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Endocrine & Nervous Systems, Cranial Nerves & Spcl Senses

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The Electrochemical Process of Depolarization and Repolarization along a nerve Fiber   Nerve Impulse  
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Portion of a nerve cell that includes a cytoplasmic mass and a nucleus, and from which the nerve fibers extend   Cell Body  
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Nerve Fiber that transmits impulses toward a neuron cell body   Dendrite  
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A muscle or gland that responds to stimulation   Effector  
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A neuropeptide that occurs in the brain and spinal cord; it inhibits pain impulses   Enkephalin  
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Membranous sacs within the cytoplasm of nerve cells that have ribosomes attached to their surfaces   Nissil Bodies  
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A strucuture, usually Protein, at the distal end of a sensory Dendrite that can be stimulated   Receptor  
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1 of 2 Adjacent Neurons transmitting an impulse; cell situated before the synapse is crossed   Presynaptic Neuron  
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A type of neuroglial cell that surrounds a fiber of a peripheral nerve, forming the neurilemmal sheath and myelin   Schwann Cell  
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A neuron that transmits an impulse from a receptor to the central nervous system, afferent   Sensory Neuron  
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Nerve impulses arriving at the same neuron   Convergence  
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A Specialized Dendrite that detect a particular stimulus and fires an action potential in response, which is transmitted to the central nervous system   Sensory Receptor  
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Tiny Enlargement at the end of an Axon that secretes a neurotransmitter   Synaptic Knob  
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Communication of an impulse from one neuron to the next   Synaptic Transmission  
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A Neuron that has a single nerve fiber extending from its cell body   Unipolar Neuron  
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An Atom carrying a negative charge due to an extra electron   Anion  
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Central Nervous System   CNS  
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A neuropeptide synthesized in the pituitary gland that suppresses pain   Endorphin  
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A nerve Fiber that conducts a nerve impulse away from a neuron cell body   Axon  
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Fatty Material that Forms a Sheathlike covering around some nerve fibers   Myelin  
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A thin Process of Neuron (I.E. Axon, Dendrite)   Nerve Fiber  
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A type of Neuroglial cell that connects Neurons to blood Vessels   Astrocyte  
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A bundle of Nerve Fibers in the PNS   Nerve  
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A Neuron located between a sensory Neuron and a motor Neuron; Intercalated; Internuncial, or association neuron   Interneuron  
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A nerve cell whose cell body has only two processes, one an axon and the other a dendrite   Bipolar Neuron  
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A substance that inhibits the action of the enzyme monoamine oxidase   Monoamine Inhibitor  
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A peptide in the brain that functions as a neurotransmitter or neuromodulator   Neuropeptide  
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The electrochemical process of depolarization and repolarization along a nerve fiber   Nerve Impulse  
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A type of neuroglial cell that connects neurons to blood vessels and forms myelin   Oligodendrocyte  
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The portions of the nervous system outside the central nervous system   Peripheral Nervous System  
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The junction between the axon of one neuron and the dendrite or cell body of another neuron   Synapse  
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Site on the Neuron where an action potential is generated   Trigger Zone  
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A short Region of exposed (unmyelinated) axon between Schwann Cells on Neurons of the Peripheral Nervous System   Node of Ranvier  
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A substance that alters a neuron's response to a neurotransmitter   Neuromodulator  
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unit used to measure differences in electrical potential   Volt  
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Transport of Substances from that Neuron cell Body to an axon terminal   Axonal Transport  
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A membrane composed of neurglial cells that lines the ventricles of the brain   Ependyma  
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A nerve cell that consists of a cell body and its processes   Neuron  
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A spreading apart   Divergence  
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The loss of an electrical charge on the surface of a membrane   Depolarization  
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Sheath on the outside of some nerve fibers formed from Schwann Cells   Neurilemma  
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The Sequence of electrical changes occuring when a nerve cell membrane is exposed to a stimulus that exceeds its threshold   Action Potential  
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An increase in the negativity of the resting potential of a cell membrane   Hyperpolarization  
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The hastening of any natural process, increasing efficiency of the natural   Facilitation  
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A wave of depolarization conducted along a nerve Fiber or Muscle Fiber   Impulse  
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Neuroglial cells that support Neurons and Phagocytize   Microglia  
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Fine Cytoplasmic threads that extend from the cell body into the processes of neurons   Neurofibrils  
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Peripheral Nervous System   PNS  
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Returning the cell Membrane potential to resting potential   Repolarization  
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A nerve cell that has many processes arising from its cell body   Multipolar Neuron  
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The difference in electrical charge between the inside and outside of an undisturbed nerve cell membrane   Resting Potential  
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The Action resulting from a stimulus   Response  
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Nerve impulse conduction that seems to jump from one node to the next   Saltatory Conduction  
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Development of an electrical charge on the surface of a cell membrane due to an unequal distribution of ions on either side of the membrane   Polarization  
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Portion of the Nervous System that consists of the brain and spinal cord; CNS   Central Nervous System  
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Three Major Sections of a Neuron   Cell Body, Dendrites, Axon  
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Efferent, Multipolar Neuron   Motor Neurons  
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Senory Neurons   Afferent, Mostly Unipolar, sometimes bi-polar neurons  
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Tract   bundle of central axons  
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White matter   tissue composed primarily of myelinated axons (nerves or tracts)  
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Gray matter   tissue composed primarily of cell bodies and unmyelinated fibers  
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Endoneurium   surrounds individual fibers within a nerve  
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Perineurium   surrounds a group (fascicle) of nerve fibers  
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Epineurium   surrounds the entire nervea  
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Axon   A(n) _____ is the part of a neuron that conducts nerve impulses away from the cell. This also means that it is efferent  
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Dendrite   The ________ receives impulses and is the most numerous part of the neuron.  
