses for the sense of smell

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Optic

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II. Carries impulses for the sense of vision.

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Oculomotor

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III. Controls movement of the eye muscles

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Trochlear

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IV. Controls a muscle of the eyeball

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Trigeminal

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V. Carries sensory impulses from the face. Controls chewing muscles.

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Abducens

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VI. Controls a muscle of the eyeball.

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Vestibulocochlear

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VII. Conducts impulses for hearing and equilibrium. Also called auditory or acoustic nerve.

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Facial

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VIII. Controls muscles of facial expression, salivary glands, and tear glands. Conducts some impulses for taste

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Glossopharyngeal

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IX. Conducts sensory impulses from the tongue and pharynx. Stimulates parotid salivary gland and partly controls swallowing.

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Vagus

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X. Supplies most organs of the thorax and abdomen. Controls digestive secretions.

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Spinal accessory.

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XI. Controls muscles of the neck

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Hypoglossal

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XII. Controls muscles of the tongue.

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Cervical

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8 nerves

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Thoracic

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12 nerves

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Lumbar

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5 nerves

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Sacral

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5 nerves

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Coccygeal

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1 nerve

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Dorsal or posterior root

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Carries sensory input to the cord

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Ventral or anterior root

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Carries impulses away from the cord to glands or muscles.

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Neur/o, neur/i

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Nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve

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Gli/o

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Neuroglia

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Gangli/o, ganglion/o

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Ganglion

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Mening/o, meninge/o

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Meninges

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord (also bone marrow)

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Radicul/o

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Spinal nerve root

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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Cortic/o

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Cerebral cortex

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Cerebell/o

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Cerebellum

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Thalam/o

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Thalamus

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Ventricul/o

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Cavity, ventricle

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Medull/o

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Medulla oblongota

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Narc/o

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Stupor, unconscious

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Somn/o, somn/I

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Sleep

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-phasia

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Speech

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-lalia

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Speech, babble

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-lexia

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Reading

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-paresis

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Partial paralysis, weakness

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-lepsy

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Seizure

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-phobia

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Persistent, irrational fear

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-mania

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Excited state, obsession

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Carotid endarterectomy

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Procedure to open an artery leading to the brain in case of an embolism

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Epidural hematoma

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Collection of blood between the dura mater and the skull bone

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Subdural hematoma

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Blood collection between the dura and the arachnoid caused by separation of the two spaces.

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Contrecoup injury

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Damage to the brain on the side opposite the blow as the skull is thrown.

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Shingles

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Caused by the varicella-zoster (chickenpox) virus. Causes itching, blistering rash.

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Hydrocephalus

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Accumulation of excess CSF in the ventricles.

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Somnambulism

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Sleep walking

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Dysthymia

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Chronic mood disorder

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