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Erins review Flashcards

1
Q

efferent nerve fibers may be described as what?

A

motor nerve fibers

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2
Q

where are cell bodies of sensory neurons located?

A

ganglia outside of the CNS

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3
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what is the oligodendrocytes job?

A

myelination of fibers in the CNS

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4
Q

what is the fastest nerve fiber?

A

A

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5
Q

what is found in the CNS and binds axons and blood vessels to each other?

A

astrocytes

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6
Q

what is a gap b/w Schwan cells in the PNS called?

A

node of Ranvier

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7
Q

which cerebral hemisphere is usually more dominant? Left or Right?

A

Left

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8
Q

What is the limbic system responsible for?

A

the emotionas

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9
Q

What do commissural fiber form?

A

corpus callosum

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10
Q

where does the spinal cord end?

A

L1 or L2

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11
Q

what opens ion channels to provoke rapid response?

A

direct acting neurotransmitters

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12
Q

what is a synapses?

A

where neurons communicate w each other

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13
Q

what does the CNS consist of?

A

brain and spinal cord

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14
Q

the part of a neuron that conducts impulses away from its cell body is a what?

A

Axon

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15
Q

what is the function of ependymal cells?

A

moving CSF

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16
Q

what is another word for neurilemma?

A

the sheath of schwann

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17
Q

where are bipolar neurons usually found?

A

in the retina of the eye

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18
Q

function of the association neuron?

A

connecting other neurons

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19
Q

what is the part of the neuron that normally receives stimuli?

A

dendryte

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20
Q

what prevents an impulse from being transmitted directly from one neuron to another?

A

…

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21
Q

What are the subdivisions of the ANS?

A

sympathetic and parasympathetic

22
Q

what are astrocytes?

A

,

23
Q

what is the large commissure that connects the Left/Right side of the brain?

A

corpus callosum

24
Q

what is the function of the arachnoid villi?

A

absorbs CSF into venous blood

25
Q

what makes up the diencephalon?

A

hypothalamus/thalamus/ epithalamus

26
Q

what is the substantia nigra?

A

largest nuclear mass of the midbrain

27
Q

what is the amygdala responsible for?

A

main switch station for ….

28
Q

the arbor vitae refers to grey or whit mater?

A

white

29
Q

what does the brain stem consist of?

A

,

30
Q

is serotonin an indoleamine?

A

ya

31
Q

where is the primary auditory cortex located?

A

temporal lobe

32
Q

the subarachnoid space is below what meninges?

A

the arachnoid mater and the pia

33
Q

what is the medulla responsible for?

A

heart rate and BP

34
Q

what does the central sulcus separate?

A

frontal and parietal

35
Q

what fissure separates the cerebral hemisphere?

A

longitudinal fissure

36
Q

what is the shallow groove on the brain?

A

sulcus

37
Q

what is the function of the hypothalamus?

A

thermostat: regulate temperature

38
Q

what are the elevated ridges of the brain?

A

gyri

39
Q

what sulcus separates the frontal and temporal lobe?

A

lateral sulcus

40
Q

what is the brocas area responsible for?

A

motor speech area

41
Q

what are the structures of the limbic system?

A

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42
Q

what is huntingtons disease?

A

.

43
Q

what is the mildest head/brain injury?

A

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44
Q

where is the white mater located?

A

.

45
Q

what is the name of an eeg when an adult has an disorder?

A

/,

46
Q

what is the function of the projection fiber?

A

.

47
Q

what is the pons responsible for?

A

.

48
Q

a tremor at rest is a good indicator of what disease?

A

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49
Q

what is the all or none phenomenon

A

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50
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which brain waves are only normal for kids?

A

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