Nervous System Drills Flashcards
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Spinal nerves and cranial nerves are considered part of the __________ nervous system.
Peripheral
__________ cells form the myelin sheaths around nerve fibers in the PNS.
Schwann
Support cells in the central nervous system are collectively called __________.
Neuroglia
Cells found in the CNS that cling to neurons and anchor them to blood vessels are called __________.
Astrocytes
The gaps between Schwann cells found at regular intervals in peripheral system neurons are called __________.
Nodes of Ranvier
Sensory receptors located in muscles and tendons are termed __________.
Muscle spindles
Bundles of nerve fibers (neuron processes) running through the CNS are called __________, whereas in the PNS they are called __________.
Tracts; nerves
The cell bodies of the __________ neurons are always located within the CNS.
Interneurons
Neurons with two processes, an axon and a dendrite, are structurally classified as __________ neurons.
Bipolar
A functional property of nervous tissue called __________ is the ability to respond to a stimulus and convert it into a nerve impulse.
Irritability
During repolarization of a neuron __________ ions diffuse out of the neuron to restore the negative charge on the inside
of the membrane.
Potassium
__________ Reflexes include the secretion of saliva, changes in the size of our pupils, and digestion involve the activities of smooth muscles.
Autonomic
The thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus collectively constitute the __________.
Diencephalon
The brain dysfunction where blood supply to a region (or regions) of the brain is blocked and vital brain tissue dies, as by a blood clot or a ruptured blood vessel, is called __________.
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke
The brain and spinal cord are protected and cushioned by three connective tissue membranes that are collectively called __________.
Meninges
Cerebrospinal fluid travels through the __________ of the gray matter of the spinal cord.
Central canal
The primary motor area, located in the __________ lobe of the cerebral cortex, allows us to consciously control our skeletal muscles.
Frontal
The disease that results from problems with the basal nuclei resulting in difficulties with voluntary muscle movements is called __________.
Huntington’s disease
One of the major functions of the pons is to control __________.
Breathing
The fissure in the brain that separates the two cerebral hemispheres is called the __________.
Longitudinal fissure
The hypothalamus regulates the __________ gland.
Pituitary
The large fiber tract that allows
communication between the two cerebral hemispheres is called the __________.
Corpus callosum
The portion of the diencephalon that acts as a relay station for sensory impulses traveling to the sensory cortex is the __________.
Thalamus
Cerebrospinal fluid is formed from blood by the __________.
Choroid plexus
A __________ is a type of traumatic brain injury that results in marked tissue destruction.
Contusion
There are __________ pairs of cranial nerves and __________ pairs of spinal nerves in the peripheral nervous system.
12; 31
__________ disease results from a degeneration of the dopamine-releasing neurons of the substantia nigra.
Parkinson’s disease
The __________ is a connective tissue wrapping around fascicles of neuron fibers.
Epineurium
Sweat glands that produce perspiration when stimulated are innervated only by the __________ fibers.
Sympathetic cholinergic nerve
The only pair of cranial nerves to extend to the thoracic and abdominal cavities is the __________ nerves.
Vagus
Cranial nerve III is known as the __________ nerve.
Oculomotor
The number of neurons involved in transmission of impulses in the autonomic nervous system is __________.
2
One of the last areas of the CNS to mature is the __________, which regulates body temperature.
Hypothalamus
The largest nerve in the body, the sciatic nerve, belongs to the __________ nerve plexus.
Sacral