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Neurofibrils   The neuron cell body consists of granular cytoplasm, a cell membrane, organelles and a network of fine threads called_____.  
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Function of the Myelin Sheath   Increases the speed of conduction through a neuron  
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Lipoprotein layer that covers (insulates) some axons.   Myelin Sheath  
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Myelin Sheaths are formed from   plasma membranes of specialized glial cells known as Schwann cells.  
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What is a neural impulse?   Conduction  
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Continuous conduction   The nerve impulse must travel the entire length of the axon.  
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Saltatory conduction   The nerve impulse jumps across the gaps along the length of the axon. includes the Nodes of Ranvier  
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Conduction of Impulses include?   Polarization, Depolarization, Repolarization, Refractory period  
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Synapse   The Area where communication takes place between Neurons  
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Chemical Synapse   Most Numerous type of synapse  
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Two factors influence the rate of conduction of the impulse   The axon’s diameter, The presence (or absence) of a myelin sheath  
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Nerve impulses are conducted from receptors to effectors over neuron pathways   Reflex Arc  
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What results in a reflex and is the simplest of nerve pathways   Conduction by a reflex arc  
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Neurons do not pass directly into the brain, They?   Synapse in the spinal cord  
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Activating spinal motor neurons without the delay of routing signals through the brain, allows?   allows reflex actions to occur relatively quickly.  
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Synapse   Communication between neurons is known as a ________?  
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Myelin   The __________ is a lipoprotein membrane that insulates and protects some neurofibrils.  
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Reflexes   ____________ are automatic subconscious responses to changes (stimuli) within or outside the body.  
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Diseases that cause disruption of the Sensory or Motor Pathway   Multiple Sclerosis, Guillian Barre  
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Trauma that cause disruption of the Sensory or Motor Pathway   Peripheral Nerve Damage  
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Emboli that cause disruption of the Sensory or Motor Pathway   CVA  
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Medications that cause disruption of the Sensory or Motor Pathway   ASA, Anesthetics, Morphine (opioids  
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How do NBC Agents cause disruption of the Sensory or Motor Pathway?   Most nerve agents bind with acetylcholinesterase and prevent it from working properly. Acetylcholine’s effects are exaggerated and prolonged. Salivary glands secrete in excess.Pupils are pinpointed. Bronchioles constrict, etc.  
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four parts of the CNS   Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Pons, Medulla,  
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Structures that protect the CNS   Cranial Bones, Vertebrae, Meninges,  
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Meninges   protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. Spaces occur between meninges.  
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Dura Mater   Outermost layer. Composed of tough, white fibrous connective tissue.Contains many blood vessels and nerves.  
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Where is the Dura Mater Attached   Firmly to the bones & Functions as the periosteum  
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In the spinal column the dura mater is surrounded by?   adipose tissue  
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epidural space   The area between the vertebrae and the dura mater  
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Arachnoid   Thin, web-like membrane that lacks blood vessels  
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Arachnoid Location   between the dura mater and pia mater  
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What Does a spinal tap do?   Remove fluid from the subarchnoid space  
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Subarachnoid Space   CSF filled space between arachnoid and pia mater  
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CSF   Cerebral Spinal Fluid that surrounds brain cushioning it in the skull  
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Pia Mater   Thin delicate innermost layer attached to the organ surface. Contains nerves and blood vessels  
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Choroid Plexus   cauliflower–like masses of specialized capillaries contained in the Pia Mater  
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The _______ is located between the dura mater and pia mater and contains web-like membranes   Arachnoid  
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The _____ _____ is the outermost layer, composed of tough fibrous connective tissue.   Dura mater  
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Csf is formed in THE _________.   Choroid plexus  
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Three meninges that cover the spinal cord are   The outer dura mater. The arachnoid membrane. The innermost pia mater.  
