Ola Teaching - basic neuro

Question 1

What do sensory neurons do

Answer 1

carries impulse from senses to CNS

Question 2

Sensory neurons afferent or efferent

Answer 2

Afferent

Question 3

What do motor neurons do

Answer 3

carries impulse from CNS to muscles/glands

Question 4

2 types of cells nervous tissue

Answer 4

1. neuroglia - astrocytes, microglia, oligodendrocytes, schwaan, satellite
2. neurons

Question 5

What direction do dendrites send impulses?

Answer 5

to cell body

Question 6

What direction do axons send impulses?

Answer 6

away from cell body

Question 7

what is in grey matter in CNS

Answer 7

cell bodies

Question 8

what is in white matter in CNS

Answer 8

fibres

Question 9

Is the descending tract motor or sensory?

Answer 9

Motor -

Question 10

What does the descending tract affect?

Answer 10

Muscles

Question 11

Name of a descending tract?

Answer 11

corticospinal

Question 12

Is the ascending tract motor or sensory?

Answer 12

sensory

Question 13

Where does the ascending tract receive impulse from?

Answer 13

enviorment

Question 14

Name of 2 ascending tracts?

Answer 14

spinothalamic

spinocerebellar

Question 15

what is the spinocerebellar tract responsible for?

Answer 15

subconscious proprioception of muscle

Question 16

What is fasciculus gracilis and cuneatus responsible for?

Answer 16

conscious muscle perception

Question 17

amount of spinal nerves - CTLS

Answer 17

8
12
5
5

Question 18

Where are the sympathetic nerves in the spinal cord?

Answer 18

T1-L2

Question 19

Where are the parasympathetic nerves in the spinal cord?

Answer 19

S1-S4

Question 20

Sympathetic neurotransmitters?

Answer 20

ephinephrine

norepinephrine

Question 21

Parasympathetic neurotransmitters?

Answer 21

acetylcholine