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Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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The central nervous system consist of the what two parts

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Brain and spinal cord

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2
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What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system

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Sympathetic and parasympathetic

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3
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What impulses travel toward the central nervous system

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Afferent

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4
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What impulses travel away from the central nervous system

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Efferent

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5
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  1. An impulse traveling into a neuron enters at the_______, is processed in the_______, and moves onto the next neuron or organ through the_______.
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Dendrite, cell body, axon

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  1. The white, fatty coating on some neurons is called
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Myelin

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7
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  1. The junction between two neurons or a neuron and an organ is called the________.
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Synapse

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  1. The four main divisions of the brain are the _______, the _______, the _______, and the_______.
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Frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, and occipital lobe

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9
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  1. The bundles of neural processes that transmit impulses between the brain and spinal cord are called _______. The processes that communicate within a hemisphere are called_______and processes that communicate between hemispheres are called_______.
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Tracts, association fibers, commissural fibers

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9.The part of the brain that controls voluntary movement is called the________ _______and is located on the_______ ________. The tract that carries motor impulses is called the________ ________.

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Frontal lobe, cerebral hemisphere, pyramidal tract

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11
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  1. The structure that maintains general awareness and arousal is called the_________________ _____________.
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Reticular formation

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12
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  1. The________provides buoyancy and protects the brain from being jostled. It is found in the_______layer of the meninges.
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Cerebral spinal fluid, subarachnoid

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The__________ __________are found deep in cerebral hemispheres and play an important part in the control and regulation of movement.

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Lateral ventricles

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Sensory neurons enter the spinal cord at the _______horn, and motor neurons arise from the _______horn.

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Dorsal, ventral

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15
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  1. Muscle tone is maintained by the_______and________ __________reflexes.
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Stretch, deep tendon

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16
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An interlacing of the ventral aspects of the spinal nerves is called a_______.

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Plexus

17
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Oculomotor, trochlear, and trigeminal are names of_______nerves.

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Cranial

18
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When working with patients, three things that you should keep in mind regarding their movements are __________, __________, and __________.

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Psychological, emotional, cognitive

19
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  1. Superiorly to inferiorly, the major divisions of the brain are the_______.
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cerebrum, diencephalons, cerebellum, and brainstem

20
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  1. The sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the nervous system_______.
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Are part of the peripheral nervous system

21
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The primary function of the central nervous system is_______.

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Controlling and integrating function

22
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In order, the steps of an action potential are_______.

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depolarization, repolarization, opening of the sodium-potassium pump, release of neurotransmitter

23
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  1. The most commonly used neurotransmitter in the human body is_______.
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Acetylcholine

24
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The mechanism that prevents unwanted and potentially harmful substances from entering the brain is the_______.

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Blood-brain barrier

25
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Second-order neurons extend_______.

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from the spinal cord to the thalamus

26
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The structure that separates the two hemispheres is the_______.

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Longitudinal fissure

27
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The lobe of the brain that is chiefly concerned with spatial perception is the

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Parietal lobe

28
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The system that identifies each function area of the brain by series of 52 numbers is known as

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Brodmann’s areas

29
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The primary motor cortex is located in the

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Precentral gyrus

30
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The neurotransmitter dopamine functions in conjunction with

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The basal nuclei

31
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The part of the brain that controls life supporting functions is

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The brainstem

32
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The amygdala and hippocampus are structures of the

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Limbic system

33
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The cerebral spinal fluid is located inferior to the

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Arachnoid mater

34
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The spinal nerves exit the vertebral column by the

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Intervertebral foramina

35
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The cutaneous sensory regions of the body are called

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Dermatomes

36
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The advantage that a plexus provides is what

A

Supplementary innervation in the event of an injury

37
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The brachial plexus supplies what part of the body

A

Upper extremity

38
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The cranial nerves arise primarily from the what

A

Brainstem

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