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Cerebrospinal fluid found in?   subarachnoid space  
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Spinal Cord   Extends from the medulla oblongata in the brain to near the lumbar level at L1-2, terminating the cauda equina. It is about 45 cm long in men and 42 cm long in women. Ovoid-shaped, and is enlarged in the cervical and lumbar regions  
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This portion of the brain is located at the back, beneath the occipital lobes and it coordinates body movements   Cerebellum  
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This portion of the brain makes up 85% of the brain’s weight. It has 2 large hemispheres and is responsible for high level functions   Cerebrum  
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This portion of the brain lies underneath the cerebrum and connects to the brain stem. It is the main relay station of sensory signals (except smell).   Thalamus  
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This portion of the nervous system is responsible for the control of unconscious activity?   Autonomic Nervous system  
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As a subsystem of the peripheral nervous system, the _______ is responsible for RELAXATION EFFECTS?   Somatic nervous system  
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What is the difference between an oligodendrocyte and a Schwann cell?   Oligodendrocytes main function is the insulation of the axons exclusively in the central nervous system of the higher vertebrates, a function performed by Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system. A single oligodendrocyte can extend to up to 50 axon  
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The central nervous system is comprised of the brain and _____.   spinal cord  
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dendrite   The______of a neuron carries the impulse towards the nucleus.  
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Nissl body   Which part of a neuron is directly involved with protein synthesis?  
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synaptic knob   ch part of a neuron comes in close proximity to another neuron at the synapse?  
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microglia   The phagocytic cells in the CNS are the ______.  
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astrocyte   The _____cells provide a means of acquiring nutrients in the brain.  
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The resting potential of a neuron is _____mv   -70, The voltage across a resting axon membrane is -70mv, -90 would represent hyperpolarization and +30 is the action potential.  
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The minimal stimulus needed to cause a neuron to transmit an impulse is called the _____.   threshold, The threshold is the minimum stimulus needed to initiate a response.  
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Saltatory conduction occurs when an impulse jumps from _____.   node to node  
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Saltatory conduction refers to   the occurrence of depolarizations at the nodes of Ranvier  
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acetylcholine   The most common neurotransmitter in the body is _____.  
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Acetylcholine is decomposed by _____almost as fast as it is released.   acetylcholinesterase, Acetyl-cholinesterase is an enzyme found in the synapse which inactivates acetylcholine.  
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A morphine-like pain suppressing brain substance is _____.   beta-endorphin  
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A change in a dendrite which lessens the probability of a conduction is the _____.   IPSP, Inhibitory Post Synaptic Potential  
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(IPSP) Inhibitory Post Synaptic Potential   kind of synaptic potential that makes a postsynaptic neuron less likely to generate an action potential, can take place at all chemical synapses, which use the secretion of neurotransmitters to create cell to cell signalling. Inhibitory presynaptic neuron  
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A drug, which prevents over-stimulation by the PNS neurons, is _____.   Curare, skeletal-muscle–relaxant drug belonging to the alkaloid family of organic compounds. Of botanical origin, it is used in modern medicine primarily as an auxiliary in general anesthesia, frequently with cyclopropane, especially in abdominal surgery.  
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Which type of short neuron is found in the retina?   bipolar, One type of associating neuron in the retina of the eye is the short, bipolar type  
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The following belong together except which one?   Sensory, neurons are usually unipolar and afferent in direction while motor fibers are usually efferent and multipolar.  
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The nucleus of a sensory neuron can be found within the _____.   ganglia, The dorsal root ganglion contains the nuclei of all incoming sensory fibers.  
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Gross nerves that contain sensory impulses are referred to as _____.   Afferent nerves are sensory.  
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The PNS is comprised of cranial nerves and _____.   31 pairs of spinal nerves and 12 pairs of cranial nerves comprise the peripheral nervous system.  
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Collaterals are fibers arising from the ____of neurons.   Axon branches are called collateral fibers.  
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Nerves that carry impulses from the heart to the brain could be classed as _____fibers.   visceral efferent, Visceral refers to an organ and afferent nerves are sensory.  
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The cells that produce myelin in the PNS are the ______.   Schwann cells are glial cells that produce myelin in the PNS  
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Association nerves are also called?   internuncial, interneurons or central neurons  
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The ______cells play a role in the establishment of a blood-brain chemical barrier.   Astrocytes are glial cells in the CNS that are essential for the blood-brain barrier.  
