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MedTermsNervSystem
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| afferent | sensory, detect changes that occur inside and outside the body |
| efferent | motor, signals to muscles and glands to cause an effect |
| somatic nervous system | conscious or voluntary control |
| autonomic nervous system | involuntary or automatic control |
| Central Nervous System (CNS) | brain and spinal cord |
| Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) | kidney and adrenal glands |
| dendrites | transmit impulses to cell body |
| axon | carries impulses away from body, cannont be replaced |
| myeline sheath | conduct nerve impulses than axons that lack myelin sheath |
| neurilemma | outermost layer of axon |
| neurogila | supporting structure of nervous tissue |
| gila cells | provide support and protection, if destroyed can replace themselves |
| cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) | protection of brain and spinal cord |
| meninges | three membranes; protect brain and spinal cord |
| brainstem | pons, medulla oblongata, connect cerebrum with spinal cord |
| chemoreceptors | nerve endings that detect chemicals |
| thermoreceptors | under skin, detect changes in temperature |
| photoreceptors | responsible for vision |
| sclera | tough white membrane covering much of eyeball |
| lacrimal | pertaining to tears |
| cochlea | in inner ear, contains receptors that enable us to hear |
| semicircular canals | maintain a sense of balance |
| epidural hematoma | blood accumulates in epidural space, space outside dura matter |
| subdural hematoma | accumulation of blood beneath dura matter |
| intracerebral hematoma | bleeding occurs within brain |
| cerebrovascular accident (stroke) | normal blood supply to brain is disrupted |
| transient ischemic attack (TIA) | precedes stroke, brief interruption in cerebral blood flow |
| psychosomatic | pertaining to mind-body relationship or having physical symptoms of emotional origin |
| psychosis | major mental disorder, gross impairment in reality testing and often characterized by inappropriate mood and diminished impulse control |
| schizophrenia | distortion of reality, disorganization and fragmentation of thought and emotional reaction |
| neurosis | psychiatric disorders |
| analgesics | agents that relieve pain without loss of consciousness |
| hypnotics | sedatives, produce calming effect |
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