Nervous System & Conditions
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| The nervous system is divided into two major divisions, what are they? | Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.
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| What is the junction between two neuorons or between a neuron and a muscle, where the transmission of an impulse takes place called? | Synapse.
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| Which are the neural extension that carry impulses away from the nuron toward other neurons, muscles cells or clands? | Axons
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| Which is the collective term for the chemical messaengers involved in nerve impulse transmission? | Neurotransmitters
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| Which of the following nerves carries impulses from the brain & spinal cord to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands? | Motor nerves.
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| What is the simplest functional unit of the nervous system? | Reflex arc.
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| What are the endds of the spinal cord that fan out like a horses tail? | Cauda equina.
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| What is the section of the skin that is supplied by a single nerve root called? | Dermatome
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| Voluntary control of skeletal muscle is provided by the ____ _____ system. | Somatic nervous system.
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| What are the receptors found in or around muscles and joints called? | Proprioceptors.
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| The free nerve endings that dectect painful stimuli are called? | Nociceptors
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| Biceps and triceps reflex, patellar reflex, and achilles tendon reflex are all examples of? | Deep tendon reflexes.
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| The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) tends to do what? | Stimulates actions, especially during the emergency response.
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| Which of the cranial nerves affects vision? | Optic nerve.
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| How many pairs of cranial nerves are there? | 12
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| What condition involves the degeneration of myelin sheaths in the CNS? | Multiple sclerosis.
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| What is a typical symptom of Parkinson's disease? | Resting tremor.
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| What tissue is attacked during flare ups of MS? | Oligodendrocytes
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| What is the neurotransmitter involved in the development of Parkinson disease? | Dopamine.
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| Bells Palsy is an example of what disorder? | Peripheral neuritis
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| When is massage appropriate for someone with anxiety disorder? | As long as the client feels the enviroment is safe an nurturing it is safe.
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| What part of the nervous system is affected by cerebral palsy? | Central nervous system.
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| What are the two branches of the CNS? | Brain and spinal cord
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| What are the two branches of the PNS? | Autonomic and Somatic
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| Adaptation means? | A decrease in the sensitivity to a prolonged stimulus.
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| Alpha is? | A brian wave pattern when the subject is awake but relaxed.
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| Cerebellum is? | Part of the brain that governs muscle tone, coordinates movements and regulates posture and balance.
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| Cerebrospinal is? | Clear fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
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| A dermatome is? | An area of teh skin that a specific sensory nerve serves.
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| A ganglion is? | A cluster of nerve cell bodies located in the PNS, typically the spinal cord.
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| Golgi tendon organs are? | Stretch receptors activated by both tension and excessive stretch, responding by inhibiting motor neurons.
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| The medulla oblongata is? | Part of the brain stem containing respitory, cardiac, and vasomotor centres.
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| Meningies are? | Connective tissue membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
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| Muscle spindles are? | Strech receptors that monitor changes in muscle length as well as the rate of this change causing a reflexive contraction
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| Myotomes are? | A groupe of skeletal muscles innervated by a single spinal segment.
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| A nerve impulse is? | An electrical fluctuation that travels along the surface of a nerual cell membrane.
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| Nociceptors detect what? | Pain
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| A plexus is? | A network of intersecting nerves in the PNS.
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| A sodium potassium pump is? | An active transport system that produces and maintains resting potentials of neural membranes.
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