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Branched nerve fibers that convey local potential changes toward the cell body of a neuron are called _____________.   Dendrites are extensions of the cell body whose information travels toward the cell body.  
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Myelin sheaths on the outsides of many axons in the peripheral nervous system are contributed by ______________.   Schwann cells are myelinating cells in the PNS.  
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A neuron with many nerve fibers arising from its cell body and that carries impulses away from the brain would be classified as __________________.   multipolar and motor, Structurally it is multipolar, functionally it is motor.  
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Which types of neurons are likely to increase muscular activities?   Excitatory neurons, which depolarize a cell.  
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The _______________ are the types of neuroglial cells that provide myelin in the central nervous system.   Oligodendrocytes are the myelinating cells of the CNS.  
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Which type of neuroglial cells help regulate the composition of cerebrospinal fluid?   Ependyma line the ventricles and modify CSF.  
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Schwann cell   (named after physiologist Theodor Schwann) or neurolemmocytes are the principal glia of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)  
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At resting potential, the ion distribution inside and outside of a neuron is such that __________ ions are most abundant on the outside of the cell, while __________ ions are most abundant on the inside of the cell.   sodium; potassium, Throughout the body, sodium is the major extracellular cation, and potassium is the major intracellular cation  
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In response to a stimulus, if the membrane potential becomes more negative than the resting potential, we say the membrane is _______________.   Hyperpolarized, More negative is farther from zero, therefore the membrane becomes more polar, or hyperpolar.  
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When a neuron reaches action potential, it depolarizes and repolarizes in an amount of time on the order of ________________.   milliseconds, Action potentials occur in about 1-2/1000 of a second.  
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Excessive sleeping is most likely due to the presence of too much of which neurotransmitter?   serotonin  
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Myasthenia gravis reflects a deficiency in communication by _______________ because receptors for this neurotransmitter have been destroyed.   acetylcholine, This is a skeletal muscle disorder. Ach is the neurotransmitter for skeletal muscle.  
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Fibers that originate from different parts of the nervous system and lead to the same neuron are exhibiting _____________.   convergence, When nerve pathways come together they are said to converge.  
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The cells that conduct messages towards the brain are the_______________.   sensory neurons, ry impulses go toward the brain.  
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Neuroglia Cells   Microglia, Astrocyte, Oligodendrocyte  
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The _____ cells are capable of removing a blood clot from the brain   Microglia, because they are phagocytic.  
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The Outside of a Neuron is __________ when it is at rest?   Positive, Based on RMP, the outside of a cell is more postive, and the inside is more negative.  
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Delicat, Weblike Middle Layer of the Meninges   Arachnoid Mater  
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Aportion of the Brain located below the thalamus and forming the floor of the 3rd Ventricle   Hypothalamus  
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The inner portion of an organ   Medulla  
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The Space within the Meninges between the arachnoid Mater and the pia Mater   Subarachnoid Space  
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The first pair of cranial nerves, which conduct impulses associated with the sense of smell   Olfactory Nerves  
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A cerebral lobe located deep within the lateral sulcus   Insula  
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A mass of gray matter located at the base of the Cerebrum in the wall of the 3rd Ventricle   Thalamus  
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The membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord (Sing., Meninx)   Meninges  
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Portion of the brain that occupies the upper part of the cranial cavity and provides higher mental functions   Cerebrum  
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Portion of the autonomic nervous system that arises from the brain and sacral region of the spinal cord   Parasympathetic Division  
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Neurons in the brain stem that control the diameter of the arteries   Vasomotor Center  
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Any cell of the body other than the sex cells   Somatic Cell  
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Portion of the brain that includes the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata   Brain Stem  
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Motor Branch of a spinal nerve by which it attaches to the spinal cord   Ventral Root  
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A mass of white matter within the brain, composed of nerve fibers connecting the right and left cerebral hemispheres   Corpus Callosum  
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A narrow cleft separating parts, such as the lobes of the cerebrum   Fissure  
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A cavity, such as those of the brain that are filled with cerebrospinal fluid, or those of the heart that contain blood   Ventricle  
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Nerve that arises from the spinal cord   Spinal Nerve  
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Recording of fluctuating electrical activity in the brain   Brain Wave  
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portion of the brain that coordinates skeletal muscle movement   Cerebellum  
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Portion of the Cerebrum that includes certian Basal Ganglia   Corpus Striatum  
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Blood-Filled Channel formed by the splittng of the dura mater into two layers   Dural Sinus  
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Nerve Tracts, other than the corticospinal tracts, that transmit impulses from the cerebral cortex into the spinal cord   Extrapyramidal Tract  
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Region of the central Nervous System that Generally lacks Myelin and thus appears gray   Gray Mater  
