Neurological System Flashcards
The two parts of the PNS is the (1) _______ / _______ division and the (2) _______ / _________ division.
(1) Sensory / Afferent
(2) Motor / Efferent
The main objective of the Nervous System is to maintain __________ by interpreting and processing the body’s responses to internal and external triggers
Homeostasis
The Meninges:
The outer layer is the (1) _____ _______, the middle layer is the (2) ________ ________, and the inner layer is the (3) ____ ________
(1) Dura Mater
(2) Arachnoid Mater
(3) Pia Mater
What are the three parts of the Nervous System?
The Brain (CNS), The Spinal Cord (CNS) and the Peripheral Nerves (PNS)
What makes up the Autonomic Nervous System?
Sympathetic (speed up) and Parasympathetic (slow down).
The ________ _________ system is the body’s control centre, and it receives information from internal and external environments which it interprets and processes with the body’s response.
Central Nervous
The CNS sends nerve impulses through _________ ______
Efferent nerves
The PNS sends nerve impulses through _________ ______
Afferent nerves
The ________ division of the PNS is responsible for senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch) and internal senses (chemoreceptors, baroreceptors, osmoreceptors)
Afferent
The ________ division of the PNS is responsible for the Somatic Nervous System (voluntary movements) and Autoionic Nervous System (involuntary processes)
Efferent
What are the two types of nerve tissue?
Neurons and Neuroglia
A ________ is a single nerve cell that can synthesise ATP from glucose.
Neuron
What are nerves?
Bundle of Axons (nerve cells) bound together
Some cranial nerves are sensory nerves; some are motor nerves and others have both functions and are called _______ nerves
Mixed
The sense of the somatosensory area, taste area, and visual areas of the brain are primarily found in the _________ lobe.
Parietal
In the peripheral nervous system sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell are examples of senses associated with the ______, ______ division
Afferent, Sensory
_____________ work on specific receptor sites on the membranes of the dendrites of the target neuron.
Neurotransmitters
_______ has two possible side effects of an increased risk of gastric bleeding and Wheezing in some Asthmatics
Aspirin
Cranial nerves originate from the nuclei in the inferior surface of the ______
Brain
Entonox is presented as a mixed medical gas of (1) ________ and (2) ______ _______
(1) Oxygen
(2) Nitrous Oxide
The autonomic nervous system has two divisions. The functions that control the “rest & digest” or “feed & breed” states are controlled by the ____________ division of the autonomic nervous system
Parasympathetic
Protection in the central nervous system (CVS) comes in the form of the (1) ______ for the brain, and the (2) ________ for the spinal cord
(1) Skull
(2) Vertebrae
The brain and spinal cord are completely surrounded by three layers of tissue, the _________
Meninges
The meninges lie between the (1) _______ and the (2) _______, and in between the (3)________ __________ and the (4) _______ _____
(1) Skull
(2) Brain
(3) Vertebral Foramina
(4) Spinal cord
The max adult dose for Naloxone Hydrochloride is 4000 (1) ___ administered over (2) __ doses.
(1) Mcg
(2) 10
Neurons can generate and transmit electrical impulses called ______ ________ which sends signals around the nervous system
Action potential
The (1) _____ _____ is the main nervous tissue link between the brain and the rest of the body.
It runs from the medulla oblongata to the 1st ______ vertebrae
(1) Spinal cord
(2) Lumbar
Action potential is due to movement of ____ across the nerve cell membrane.
Ions
Ibuprofen administration may cause sides effects of (1) _______, (2) _________, and (3) ________
(1) Nausea
(2) Vomiting
(3) Tinnitus
In the structure of a single neuron, the speed of the signal along the neuron can be greatly increased by the presence of (1) _______ _______.
The action potential can only allow the diffusion of ions across small gaps called (2) _____ __ _______that are found between (3) _______ _____
(1) Myelin sheaths
(2) Nodes of Ranvier
(3) Schwann cells
The ventricles in the brain are responsible for the production, transport and removal of ____________ ______ which helps bathe important structures of the central nervous system (CNS).
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
The brain is a large organ in the central nervous system (CNS) that consists of (1) __ lobes, (2) __ hemispheres and (3) __ ventricles
(1) 4
(2) 2
(3) 4
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) helps to support and protect the brain and spinal cord by maintaining a uniform ________ around these structures
Pressure
CSF is secreted into each ventricle of the brain by _______ __________. These are vascular areas that are rich in blood vessels and surrounded by ependymal cells in the lining of the ventricle walls.
Choroid Plexuses
The meeting point between two neurons is known as the ________
Synapse
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) enters the subarachnoid space through the _____ _________ in the brain
Fourth ventricle
The synaptic vessels in the synapses store a chemical transmitter called a (1) _____________which are released by exocytosis in response to (2) _______ _________ and diffuse across the synaptic cleft.
(1) Neurotransmitter
(2) Action potential
Entonox cylinders have a (1) ______ body and (2) _______ shoulder and must be turned to mix the (3) ____ when the temperatures are low.
(1) Blue
(2) White
(3) Gas
The peripheral nervous system (PNS) comprises of
(1) ___ paired cranial nerves and (2) ___ spinal nerves
(1) 12
(2) 31
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is involved in regulation of breathing as it bathes the surfaces of the ________ ___________, where the respiratory centre is found
Medulla Oblongata
The autonomic nervous system has two divisions. The functions that control the “fight or flight” states are controlled by the __________ division of the autonomic nervous system.
Sympathetic
The Circle of Willis and other arteries provide the brain with a continuous supply of (1) _______. This is vital in maintaining a constant supply of (2) ________ and (3) _______ to the brain to allow it to function at full capacity
(1) Blood
(2) Oxygen
(3) Glucose
In the structure of a single neuron, the ______ helps to transfer the impulse or signal away from the cell body towards other cells or receptor organs
Axon
The dura mater and the arachnoid mater in the meninges are separated by a potential space known as the __________ space
Subdural
The arachnoid mater and the pia mater in the meninges are separated by a potential space known as the ____________ space
Subarachnoid
SPINAL NERVE GROUPS:
(1) Cervical has __ paired nerves.
(2) Thoracic has __ paired nerves.
(3) Lumbar has __ paired nerves.
(4) Sacral has __ paired nerves.
(5) Coccyx has __ paired nerves.
(1) 8
(2) 12
(3) 5
(4) 5
(5) 1
The _______ __________is heavily associated with autonomic reflex activity such as; cardiovascular and respiratory centres, and reflex centres of the GI and respiratory tracts.
Medulla Oblongata
The (1) _________ is the largest part of the brain.
The superficial part of this structure is composed of nerve cell bodies of “grey matter” which forms the (2) _________ _______. It is here where specific locations serve very specific and specialised functions for the rest of the body
(1) Cerebrum
(2) Cerebral Cortex
Impulses from the brain to various organs and tissues descend through the (1) ______ ____ and leave at the appropriate levels and pass to a structure or organ via a specific (2) ________
(1) Spinal cord
(2) Nerve
The central nervous system (CNS) is the “control centre” that interprets and responds to information and impulses from around the body (internal and external) via __________ nerves in the peripheral nervous system (PNS).
Afferent, Sensory
The speed of impulses in neurons is greatly affected by the presence of myelin found in Schwann cells. If the neuron is (1) __________the speed of the impulse is significantly faster than those of (2) _____________
(1) Myelinated
(2) Non-myelinated