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Nervous System Flashcards

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Nervous impulses

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Electrical discharges

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Receptors

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Sense organs

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Central nervous system

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Brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral nervous system

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Cranial nerves, spinal nerves, plexuses, autonomic nerves

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Vagus nerve

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10th cranial nerve carries messages to and from neck, chest, abdomen

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Plexus

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Large network or nerves in (PNS)

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Sensory (afferent) nerves

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Carry messages in relation to enviro change to spine and brain

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Motor (efferent) nerves

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Travel from spine and brain to muscles informing how to respond

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Autonomic nervous system

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Involuntary nerves carries impulses away from CNS

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Acetylcholine

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Internal chemical that activates the cell membranes of nerve cells

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Sympathetic nerve

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Stimulate in times of stress and crisis (speed up)

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Parasympathetic nerves

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Act as balance for sympathetic nerves (slows down)

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Neuron

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An individual nerve cell

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Dendrites

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Branching fibers of the neuron

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Ganglia (ganglion)

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Collection of nerve cell bodies outside the brain and spinal cord

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Axon

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Carries impulses away form body cell

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Myelin sheath

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Insulate axon and speeds up transmission of electrical impulses

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Terminal end fibers

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Exit pathway from cell

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Synapse

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Space where nervous impulses jumps from neuron to neuron

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Nerve

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Macroscopic see with naked eye

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Parenchyma

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Neurons and nerves (essential distinguishing tissue of an organ)

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Stroma

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Connective and supportive tissue of an organ

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Glial cells

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Ward off infection and make up supportive framework

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Astrocytes

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Star-like trans water and salt between capillaries and neurons

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Microglial cells

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Many branching. Protect neurons from inflammation

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Oligodendroglial cells

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Form myelin sheath in CNS

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Ependymal cells

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Line membranes in brain and spine

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Blood-brain barrier (BBB)

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Block harmful substances from entering brain

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Cerebral cortex

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Surface of cerebrum

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Gyri

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Folds in the brain

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Sulci

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Grooves in brain

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Ventricles

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Canals in middle of cerebrum

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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

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Fluid around spinal cord and through brain

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Lumbar puncture (LP)

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Fluid withdrawn from spine

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Thalamus

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Maintains awareness and consciousness and decides what is important and not

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Hypothalamus

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Controls body temp, sleep, appetite, sexual desire, emotions and regulates release of hormones from pituitary gland, monitors sympathetic/parasympathetic nervous systems

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Brainstem

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Pons and medulla

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Cerebellum

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Coordinates voluntary movements maintains balance/posture

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Pons

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Connects cerebellum and cerebrum

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Medulla oblongata

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Connects spinal cord with brain, nerve tracts side to side, regulates blood vessels heart and respiratory system

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Arachnoid membrane

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Middle layer of 3 membranes that surround brain/spine

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Cauda equina

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Collection of spinal nerves below end of spine

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Cell body

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Part of nerve cell that contains nucleus

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Cerebrum

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Largest part of brain controls muscles,vision,speech,taste,hearing,thought,memory

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Cranial nerves

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12 pairs of nerves carry messages about head/neck

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Dura mater

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Outer layer of meninges

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Meninges

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3 protective membranes around brain/spine

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Neurotransmitter

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Chemical messenger released at end of nerve cell

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Pia mater

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Inner membrane of meninges

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Sciatic nerve

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Nerve from base of spine down to foot

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Spinal nerves

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31 pairs in spine

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Spina bifida

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Unfused vertebrae that create defects in lower back (occulta skin covered and cystica outside body)

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

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Degeneration of motor neurons

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Huntington disease

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Hereditary involuntary movements

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Multiple sclerosis

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Myelin sheath replaced by hard plaques

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Myasthenia gravis (MG)

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Weakening of muscles

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Parkinson disease

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Tremors, weak muscles, slow movement

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Herpes zoster (shingles)

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Viral. Effects peripheral nerves

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HIV encephalopathy

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Brain disease/ dementia w/ AIDS

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CT

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Computed tomography

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MRI

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Magnetic resonance imaging

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PET

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Positron emission tomography scan

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Doppler ultrasound studies

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Sound waves detect blood flow in carotid and intracranial arteries

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EEG

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Electroencephalography (recording of electrical activity of brain)

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Lumbar puncture (LP)

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CSF between 2 lumbar vertebra withdrawn

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Stereotactic radiosurgery

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Instruments that locate & treat targets in brain

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Frontal lobe

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Thought process, behavior, personality, emotion

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Parietal lobe

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Sensations, visual/spatial perception

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Occipital lobe

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Wernicke area

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Language comprehension

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Temporal lobe

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Hearing, understanding, speech, language

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Broca area

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Language expression

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Cerebral angiography

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X-Ray image of arterial blood vessels in brain after injection of contrast material

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Paresthesia

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Abnormal sensation

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Subdural hematoma

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Collection of blood w/in meningeal layers

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Nerve cells (neurons)

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Microscopic, collected into macroscopic nerves, carry electrical messages all over body

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Holter monitoring

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ECG worn 24hrs to detect cardiac arrhythmias

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Cardiac catheterization

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Detects pressures & patterns in blood flow with tube in heart through vein or artery

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Electrocardiography (ECG, EKG)

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Recording of electricity through heart

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Cardioversion (defibrillation)

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Discharges of electricity applied across chest to stop dysrhythmias

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Extracorporeal circulation

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Heart-lung machine diverts blood from heart/lungs while repairing heart

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Thrombolytic therapy

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Drugs that dissolve clots in people with coronary thrombosis

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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

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Placement of balloon aortic valve in heart by catheter

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