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A region of the brain from which impulses to muscles or glands originate   Motor Area  
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A long bundle of nerve fibers within the CNS having the same origin, function, termination   Nerve Tract  
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A portion of the nervous system that controls the actions of the visceral organs and skin   Autonomic Nervous Sysytem  
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An area of the body supplied by sensory nerve fibers associated with a particular dorsal root of a spinal nerve   Dermatome  
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Loss of Consciousness due to a violent blow to the head   Concussion  
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The Anteriormost portion of the developing brain that gives rise to the cerebrum and basal ganglia   Forebrain  
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A Neurotransmitter released from the axons of some nerve fibers   Norepinepherine  
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Tough Outer Layer of the Meninges   Dura Mater  
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Pertaining to the sense of smell   Olfactory  
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A group of neurons in the medulla oblongata that controls heart rate   Cardiac Center  
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A Small Structure located in the Central part of the brain   Pineal Gland  
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A portion of the brain stem above the medulla oblongata and below the midbrain   Pons  
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A small bundle of muscle fibes   Fasciculus  
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One of the large, paired structures that together constitute the cerebrum of the brain   Cerebral Hemisphere  
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The sensory branch of a spinal nerve by which it joins the spinal cord   Dorsal Root  
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Body region between the scrotum or urethral opening and the anus   Perineum  
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Groups of nerve fibers that carry nerve impulses downward from the brain through the spinal cord   Descending Tracts  
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Autonomic nerve fiber located on the distal side of a ganglion   Postganglionic Fiber  
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Layer of Fibrous Connective Tissue taht encloses Cartilaginous structure   Perichondrum  
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Outer Layer of the Cerebrum   Cerebral Cortex  
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A mass of coagulated blood within tissues or a body cavity   Hematoma  
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A part of the cerebral cortex where memories form   Hippocampus  
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Autonomic nerve fiber located on the proximal side of a Ganglion   Preganglionic Fiber  
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Portion of the brain stem that controls the depth and rate of breathing   Respiratory Center  
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A portion of the cerebral cortex that receives and interprets sensory nerve impulses   Sensory Area  
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Tube that connects the 3rd and 4th ventricles of the brain   Cerebral Aqueduct  
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Fluid occupying the ventricles of the brain, the subarachnoid space of the meninges, and the central canal of the spinal cord   Cerebrospinal Fluid  
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A network of interlaced nerves or blood vessels   Plexus  
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A nerve composed of sensory nerve fibers   Sensory Nerve  
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A bundle of nerve fibers connecting the cerebellum and the brain stem   Cerebellar Peduncles  
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Layer of loose connective tissue that surrounds the individual nerve fibers   Endoneuriumm  
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An intermediate compound produced during the oxidation of carbohydrates and fats   Acetyl Coenzyme A  
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Mass of Gray Matter located deep within a cerebral hemisphere of the brain   Basal Ganglion  
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A group of spinal nerves that extends below the distal end of the spinal cord   Cauda Equina  
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Mass of specialized capillaries from which Cerebrospinal Fuid is secreted into a ventricle of the brain   Choroid Plexus  
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A nerve that arises from the brain   Cranial Nerve  
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Treelike pattern of white matter in a section of cerebellum   Arbor Vitae  
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A nerve fiber that secretes Acetylcholine at the axon terminal   Cholinergic Fiber  
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A nerve that consists of motor nerve fibers   Motor Nerve  
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Region of the cerebral cortex related to memory, reasoning judgement, and emotional feeling   Association Area  
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Pertaining to the eye   Optic  
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Portion of the brain stem located between the pons and the spinal cord   Medulla Oblongata  
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An elevation on structure's surface caused by infolding of it upon itself   Convolution  
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outermost layer of connective tissue surrounding a nerve   Epineurium  
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The infusion of a substance directly into the cerebrospinal fuid   Intrathecal Injection  
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Layer of connective tissue that encloses a bundle of nerve Fibers within a nerve   Perineurium  
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Inner Layer of Meninges that encloses the brain and spinal cord   Pia Mater  
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An enzyme that catalyzes breakdown of Acetylcholine   Cholinestrase  
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Sudden Interruption of blood flow to the brain, a STROKE   Cerebrovascular Accident  
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Total Loss of Muscle Tone when nerve fibers are damages   Flaccid Paralysis  
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X-Shaped Structure on the underside of the brain formed by a partial crossing over of fibers in the optic nerves   Optic Chiasma  
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The outer layer of the cerebellum   Cerebellar Cortex  
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A small region of the brain stem between the diencephalon and the pons   Mid Brain  
