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Anatomy Chapter 9-12
The Nervous System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Skeletal muscles are voluntarily controlled by the | Somatic Nervous System |
| What type of cells are involved in most nervous system tumors? | Neuroglia |
| The correct order for Synaptic Transmission | Presynaptic neuron, synapse, post synaptic neuron |
| Which nervous system promotes the fight or flight response | Sympathetic nervous system |
| What divides the cerebrum into left and right hemispheres | Longitudinal fissure |
| What is an abnormal accumulation of CSF in the brain | Hydrocephalus |
| Tremors, limb rigidity and slow movement with impaired balance are signs of | Parkinson's Disease |
| The correct order for the eyeball tunic is | Sclera Choroid Retina |
| The main refracting structure of the eye is | Cornea |
| Information from the retina is carried to the brain by which cranial nerve | Optic Nerve |
| What does a target tissue need to respond to a hormone | Receptor |
| This hormone stimulates milk production in the breast | Prolactin |
| The principle hormone increasing metabolic rate in the body cells is | Thyroxine |
| Epinephrine and no epinephrine are released by | adrenal medulla |
| Sleep wake cycles are regulated by which gland | pineal |
| Peripheral neuritis is the same as peripheral neuropathy and is defined as what? | degeneration of the nerves supplying the distal area of extremities |
| Lumbar puncture is a procedure involving what? | spinal cord |
| How many spinal nerves are there? | 31 |
| An inflammation of the meninges is | Meningitis |
| Cerebrovascular accident is also known as | Stroke |
| What is Bells Palsy? | Facial paralysis caused by inflammation of the facial nerve |
| There are how many cranial nerves? | 12 |
| The ossicles of the ear are known as | malleus, incus and staphes |
| What is the term for low blood sugar? High Blood sugar? | Low- Hypoglycemia, High-Hyperglycemia |
| Do hormones have widespread effects on growth, metabolism and reproduction? | Yes |
| The most common type of hormone regulation is what kind of feedback? | Negative feedback |
| What is considered the master gland and controlled by the hypothalmus | Pituitary |
| The largest endocrine gland which lies in lateral lobes on either side of the larynx is | Thyroid |
| What mineral is regulated by Calcitonin and Parathyroid Hormone? | Calcium |
| These hormones from the adrenal medulla include and are considered fight or flight hormones | Epinephrine and Norepinephrine |
| What effect does corticol have on glucose levels in the blood? | Raises glucose levels |
| What two hormones are produced by islets of langerhans of the pancreas and act to regulate glucose levels in the blood? | Insulin and Glucagon |
| Which type of diabetes is most severe and less common? | Type 1 diabetes |
| Which hormone is low or ineffective in case of diabetes mellitus? | Insulin |
| What is the name of the male sex gland? | Testes |
| What are some of the organs other than the endocrine gland that produces hormones? | Stomach, small intestine, kidneys, brain, heart and placenta |
| Which hormone is used medically to treat severe allergy reaction or anaphylactic shock? | Epinephrine |
| What hormones are released in times of stress? | Epinephrine, norepinephrine, ACTH, cortical, growth and sex hormones |
| This hormone has the ability to suppress inflammatory response and is often given as medication for this purpose | Glucosteroids |
| This is a slowly progressive hearing loss that accompanies aging | Presbycusis |
| Cells or tissue that carry out a response to a stimulus | effector |
| Cells that detect a stimulus | receptor |
| Cell that transmits impulses to CNS | Sensory neuron |
| The greatest sensory nerve of the face | Trigeminal nerve |
| An irregularity in the curvature of the cornea and lens | Astigmatism |
| Increased pressure within the eye | Glaucoma |
| If a patient suffers damage to this area they exhibit difficulty in speech | Broca Area |
| This type of cell is located after the synapse and receives neurotransmitters for a presynaptic cell | Postsynaptic cell |
| The part of the brain which has centers for control of vital functions such as respiration and heartbeat | Medulla Oblongata |
| Paralysis of four limbs | Quadriplegia |
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