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El-104
Circulatory & Nervous System-HI
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do you call the branch of science that studies the nervous system? | Neurology |
| Where do you find the blood vessels that nourish the hair? | Hair Papilla |
| What does the nervous system coordinate and control? | All body functions |
| The circulatory system is composed of blood, blood vessels, lymph, lymph vessels and the ____. | Heart |
| The principle parts of the nervous system are the brain, spinal cord and ____. | Nerves |
| What do you call blood vessels that carry blood to the heart? | Veins |
| The nervous system is divided into how many main divisions? | Two |
| What do you call the fluid that is found in blood? | Plasma |
| What do you call the sense organs that respond to cold? | (End-bulbs of) Krause |
| Irritation at a point where nerve endings overlap produces a message to the brain of ____ ____. | Double intensity |
| What substance carries oxygen throughout the body? | Blood |
| What do you call the heart's upper, thin walled chambers? | Atriums |
| Repeated messages to the brain can tire the synapse causing it to send messages more ____. | Slowly |
| What is another name for the blood vascular system? | Circulatory system |
| What do you call the sense organs that respond to pressure? | Pacinian (corpuscles) |
| The heart is composed of which type of muscle? | Cardiac muscle |
| What do you call the largest mass of nerve tissue found in the cranium? | Brain |
| Impure blood will be what color? | Dark red |
| What is the best way an electrologist can raise the pain threshold of a client? | Vocal anesthesia |
| What do you call the large artery located in the lower region of the mouth? | External maxillary |
| What do you call nerves that carry messages away from the brain or nerve center? | Motor nerves/Efferent nerves |
| What do you call the arteries that are located on the sides of the neck? | Carotid arteries |
| What is the medical term for motor nerves? | Efferent nerves |
| What do you call blood cells that fight off infection? | White corpuscles (white blood cells) |
| The central nervous system is composed of what two structures? | 1.) Brain 2.) Spinal cord |
| What do you call blood cells that carry oxygen to all the cells of the body? | Red corpuscles (red blood cells) |
| Which division of the nervous system controls voluntary activity? | Cerebro-Spinal system (central nervous system) |
| What do you call the heart's lower, thick walled chambers? | Ventricles |
| A nerve cell is composed of a cell body and fibers. What do you call those fibers? | Processes |
| What structure prevents blood from flowing backwards? | Valves |
| What do you call the sense organs that respond to "light touch"? | Merkel's (disc) |
| Which division of the nervous system controls involuntary activity? | Autonomic nervous system |
| What do you call the sense organs that respond to pain? | Free nerve endings |
| When blood flows from the heart to the body(minus the lungs) and then flows back to the heart, it is called which type of circulation? | General circulation (systemic circulation) |
| Which division of the nervous system contains sensory and motor nerves that are distributed to all parts of the body? | Peripheral nervous system |
| Pure blood will be what color? | Bright red |
| What is the medical term for a nerve cell? | Neuron |
| Which division of the nervous system controls blood circulation? | Autonomic nervous system |
| What is the medical term for sensory nerves? | Afferent nerves |
| How long does it take for one complete cycle of blood circulation? | 23 seconds |
| What do you call nerves that carries messages to the brain or nerve center? | Sensory nerves (afferent nerves) |
| What do you call blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart? | Arteries |
| There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves that originate in the brain and reach what three areas of the body? | 1.) Head 2.) Face 3.) Neck |
| When blood flows from the heart to the lungs and then back to the heart, it is called which type of circulation? | Pulmonary circulation |
| What is the longest nerve in the body? | Sciatic nerve |
| What do you call the smallest blood vessels? | Capillaries |
| A nerve reflex is the path traveled through the brain and ____ ____. | Spinal cord |
| What is the medical term for white blood cells? | Leukocytes |
| What do you call the sense organs that respond to heat? | Ruffini's (end-organs) |
| What is the medical term for red blood cells? | Erythrocytes |
| What do you call the sense organs that respond to touch? | Meissner's (corpuscles) |
| What is another name for the Central Nervous System? | Cerebro-Spinal System |
| What is the medical term for blood platelets? | Thrombocytes |
| What do you call the thin membrane in between two neurons? | Synapse |
| What do you call the study of the vascular system? | Angiology |
| To achieve synapse fatigue, how should your insertion placement be? | Condensed to an area the size of a quarter |
| Which nervous system is involved with preparing the body for stress or excitement? | Sympathetic nervous system |
| Which nervous system is involved with bringing your body back to homeostasis after a resolving a stressful situation? | Parasympathetic nervous system |
| The vascular system consists of the heart, blood, blood vessels, lymph vessels and _____. | Lymph |
| Impure blood is carried to the heart by which blood vessels? | Veins |
| Pure blood is carried from the heart to the capillaries by which blood vessels? | Arteries |
| Motor nerves carry messages from nerve center to the _____. | Muscles |
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