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Sympathetic Ganglia that form chains along the sides of the vertebral column   Paravertebrall Ganglia  
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Substance from which another substance forms   Precursor  
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A Large, Pyramid-shaped Neuron in the cerebral cortex   Pyramidal Cell  
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A nerve pathway, consisting of a sensory neuron, interneuron, and motor neuron, that forms the structural and functional bases for a reflex arc   Reflex Arc  
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A substance secreted by the Hypothalamus whose target cells are in the anterior pituitary gland   Releasing Hormone  
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Region of the frontal lobe that coordiante complex muscular actions of the mouth, tongue, and larynx, making speech possible   Broca's Area  
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A group of connected structures within the brain that produces emotional feelings   Limbic System  
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A complex Network of nerve fibers within the brain stem that arouses the cerebrum   Reticular Formation  
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pertianing to the body   somatic  
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A form of paralysis characterized by an increasse in muscular tone without atrophy of the muscles involved   Spastic Paralysis  
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Pertaining to the Spinal Cord or to the Vertebral canal   Spinal  
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A short nerve containing postanglionic axons returning to a spinal nerve   Gray Ramus  
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Receptor on an effector Cell Membrane that Combines mainly with Epinepherins and only slightly with norepinepherine   Beta Receptor  
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A branch of a nerve fiber or blood vessel   Collateral  
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A rapid, Automatic response to stimulus   Reflex  
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Portion of the Central Nevous system extending downward from the brain stem through the vertebral canal   Spinal Cord  
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Portion of the autonomic Nervous system that arises from the thoracic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord   Sympathetic Nervous System  
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Groups of nerve fibers in the spinal cord that transmit sensory impulses upward to the brain   Ascending Tracts  
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Sleep in which some areas of the brain are active, producing dreams and rapid eye movements   Paradoxical Sleep  
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The stalk attaching the pituitary gland to the base of the brain   Infundibulum  
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Fingerlike structures that project from the subarachnoid space of the meninges into blood-filled dural sinuses and reabsorb cerebrospinal fluid   Arachnoid Granulation  
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A mass of Neuron cell bodies usually outside the central nervous system (pl. Ganglia)   Ganglion  
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Nerve that includes both sensory and motor nerve fibers   Mixed Nerve  
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A nerve fiber that secretes noreipinephrine at the axon terminal   Adrenergic Fiber  
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Portion of the brain in the region of the 3rd venticle that includes the thalamus and the hypothalamus   Diencephalon  
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A portion of the respiratory control center located ain the pons   Apneustic Area  
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A shallow groove, such as that between convolutions on the surface of the brain   Sulcus  
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Mass of Sensory Neuron Cell bodies located in the dorsal root of spinal nerve   Dorsal Root Ganglion  
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The space between the dural sheath of the spinal cord and the bone of the vertebral canal   Epidural Space  
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A hormone that adrenal Medulla secretes during times of stress   Epinepherine  
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Posteriormost portion of the developing brain that gives rise to the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata   HindBrain  
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A small structure locted in the central part of the brain   Pineal Gland  
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Anosmia   loss of sense of smell  
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Anopia   absence of vision  
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Aqueous Humor   watery fluid that fills the anterior and posterior chamber of the eye, (in front of the lens)  
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Choroid   middle layer of the eyeball that contains a dark pigment to prevent the scattering of incoming light rays  
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Cochlea   snail shell or structure of a similar shape  
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Conjunctivitis   inflammation of the conjunctiva  
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Cornea   transparent, anterior portion of the sclera  
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Cranial Nerve   any of 12 pairs of nerves that attach to the undersurface of the brain and conduct impulses between the brain and structures in the head, neck, thorax and abdomen  
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Diplopia   double vision  
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Hemianopia   blindness in one half of the visual field  
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Iris   colored portion of the eye  
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Lacrimal Gland   the glands that produce tears, located in the upper lateral portion of the orbit  
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Sclera   white outer coat of the eyeball  
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Somatic Nervous System (SNS)   the motor neurons that control the voluntary actions of skeletal muscles  
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Tympanic Membrane   (drumlike): tissue membrane separating external ear from middle ear,(also called the eardrum  
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Vitreous Humor   the jellylike fluid found in the posterior cavity of the eye, (posterior to the lens  
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CN I arises?   from the cerebral brain  
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CN II arises?   from the diencephalon  
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CNIII - CN XII arise?   from the brainstem  
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Sensory Cranial Nerves   Olfactory, Optic and Vestibulocochlear.  
