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Nervous System Test Flashcards

1
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What two systems does the nervous system contain?

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The peripheral ns and central ns

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2
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What is include in the pns?

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cranial nerves, spinal nerves, sensory + motor nerves, ganglia

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3
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How many spinal nerves are there?

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31 pairs

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4
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How many cranial nerves are there?

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12 pairs

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5
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What term are the sensory nerves considered?

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afferent

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6
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What do the sensory nerves do?

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carry info to the cns

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7
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What term are the motor nerves considered?

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efferent

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8
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What do the motor nerves do?

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receives from cns

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9
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What two groups can motor nerves be put into?

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somatic and autonomic

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10
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What do somatic nerves control?

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skeletal muscle

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11
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What do autonomic nerves control?

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cardiac muscle and glands

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What groups can autonomic nerves be put into?

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sympathetic and parasympathetic

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13
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What is the sympathetic system referred to as?

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fight or flight

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What is the parasympathetic system referred to as?

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rest and repose

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15
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What are the three types of neuron structure?

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multipolar, unipolar, bipolar

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16
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What does an interneuron do?

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process and send messages

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17
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What are the four types of neuroglial cells in the CNS?

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Astrocytes, Microglia, Oligodendrocytes, Ependymal

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18
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What glial cell is found only in the PNS?

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Schwann Cells

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19
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What is the function of a Schwann cell?

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produce myelin sheath in PNS

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20
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What are the 3 functions of a myelin sheath?

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increase speed of impulse conduction, insulate and maintain axon, aids in nerve regeneration

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21
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What is the largest part of the brain?

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cerebrum

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22
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What is the outer layer of the cerebrum?

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cerebral cortex

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23
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Where is the primary motor area located?

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precentral gyrus

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24
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Where is the primary sensory area located?

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postcentral gyrus

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25
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Where is the visual area located?

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occipital lobe

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26
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Where is the auditory area located?

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temporal lobe

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27
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Where is Broca’s area located?

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frontal lobe, anterior to precentral gyrus

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28
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What is the function of Broca’s area?

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speech

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29
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What are some functions of the cerebrum?

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memory, complex thoughts, reading and understanding ideas, emotion

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30
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What is the second largest part of the brain?

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cerebellum

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31
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What does the cerebellum do?

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concerned with subconscious movements of skeletal muscle necessary for coordination, maintain posture and balance.

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32
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What is the diencephalon composed of?

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epithalamus, thalamus, hypothalamus

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33
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What does the thalamus do?

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receives sensory impulses and channel to appropriate part of the cerebral cortex

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34
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What do the hypothalamus do?

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regulates body temp, controls hungry, satiety and thirst

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35
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What is the most superior part of the brain stem?

36
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What is the function of the midbrain?

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motor movements of eyes and head, also contains auditory reflex to hear sounds better.

37
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What is located in the midbrain?

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the superior colliculus and the inferior colliculus

38
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What is the intermediate portion of the brain?

39
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What is the function of the pons?

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motor and sensory connector to control breathing rythym

40
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What is the inferior part of the brain stem?

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Medulla Oblongata

41
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What is the function of the medulla oblongata?

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motor and sensory connector, regulates heart beat and contractions, regulates breathing, regulates diameter of blood vessels

42
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What three centers are located in the medulla oblongata?

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cardiac center, breathing center, vasomotor center

43
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What is a gyrus?

A

ridged surface of the cerebrum

44
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What is a sulcus?

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a shallow groove

45
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What is a fissure?

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a deep groove

46
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What is the longitudinal fissure?

A

deep groove that separates cerebrum into cerebral hemispheres

47
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What is the corpus callosum?

A

structure of nerve fibers that connects the hemispheres

48
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What are the different lobes?

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Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal, Insula

49
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What are meninges?

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three membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

50
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What is the dura mater?

A

the tough outer layer

51
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What is the arachnoid?

A

middle layer

52
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What is the pia mater?

A

the delicate inner most layer

53
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What is the resting membrane potential?

54
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What is the action potential?

55
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What is the first step of continuous nerve conduction?

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threshold stimulus increases membrane’s permeability to Na+ ions, occurs at stimulation

56
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What is the second step of continuous nerve conduction?

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Electrical potential of the membrane begins to change from negative to positive

57
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What is the third step of continuous nerve conduction?

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depolarization, the shift in electric charge, Na+ comes in

58
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What is the fourth step of continuous nerve conduction?

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membrane potential becomes reversed, inside of membrane becomes positive and outside negative

59
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What is the fifth step of continuous nerve conduction?

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action potential (nerve impulse) is initiated at +30 mV

60
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What is the sixth step of continuous nerve conduction?

A

nerve impulse is a wave of negativity that self propagates along the outside surface of the membrane of the neuron

61
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What is the seventh step of continuous nerve conduction?

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when impulse travels from one point to the next, the previous point is repolarized, K- goes out

62
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What is the eighth step of continuous nerve conduction?

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cell return to resting potential, -70 mV

63
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What is the final step of continuous nerve conduction?

A

neuron is ready to receive another stimulus

64
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What is the space between two neurons called?

65
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What are the three protections of the CNS?

A

bone, meninges, cerebrospinal fluid

66
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What creates cerebrospinal fluid?

A

choroid plexus

67
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What are Basal Ganglia?

A

grey matter in brain

68
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Dopamine reduction is a result of what disease?

A

Parkinson’s

69
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What happens when the dorsal root of a spinal nerve is damaged?

A

loss of sensory function

70
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What happens when the ventral root of a spinal nerve is damaged?

A

loss of motor function

71
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What happens when the anterior ramus of a spinal nerve is damaged?

A

loos of both motor and sensory functions

72
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Where is regulation of water balance and body temperature at?

A

Hypothalamus

73
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What happens when the anterior ramus of a spinal nerve is damaged?

A

loss of both motor and sensory functions

74
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What are the six major regions of the brain?

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cerebrum, cerebellum, diencephalon, midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata

75
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What are the four anatomical changes that occur to the nervous system as you age?

A

reduction in brain weight/size, decrease in blood flow to brain, changes in synaptic organization of the brain, intracellular + extracellular change in CNS neurons

76
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What is the first step in transmission from one neuron to another?

A

Nerve impulse travels along the axon to synaptic knob

77
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What is the second step in transmission from one neuron to another?

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Action potential promotes the entry of calcium ions into the synaptic knob

78
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What is the third step in transmission from one neuron to another?

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secretory vesicles containing neurotransmitter fuse with the presynaptic membrane

79
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What is the fourth step in transmission from one neuron to another?

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Neurotransmitter is released from the presynaptic membrane by exocytosis

80
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What is the fifth step in transmission from one neuron to another?

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Neurotransmitter diffuses across synaptic cleft

81
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What is the final step in transmission from one neuron to another?

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Neurotransmitter binds to receptors on the postsynaptic membrane

82
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What is the function of an astrocyte?

A

secretes chemicals to maintain blood brain barrier

83
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What is the function of an oligodendrocyte?

A

creates insulation around axon

84
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What is the function of a microglia?

A

engulf cellular waste

85
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What is the function of ependymal?

A

line central canal of spinal cord and ventricles

86
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What is the most numerous neuroglial cell?

87
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What is the most rare neuroglial cell?

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