lab 6: nervous system and cranial nerves Flashcards
movement of the skeletal system
motor area
senses or feeling of texture (touch)
sensory area
hearing
auditory area
vision 20/20
visual area
taste
gustatory area
smell
olfactory area
what is the difference between a neuron and a nerve?
Neuron: single cell (sensory/motor one direction)
nerve: a bundle of nuerons- both directions
what is a response
programmed response to a stimulus
paretic arc: what is the stimulus
reflex hammer
paretic arc: what is the receptor?
muscle spindle
paretic arc: how is the signal sent to the central nervous system
sensory neuron
paretic arc: how is the signal sent to the effector
motor neuron
paretic arc: what is the effector
quads, hamstrings
why might a doctor test someones reflexes
brain or spinal cord damage
I olfactory nerve does what
smell (sense)