Exam 2! Flashcards
What is the name of the connective tissue sheath that surrounds individual muscle fascicles (bundles of muscle fibers)
Perimysium
Which nerve is responsable for swallowing and having tásele from the posterior one third of the tongue ?
Glossopharyngeal nerve
The ________ tract of the spinal cord Carrie’s motor information from the brain
Corticospinal tract
What area of the nervous system contributes to the right or flight function?
The sympathetic nervous system
What area of the spinal cord contains neurons responding to afferent sensory stimulation?
Posterior (dorsal) horn
What are the ascending pathways found in the spinal cord?
Dorsal column-medial lemniscal pathways
Spinothalamic pathways
Spinocerebellar pathway
Explain language including a description of the two major language areas of the brain where they are located and what the are specialized to accomplish
Wernicks area and Broca’s area
The following are affects of the parasympathetic nervous systems on target cells
Constriction of the pupils
Decreases the heart rate
increases motility
Secretion if the digestive system
The human spinal cord has _____ of spinal nerves
31
How many París of spinal nerves in the cervical region ?
8
How many París of spinal nerves in the thoracic region ?
12
How many París of spinal nerves in the lumbar region ?
5
How many París of spinal nerves in the sacral region ?
5
How many París of spinal nerves in the coccygeal region ?
1
Functions of the spinal cord?
Carries information to and from the brain
Process reflexes
