Neurologic Function Flashcards
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Function of the nervous system
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Controls all motor, sensory, autonomic, cognitive and behavioral activities
2
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Structures of the neurologic system
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- Central nervous system
- peripheral nervous system
- basic functional unit-neuron
3
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The CNS consists of?
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The brain and spinal cord
4
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The PNS consists of?
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- includes cranial and spinal nerves
- autonomic and somatic systems
5
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Neurotransmitters
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- communicate messages from one neuron to another, or to a specific target tissue
- can potentiate, terminate, or modulate a specific action or can excite or inhibit a target cell
- many neurologic disorders are caused by an imbalance in neurotransmitters
6
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Autonomic nervous system
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- regulates activities of internal organs, maintains and restores homeostasis
- sympathetic nervous system
- parasympathetic nervous system
- regulated by centers in the spinal cord, brainstem, and hypothalamus
7
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Sympathetic nervous system
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- “fight or flight”
- main neurotransmitter is norepinephrine
8
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Parasympathetic nervous system
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Controls mostly visceral functions
