nervous system

Question 1

where are the midbrain pons and medulla located

Answer 1

brain stem

Question 2

what are the symptoms of epilepsy?

Answer 2

temporary loss of conscience, and seizures (uncontrolled activity of neurons)

Question 3

wwhat are the symptoms of a spinal cord injury?

Answer 3

respitory distress - unable to move caused by falling from a high place

Question 4

what are the symptoms of alzheimers disease?

Answer 4

memory loss, diminished cognitive function, confusion, poor decision-making, and inability to recognize people

Question 5

what are the symptoms of multiple sclerosis?

Answer 5

numbness/weakness in arms + legs, tingling in hands, tiredness, dizziness, double vision, difficulty speaking, (someday symptoms are worse) and it is a chronic flammitory disease of the cns

Question 6

what are the symptoms of parkinsons disease?

Answer 6

shaking,, difficulty swallowing and walking,balance, coordination, tremors +shuffiling, w/ difficulty chewing and swalllowing

Question 7

what is the pathway of how impulses are transmitted from one neuron to the next?

Answer 7

Dendrite, Axon, snypse, dendrite

Question 8

what are the layers of th meninges?

Answer 8

Dura mater, archnoid, Pia mater

Question 9

discribe the layers of the meninges?

Answer 9

dura mater- tough outter layer
arachnoid- middler layer
pia mater- inner most layer that tightly adhears to the brain and spinal cord

Question 10

which lobe of the brain coordinates voluntary movement?

Answer 10

frontal lobe

Question 11

cranial nerves and spinal nerves are part of the ——- nervous system

Answer 11

peripherial

Question 12

what are the meninges?

Answer 12

membranes that line the skull and vertebral canal and protects brain and spinal cord

Question 12

what is the neron?

Answer 12

nerve cell

Question 13

which nervous system disorder causes a sever head ache, nauses, and vomiting, and is diagnosed with a lumbar puncture?

Answer 13

meningitis

Question 13

what portion of the brain stem controls heart beat and resprtaion?

Answer 13

medulla

Question 14

After someone has experianced a stressful event, what part of the nervous system brings breathing and pulse rate back to normal and causes fatigue?

Answer 14

autonomic nervous system- parasympathetic

Question 15

which nervous system division woukd cause tachycardia and dry mouth following a stressful of exciting event?

Answer 15

The autonomic nervous system- sympathetic

Question 16

true or false: impulses travel form one neron to another by way of the myelin sheath. if this is false, what is the correct answer?

Answer 16

synapse

Question 17

the cns is made up of which organs/ structures ?

Answer 17

brain and spinal cord

Question 18

which type of neurons carry messages from the brain and spinal cordro muscles and glands?

Answer 18

moter neurons

Question 19

what part of the nervouis system would you be assessing with a pellar tendon reflex?

Answer 19

spinal nerves

Question 20

which nervous system disorder is caused by an insect bite and causes a headache + stiff neck?

Answer 20

west nile virus

Question 21

wat part of the nevous sysytem would be damaged by falling from a horse resulting in tingiling +burning in the legs?

Answer 21

peripherial nervous system

Question 22

what is phantom pain?

Answer 22

the feeling of pain or other sensastions in a limb even though the limb isnt there

Question 23

what are the components of the autonomic nervous system?

Answer 23

parasympathetic and sympathetic

Question 24

what changes in the body does the sympathetic nervouse system produce?

Answer 24

the body prepares to fight, heart rate increases, mouth becomes dry, pupils and bronchi dilate, sweaty palms

Question 25

what changess in the body does the parasympathetic nervous sysytem produce?

Answer 25

it counteracts sympathetic system

Question 25

what does parapeligia mean?

Answer 25

paralysis of legs and lower body

Question 26

what part of the brain controls planning, imformation recall, and decision making?

Answer 26

cerebrum

Question 27

what substance associated with the spine could leak with a spinal cord injury?

Answer 27

cerebrospinal fluid

Question 28

what functions does the hypothalamus control?

Answer 28

autonomic nervous control, cardiovascular control, temperature control, appetite control, and sleep control

Question 29

where is the cerebellum located?

Answer 29

behind the pons and below the cerebrum