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Chapter 3

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What is the average size of an adult brain 3 pounds
List the 2 major parts of the Central Nervous System Brain and Spinal cord
The Spinal cords relays information from and to The brain
What regulates heart rate, breathing and blood pressure Brain stem
What are the 5 different sense organs of the nervous system Eye, Ear, Nose, Tongue, Body
What is normal vision of the average person 20/20
What is the Snellen chart used for To determine a person vistion
What is anosmia Is a condition of the inability to smell at all
What has receptors for taste buds to detect salty, sweet, bitter, and sour Tongue
What transmit sensations to the brain Never ending
What is epilepsy and how is it diagnosed Brain disorder that causes repeated seizures. EEG (electroencephalogram) is done
What is the 2nd most cause of blindness in the US Glaucoma
What is Parkinson's disease Neurologic disease, leading to degeneration of brain cells
What dose a brain tumor consist of A group of abnormal cells
The brain functions is to control actions of the body it does not grow rather develops over time
Epilepsy can be classified into different types of seizures Focal (partial) Petit mal (absence) and Grand mal (generalized tonic-clonic) seizures
What is the measurements and weight of the spinal cord 17 inches / 1.3 ounces
What are typical vision defects of the eye Farsightedness, nearsightedness, and astigmatism
The vertebral column measures about 27 inches long
The spinal cord consist of how many segments and name them 31 segments, cervical (8) thoracic (12) lumbar (5) Sacral (5) and coccygeal (1)
What consist of 31 pairs spinal nerves which, carrying information in form nerve impulses from the spinal cord to the body and back. Body. The Peripheral nervous system
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