Test Flashcards

1
Q

Which type of neuron is responsible for feeling things like temperature and pain and communicating those feelings to the brain or spinal chord

A

Sensory neuron

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2
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Which type of neuron is responsible for translating a message of feeling into a message of action

A

Interneurons

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3
Q

Your central nervous system includes your_______ and your ______

A

Brain and spinal cord

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4
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What are the two main divisions of the nervous system

A

1 central nervous system

2 peripheral nervous system

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5
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What does the connectome consist of

A

All the connections between all the neurons in a brain

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6
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About how fast do nerve impulses travel

A

200+ mph

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7
Q

What is the name of the disorder we read about in class

A

Trigeminal neuralgia

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8
Q

What do you call the location on your body where a nerve and a muscle meet

A

Neuromuscular conjunction

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9
Q

The trumpet player in Muscle tones had what diagnosis

A

Cervical Dystonia

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10
Q

What is the cause of trigeminal neuralgia

A

A blood vessel putting pressure on the trigeminal nerve

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11
Q

How did the doctor in the vital signs article cure her patients pain

A

She inserted a small sponge between the patients artery and trigeminal nerve

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12
Q

What is something that causes a response

A

Stimulus

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13
Q

Golgi made it possible to view neurons in their entirety by creating a stain made out of which periodic element

A

Silver

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14
Q

What is the space between two neurons called

A

Synapse

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15
Q

The circular pods located inside the axon terminal that contain neurotransmitters are called

A

Vesicles

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16
Q

Name one example of a neurotransmitter

A

Acetylcholine

17
Q

Myasthenia gravies is a neuromuscular disorder where the muscles are unable to receive messages from the brain what blocked those messages in the patient who couldn’t open her eyes

A

Antibodies

18
Q

Which part of the brain plays a crucial role in storing long-term memories

A

Hippocampus

19
Q

What are the three steps to making and recalling memories

A

1 Encoding
2 Storage
3 Retrieval of information

20
Q

Most of your memories are created by

A

Visual
Acoustic
Semantic encoding

21
Q

Where can a memory be stored

A

In your sensory memory

22
Q

Which type of neuron is responsible for sending messages of action to the muscle tissue, making your muscle contract and move

A

Motor neuron