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NRTC Ch 10 11
AP Nervous System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CN I | Olfactory |
| Division of Autonomic Nervous System that increases heart rate | Sympathetic Nervous System |
| Impulse conducting cells of the nervous system | neuron |
| Division of Autonomic Nervous System that increases intestinal motility | Parasympathetic nervous system |
| Outer layer of Meninges | Dura Mater |
| Middle layer of Meninges | Arachnoid Mater |
| Tissue that insulates a neruon | Myelin |
| Ring of muscle that adjusts pupil diameter | iris |
| Vascular tissue layer of the eye that nurishes the retina and sclera | choroid |
| 2 parts of the CNS | Brain and Spinal Cord |
| Tissue layer that sits on top of the Iris | cornea |
| CN II | Optic |
| CN X | Vagus |
| CN VI | Abducens |
| State in which a neuron cannot conduct a new impulse | Refractory Period |
| Number of pairs of Spinal Nerves | 31 |
| Number of Pairs of Cranial Nerves | 12 |
| Midbrain, Pons, & Medulla are the parts of the ________ | brainstem |
| Portion of the cerebrum responsible for "personality" | Frontal Lobe |
| Nociceptors that stimulate a somatic sensory response | Fast pain fibers |
| Ossicles of the middle ear | malleus, incus, stapes |
| Areas of the ear responsible for balance | semicircular canal and vestibule |
| Fibers that secrete acetycholine are called_________ | cholinergic fibers |
| Pain from an organ that is misidentified as originating on the skin | Referred Pain |
| Hemisphere of the brain responsible for math, science, and analysis | Left Brain |
| Tissue that connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres | corpus callosum |
| Tissue layer formed by neuroglia that prevents infection of the brain tissue | Blood Brain Barrier |
| Brain structure that controls hunger and temperature regulation | hypothalamus |
| Cerebral Lobe responsible for vision | occipital |
| Cerebral Lobe responsible for hearing | temporal |
| Tissue that secrets Cerebrospinal fluid | choroid plexus of the ventricle |
| Bending of light rays to focus on a specific area of the retina | Refraction |
| Photoreceptor responsible for color vision | cones |
| photoreceptor responsible for night vision | rods |
| Section of the brain responsible for emotional memory, anger, pleasure, rear and sorrow | limbic system |
| Ridges in the cerebral tissue | gyrus |
| shallow grooves in the cerebral tissue | Sulcus |
| Deep groove between left and right cerebral hemisphere | longitudinal fissure |
| Fuel of the nervous system found in CSF | glucose |
| CN X | Vagus |
| CN XI | Spinal Accessory |
| CN XII | Hypoglossal |
| Neuron Cell body | Soma |
| Storage area of the neurotransmitters | Synaptic Knobs |
| the process of an action potential moving down an axon | Saltatory Conduction |
| CN III | Oculomotor |
| CN IV | Trochlear |
| CN V | Trigeminal |
| Tail end of the spinal Cord (cauda equina) ends around lumbar space | L1-L2 |
| Area of the brain responsible for coordinated muscle movements | Cerebellum |
| Large Tissue area of brain composed of grey and white matter | Cerebrum |
| CN VII | Facial |
| CN VIII | Auditory |
| Fluid filling the posterior cavity of the eye | vitreous humor |
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