Peripheral Neevous System Flashcards
Peripheral nerves that innervate the muscles and skin are known as ______
Somatic
A bundle of axons and dendrites that carries sensory or motor signals is called a ______
Nerve
The connective tissue covering that surrounds the fasciculus is called the_______
Perineurium
What cranial nerve affects visceral function?
Vagus
The dorsal root ganglion contains cell bodies of ______
Sensory neurons
The phrenic nerve is part of which plexus?
Cervical
The obturator nerve is found in which plexus?
Lumbar
Changes in blood pressure are monitored by which receptors?
Visceroceptors
Reflexes most often are processed in which part of the central nervous system?
Spinal cord
Mechanical receptors that provide us with information about position and movement are_____
Proprioceptors
The portion of the autonomic nervous system that supports energy conservation is ______
Parasympathetic
The thoracolumbar division of the autonomic nervous system contains ganglia located where? 
Near the spine
The release of epinephrine into the system is called what?
Adrenergic simulation
The primary neurotransmitter  of the parasympathetic system______
Acetylcholine
The bones in the ear that respond to vibration of the tympanic membrane are called______
Ossicles
When vision records a change in the environment, it causes a signal to be sent to which part of the brain?
Frontal lobe
Righting reflexes combine information from vision and the vestibular mechanisms to maintain______
Equilibrium
Which sense exerts the strongest influence on the emotional limbic system?
Smell
The turbinates and olfactory bulb are structures of which part of the body
Nose
Name four viral diseases of the central nervous system
Bell palsy
Guillain Barr syndrome
Herpes
Polio
Autoimmune disease in which the myelin degenerates in random areas of the central nervous system
Multiple sclerosis
Four evidence-informed outcomes related to massage therapy
- Relaxation
- stress management
- pain management
- functional mobility
