Unit III: The Nervous System (Higher Brain Functions) Flashcards
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Measures the electrical activity of the brain via electrodes attached to the scalp.
Alpha Waves
Waves of normal resting adults.
Beta Waves
Intense concentration
Theta Waves
Seen more often in children with frustration.
Delta Waves
Occurs in deep sleep and in certain pathological conditions. RAS is not responding.
What are the two different types of sleep?
Non rapid eye movement and rapid eye movement sleep.
What occurs on the first stage of NREM sleep?
Alpha waves- person easily wakes up and is very relaxed.
What occur on the second stage of NREM?
Theta and beta waves- sleep spindles- spikes on waves.
Sleep spindles
Rapid burst of higher frequency brain waves that may be important for learning and memory.
What occurs on the third stage of NREM?
Slow wave sleep- delta waves. Vital signs begin to decrease.
What occurs on stage 4 of NREM?
Delta waves- the person is hard to wake up and skeletal muscles have completely relaxed.
During what stages on NREM does the body repairs and restores?
Stage 3 and 4
Rapid Eye Movement
Vital signs being to increase, skeletal muscles (expect ocular muscles) and inhibited.
When does dreaming take place?
in REM sleep
What does a normal sleep cycle look like?
One passes through the four stages of NREM during the first 30-40 min of sleep.
REM sleep occurs only after the 4th stage has been achieved.
Approximately how many cycles of NREM and REM occur at night?
Approx. 5 (for both)
People with constant disruption of REM sleep have an increased chance of developing?
Depression and anxiety
List the senses for special senses
Vision, hearing, taste and smell.
List the senses for general senses.
Pain, light touch, pressure temperature and position.
Where is the information of general senses brought to and interpreted?
brought to the primary somatosensory cortex and interpreted by the somatosensory association area.
Naked nerve endings
Detect stimuli
Encapsulated nerve endings
pressure sensors- deeper