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chapter 6 Flashcards

1
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what’s a mechanoreceptor?

A

detects movement?

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2
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what’s a baroreceptor?

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pressure

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3
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what does a thermoreceptor detect?

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temperature

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4
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what does a chemoreceptor detect?

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chemicals like co2

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5
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where are electromagnetic receptors found?

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eyes

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6
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what is proprioception?

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ability to detect where ur body is in space

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7
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what lobe is the sensory motor cortex?

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parietal

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8
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what happens to myelin when developing skills?

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gets thicker

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9
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what gives brain color?

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myelin (white)

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10
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what happens neurologically after an injury?

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gets blurred

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11
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how much of the brain is the frontal lobe?

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1/3

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12
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what part of the brain receives nutrients last?

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frontalwhat

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13
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what is housed in the temporal lobe

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hippocampus

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14
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what is the hippocampus responsible for?

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long term memory

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15
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what part of the brain is sensory Motor?

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parietal

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16
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what are the abc’s of the cerebellum?

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accuracy balance coordination

17
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what is the brains number 1 job?

A

predict and protect

18
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what part of the brain fixed unwanted errors?

A

cerebellum

19
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what are 2 things ur brain needs to stay alive?

A

fuel and activation

20
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what is the spinal cord a continuation of?

A

medulla oblongata

21
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how many pairs of spinal nerve?

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31

22
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why are there 8 cervical nerves?

A

first 7 cervical nerves exit the spine cranially to their associated vertebrae, while the 8th cervical nerve exits caudally to C7

23
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what plexus is T1 apart of?

A

brachial

24
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is cerebral palsy progressive or non?

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non progressive

25
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what makes up gray matter?

A

unmyelinated tissue

26
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what makes up white matter?

A

myelinated tissue

27
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how do thoracic nerves differ from cervical or lumbar nerves?

A

thoracic members directly innervate

28
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how many plexuses are there?

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3 (cervical, brachial, lumbosacral)

29
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what are some of the bony membranous and fluid features that protect the brain from trauma?

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the skull, meninges, cerebrospinal fluid

30
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what does cerebrospinal fluid do?

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31
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is an l4 injury upper or lower injury?

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lower

32
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difference between efferent and afferent?

A

afferent transmit to brain
and efferent is away

33
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the spinal cord extends to about what vertebra?

A

L2

34
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how does a motor nerve send impluses?

A

spinal cord to periphery

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