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Motor Cranial Nerves   Oculomotor, Trochlear, Abducens, Accessory and Hypoglossal  
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Mixed Cranial Nerves   Trigeminal, Facial, Glossopharyngeal, and Vagus.  
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I olfactory nerve   chemoreceptors that are stimulated by chemicals dissolved in the mucus of the nasal passages.  
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I olfactory nerve Assessment   done by using an alcohol pad  
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I Olfactory Nerve receptors   The receptors and supporting cells are located in the upper portion of the nasal cavity (olfactory epithelium).  
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II Optic Nerve   sensory nerve that carries visual signals from the eye to the brain  
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II Optic Nerve location   fibers from the nasal half of the optic nerve cross in the Optic Chiasm. Optic nerve pathways terminate in the visual cortex of the occipital lobes  
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III Oculomotor Nerve   Helps raise eyelid, Constricts the pupil and focuses the lens, Move the eye upward, downward, medial, and upward-oblique (R&L).  
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Muscle responsible for upward eye movement   Superior Rectus, Oculomotor Nerve (Cranial Nerve III)  
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Muscle responsible for downward eye movement   Inferior Rectus, (Cranial Nerve III)  
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Muscle responsible for medial eye movement   Medial Rectus, (Cranial Nerve III)  
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Muscle responsible for up-oblique eye movement   Inferior Oblique, (Cranial Nerve III)  
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IV Trochlear Nerve   Helps move the eye downward and oblique  
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Muscle Responsible for Downward-Oblique eye movement   Superior Oblique, Trochlear Nerve (Cranial IV)  
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VI Abducens Nerve   Motor Nerve that moves the eye away from the midline  
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Muscle Responsible for moving eye away from midline   Lateral Rectus, Abducens (Cranial Nerve VI)  
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V Trigeminal Nerve   Mixed Nerve, Largest Cranial Nerve, Carries Sensation from parts of face and eye, Motor impulses to the muscles of mastication  
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Branches of Trigeminal Nerve   Opthalmic, Maxillary, Mandibular  
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VII Facial Nerve Stimulates?   Facial Expression, by motor fibers controling the muscles of facial expression  
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VII Facial Nerve and Tongue   Carries taste from the tongue, The sense of taste is carried on 3 different cranial nerves (VII, IX & X) but a major portion is carried on a branch of the facial nerve.  
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Bell's palsy   form of temporary facial paralysis resulting from damage or trauma to one of the two facial nerves, most common cause of facial paralysis, affects only one of the paired facial nerves and one side of the face  
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Why does Ear surgery often has a very noticeable impact upon the sense of taste?   branch of the nerve that carries taste sensations passes immediately medial to the eardrum and this nerve may be damaged  
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VIII Vestibulocochlear Nerve   carries sensory information for hearing and equilibrium  
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VIII Vestibulocochlear Nerve Vestibular Branch   associated with inner ear and the neuromuscular reflexes to help maintain equilibrium.  
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VIII Vestibulocochlear Nerve Cochlear Branch   carry the impulse from the inner ear’s hearing receptors to the temporal lobes, where sound is interpreted.  
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IX glossopharyngeal nerve   mixed nerve that carries senses from pharynx, tonsils and posterior third of the tongue, controls swallowing action, and gag reflex  
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IX glossopharyngeal nerve sensory Components   fibers carry impulses from the lining of the pharynx, tonsils and posterior third of the tongue.  
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IX glossopharyngeal nerve motor components   fibers are responsible for the gag reflex and controls swallowing action.  
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X Vagus Nerve   Mixed Nerve, Longest Nerve, Involves both the somatic and autonomic nervous system, functions include: Control over heart rate, responsible for swallowing and speech, carries info from pharynx, larynx, esophagus and viscera of the thorax and abdomen  
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X Vagus Nerve Somatic Nervous Sytem   motor responsible for swallowing and speech  
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X Vagus Nerve Autonomic Nervous System   control of smooth muscles and glands in the thorax and abdomen.  
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Cranial Nerve that involvles control over heart rate   Most Important, X Vegas Nerve  
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X Vagus Nerve Sensory Function   motor fibers carry impulses from the pharynx, larynx, esophagus and viscera of the thorax and abdomen  
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X Vagus Nerve Innervation   Pharynx, Left Lung, Right Lung, Heart, Stomach, Liver, Spleen, Pancreas, Right Kidney, Small Intestine, Large Intestine  
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XI Spinal Accessory Nerve   Motor Nerve, Controls muscles of the upper shoulder and neck. (e.g. shrugging; head turn/tilt)  
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XII Hypoglossal Nerve   Controls muscles that move the tongue (e.g. chewing swallowing and speaking).  
