Unit 1&2- Neuro

Question 1

contains the brain and spinal cord

Answer 1

Central nervous system

Question 2

includes all the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord

Answer 2

Peripheral nervous system

Question 3

protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord

Answer 3

Meninges

Question 4

portions of the nervous system that appear white in color because they are composed of myelinated axons

Answer 4

White matter

Question 5

portions of the nervous system that appear grey in color because they are composed of neuron cell bodies and unmyelinated axons

Answer 5

Grey matter

Question 6

immediate and basic experience generated as sensory stimuli fall on our sensory systems

Answer 6

Sensation

Question 7

the higher-order process of integrating, recognizing, and interpreting complex patterns of sensations

Answer 7

Perception

Question 8

deficit in the ability to use or comprehend language caused by brain damage

Answer 8

Aphasia

Question 9

cells of the nervous system that are specialized for the reception, conduction and transmission of electrochemical signals

Answer 9

Neuron

Question 10

branched projection(s) of a neuron that functions as the receptive area of a neuron

Answer 10

Dendrites

Question 11

projection of a neuron that functions to conduct electrical impulses away from a neuron’s cell body

Answer 11

Axon

Question 12

gaps between adjacent myelin segments on an axon

Answer 12

Nodes of Ranvier

Question 13

the loss of myelin insulating neurons

Answer 13

Demyelination

Question 14

disease in which patients do not sense pain

Answer 14

Congenital analgesia

Question 15

disorder in which nerves of the body are damaged due to high blood sugar levels resulting from diabetes

Answer 15

Diabetic neuropathy