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Module 8 Nervous System Flashcards

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Central Nervous System

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Consist of the brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral Nervous System

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Made up of the cranial and spinal nerves that convey messages to or from the CNS

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Neurons or nerve cells

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Excitable cells that generate, receive, and transmit electrical signals

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Brain

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Divided into four regions: cerebral hemisphere(cerebrum), diencephalon, brain stem, and cerebellum

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Cerebrum

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Site of our conscious mind:awareness, sensory perception, voluntary motor Initiation, communication, memory storage, and understanding

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Diencephalon

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Center for emotional response and autonomic control center for functions such as blood pressure, body temperature, sleep-wake cycle, or water balance.

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Brain stem

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Oldest part of the brain. Has centers to control automatic behavior needed for survival.

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Cerebellum

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Main function is maintaining balance.

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Memory

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Storage and retrieval of information.

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Sleep

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A state of partial unconsciousness from which a person can be aroused by stimulation.

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Spinal cord

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The part of the central nervous system inside the vertebral canal.

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Autonomic nervous system(ANS)

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Oldest part of the nervous system. Controls smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands.

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-algia

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Pain or painful condition

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cephal(o)-

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Head

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cerebell(o)-

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Cerebellum

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cerebr(o)-

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Cerebrum

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crani(o)-

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Skull(cranium)

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-dural

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Dura mater

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encephal(o)-

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Brain

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glio(o)-

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Nervous tissue

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-lepsy

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Seizure

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mening(o)-

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Meninges or membranes

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myel(o)-

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Spinal cord or myelin

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neur(i)-, neur(o)-

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Nerve or nervous system

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-paresis

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Partial or imcomplete paralysis

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-plegia

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Paralysis or stroke

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psych(o)-

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Mind

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radicul(o)-

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Nerve root

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-rrhagia

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Bleeding or abnormal/excessive fluid discharge

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-sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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thalam(o)-

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vag(o)-

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Vagus nerve

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AD

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Alzheimer’s disease

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ADD

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Attention deficit disorder

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ADHD

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Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

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ALS

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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ANS

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Autonomic Nervous System

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CNS

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Central nervous system

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CSF

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Cerebrospinal fluid

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CVA

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Cerebrovascular accident(commonly known as stroke)

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EEG

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Electroencephalography

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Epi, EPAN

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Epidural anesthesia

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fMRI

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging

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GBS

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Guillan-Barré syndrome

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ICP

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Intracranial pressure

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LOC

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Levels of consciousness

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LTM

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Long-term memory

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MS

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Multiple sclerosis

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MRI

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Magnetic resonance imaging

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NREM

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Nonrapid eye movement

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OCD

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder

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PNS

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Peripheral Nervous System

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REM

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Rapid eye movement

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SAD

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Seasonal affective disorder

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STM

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Short-term memory

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TIA

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Transient ischemic attack

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Name the 12 pairs of cranial nerves

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Olfactory
Optic
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Trigeminal
Abducens
Facial
Vestibulocochlear
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Accessory
Hypoglossal

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Olfactory

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Optic

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Oculomotor

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  1. Eye movement, pupil constriction, eyelid opening
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Trochlear

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  1. Eye movement
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Trigeminal

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  1. Chewing muscles, facial sensation
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Abducens

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  1. Eye movement
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Facial

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  1. Facial movement(expression), taste in frontal two thirds of tongue, tear glands, salivation
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Vestibulocochlear

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8.Hearing, balance

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Glossopharyngeal

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9.Taste in back one-third of tongue, swallowing, salivation

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Vagus

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10.Internal organs in thorax and abdomen(parasympathetic system); taste, swallowing, palate elevation, talking

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Accessory

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  1. Head turning, shoulder shrugging
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Hypoglossal

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  1. Tongue movements
70
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The spinal cord give off _______ pair of spinal nerves.

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