Nervous System Short Answer Review
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List three major structures of neurons | Cell Body, Dendrites,Axons
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Which section of the cerebrum can only be seen on dissection | insula
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What are four major structures of the brain | Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Diencephalon Brainstem
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What are the four major types of neuroglia | Astrocytes, Oligodendrocytes, Microglia Ependyma
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what is the function of the hypothalamus | regulates heart rate, body temp, fluid balance and many endocrine functions
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Describe the spinal cord | transmits sensory impulses
composed of an inner gray matter/outer white matter
located in the spinal cavity
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what are 3 types of neurosis | phobia, hysteria, obsessive compulsive disorder
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what does the central nervous system consist of | brain and spinal cord
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what is Alzheimer disease | progressive neurological disorder that causes memory loss and serious mental deterioration
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describe Parkinson disease | progressive neurological disorder affecting the portion of the brain responsible for controlling movement
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what is cerebrospinal fluid | colourless, shock-absorbing fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord
and provides nutritive substances to the CNS
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what is the brainstem composed of | midbrain, medulla and pons
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what is the function of the pons | acts as a bridge connecting the midbrain to the medulla
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what are the two main divisions of the nervous system | central nervous system CNS
peripheral nervous system
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describe the parasympathetic nervous system | rest and digest
responds when immediate action is not required
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describe the sympathetic nervous system | fight or flight
responds when immediate actions are required
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what is the function of the thalamus | receives all sensory stimuli except olfactory and receives impulses from the cerebrum and relays them to efferent nerves
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what are the two types of nerve cells found in the nervous system | Neurons, Neuroglia
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