Nervous System

Question 1

Fundamental unit of the nervous system

Answer 1

Neuron

Question 2

Falls asleep very easily

Answer 2

Somnolent

Question 3

LOC suppressed

Answer 3

Obtunded

Question 4

What do we need to maintain consciousness?

Answer 4

• Neurotransmitters
• Fuel (glucose)
• Physical connections of the nerves
• O2
• Circulation

Question 5

2 questions to ask in regards to altered LOC

Answer 5

• Why?
• Is there something I can do about it?

Question 6

Disruption of balance between inhibition and excitation

Answer 6

Epilepsy

Question 7

Enables muscle action, learning, and memory

Answer 7

Acetylcholine (ACh)

Question 8

Influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion

Answer 8

Dopamine

Question 9

Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal

Answer 9

Serotonin

Question 10

Helps control alertness and arousal

Answer 10

Norepinephrine

Question 11

A major inhibitory neurotransmitter

Answer 11

GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)

Question 12

A major excitatory neurotransmitter; involved in memory

Answer 12

Glutamine

Question 13

Protective membranes that cover the entire CNS

Answer 13

Meninges

Question 14

an atypical pattern of breathing involving deep breathing followed by shallow breathing

Answer 14

Cheyne Stokes

Question 15

What is the Frontal Lobe responsible for?

Answer 15

• Movement
• Thinking initiation
• Reasoning (judgement)
• Behaviour (emotions)
• Memory
• Speaking

Question 16

What is the Parietal Lobe responsible for?

Answer 16

• Knowing right from left
• Sensation
• Reading
• Understanding special relationships

Question 17

What is the Occipital Lobe responsible for?

Answer 17

• Vision
• Colour blindness

Question 18

What is the Temporal Lobe responsible for?

Answer 18

• Understanding language
• Behaviour
• Memory
• Hearing

Question 19

What is the Brain Stem responsible for?

Answer 19

• Breathing
• Blood pressure
• Heartbeat
• Swallowing
• Alertness/sleep
• Body temperature
• Digestion

Question 20

What is the Cerebellum responsible for?

Answer 20

• Balance
• Coordination- Fine muscle control

Question 21

Located in the temporal lobe of the cerebrum

Answer 21

Speech

Question 22

Located in the occipital cortex of the cerebrum

Answer 22

Vision

Question 23

Located in the frontal lobes of the cerebrum

Answer 23

Personality and Motor

Question 24

Located in the cerebellum

Answer 24

Balance and Coordination

Question 25

Located in the parietal lobes of the cerebrum

Answer 25

Sensory

Question 26

Operates in the lateral portion of the medulla, pons, and especially the midbrain. Sends impulses to and receives impulses from the cerebral cortex

Answer 26

Reticular Activating System (RAS)

Question 27

Topographical region of the body surface innervated by one nerve root

Answer 27

Dermatome

Question 28

Muscle and tissue of the body innervated by a spinal root

Answer 28

Myotome

Question 29

Afferent nerves transmit sensations involved in touch, pressure, pain, temperature, and position

Answer 29

Somatic Sensory

Question 30

Voluntary

Answer 30

Somatic

Question 31

Involuntary

Answer 31

Autonomic

Question 32

Afferent fibres carry impulses to the skeletal muscles (voluntary)

Answer 32

Somatic Motor

Question 33

Afferent tracts transmit sensations from the visceral organs

Answer 33

Visceral (autonomic) Sensory

Question 34

Afferent fibres exit the CNS and branch to supply nerves to the involuntary cardiac muscle and smooth muscle of the viscera (organs) and to the glands

Answer 34

Visceral (autonomic) Motor