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Nervous System Ch 13
Nervous System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The nervous system and endocrine system | help regulate body function |
| axon's transmit impulses | away from the cell bodies |
| Sensory neurons are also called | Afferent neurons |
| Motor neurons are called | efferent neurons |
| Interneurons called | connecting neurons |
| a myelin disorder is called | multiple sclerosis MS |
| Multiple Sclerosis is most common in | women between the ages of 20 and 40 yrs old |
| what is a nerve? | a group of peripheral nerve fibers (axons) |
| Parkinsons Disease is what? | chronic nervous disorder resulting from a deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine |
| Two morphine-like neurotransmitters are | endorphins and enkephalins, lessons sensation of pain |
| Three structures that makeup the brainstem | medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain |
| Cerebellum is | second largest part of human brain, lies under the occipital lobe, and responsible for muscle coordination |
| Hypothalamus function | secretes ADH into blood, maintains body temp and regulates water balance |
| Stroke and Cerebral Palsy are due to what? | lack of oxygen to neurons in the brain |
| thalamus performs what? | relay impulses to cerebral cortex from sense organs of the body, associates sensations with emotions, and plays a part in the arousal (alerting mechanism) |
| where are vital centers located? | medulla oblongata |
| seizure disorder | epilepsy |
| 3 layers of spinal meninges.. | dura meter, pia, and arachnoid mater |
| CSF form continually from what? | choroid plexus |
| Peripheral nervous system includes? | cranial and spinal nerves, ANS |
| trigeminal neuralgia also called | tic douloureux |
| person who has never had chicken pox is... | less likely to ever have shingles |
| neuroblastoma | not inherited, malignant tumor of the sympathetic nervous system |
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