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Hypoglossal Paralysis   deviation of the protruded tongue to the affected side is visible. This is caused by the greater innervation of the uninvolved side.  
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Special Senses   those whose receptors are within the complex sensory organs of the head  
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Smell   Nose: Olfactory Organs, Olfactory Nerves  
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Taste   Taste Buds: Facial, Glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves.  
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Hearing & Equilibrium   Ears: Vestibulocochlear Nerve  
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Vision   Eyes: Optic Nerve  
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Why must you sniff to smell a slight odor?   The Olfactory Organs are Located high above usual pathway for inhaled air-must sniff to force air up to the receptor areas to smell a faint odor  
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Olfactory organs   contains olfactory receptors are yellow brown masses of epithelium about the size of a postage stamp. located in the upper parts of the nasal cavity  
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Process for Olfactory Organ function   Odors in the form of gasses must react with the moisture surrounding these in order for the receptor cells to detect them.  
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olfactory cortex   area for interpretation of smell, located in the base of the frontal lobes and in the temporal lobes  
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gustatory cell   Modified Epithelial Cell that functions as taste receptors, each taste bud contains a group of these cells  
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Taste buds   sense organs of taste  
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Taste Bud Anatomy   Each taste bud has 10-15 receptor cells with a taste hair that is believed to be the actual transmitter of taste  
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Sweet   response from taste buds primarily located on the tip of the tongue  
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Sour   response from taste buds primarily located on the margins of the togue  
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Salty   response from taste buds primarily are widely distributed on the tongue  
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Bitter   response from taste buds primarily located on the back of the tongue  
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Umami   response from taste buds affected by foods high in glutamic acid (Savory)  
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Nerves involved with sense of taste   Sensory impulses from the taste receptors travel along the Facial (CN VII), the Glossopharyngeal (CN IX) and the Vagus (CN X) nerves.  
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gustatory cortex   Located in Parietal lobe, taste impulses are transmitted to it.  
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External Ear   collects sound waves created by vibrating objects.  
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Auricle (Pinna):   outer funnel-like structure that gathers the sound waves and directs the waves thru the external auditory canal to the ear drum.  
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External Auditory Canal   a curved tube extending from the auricle into the temporal bone, ending at the tympanic membrane  
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Tympanic Membrane   (Eardrum)A partition between the external and middle ear, vibrates in response to the sound wave  
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What Does a healthy tympanic membrane look like   A Pearl  
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membrane connected to the auditory ossicles   Tympanic membrane helps to transmit vibrations between these parts.  
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Middle Ear   An air-filled space within the temporal bone, that begins at the mucous membrane side of the Tympanic membrane  
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Eustachian tube In Children   short and continuous with the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract, therefore they are more susceptible to ear infections  
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Eustachian tube   connects the throat with the middle ear, helps maintain equal air pressure on both sides of the eardrums (necessary for normal hearing).  
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Eustachian tube and Illness   Common pathway for the spread of infection to the middle ear  
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Ossicles   Malleus, Incus, & Stapes located behind the tympanic membrane  
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Malleus   Conducts sound waves from the tympanic membrane to the oval window of the inner ear.  
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Incus   Help to increase (amplify) the force of vibrations as they are passed from eardrum to the oval window  
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Stapes   Vibration of the stapes at the oval window moves a fluid within the inner ear, which stimulates the hearing receptors.  
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Inner Ear   Consists of three spaces in the temporal bone, assembled in a complex maze called the bony labyrinth  
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Cochlea   snail shell or structure of a similar shape  
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Vestibule   located in the inner ear; the portion adjacent to the oval window between the semicircular canals and the cochlea  
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Semicircular Canals   located in the inner ear; contains a specialized receptor called the crista ampullaris that generates a nerve impulse on movement of the head  
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Organ of Corti   Contained in the Cochlea, has receptor cells w/ hair like structures, housed between two membranes and filled w/ fluid (endolymph)  
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Perilymph   Fluid that fills the cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canal  
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Static equilibrium   maintained by the Vestibules - senses the position of the head, maintaining stability and posture when the head and body are still  
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Dynamic equilibrium   Maintained by the Semicircular Canals by detecting motion and aids in maintaining balance  
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Three Distinct layers of the eye   Outer (sclera) - fibrous tunic Middle (choroid) - vascular tunic Inner (retina)  
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Sclera - white outer coat of the eyeball   consists of tough fibrous tissue  
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Cornea   transparent “window of the eye” anterior portion of the sclera and its convex shape helps focus light rays through the lens and onto the retina. transparent because it is avascular  
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Conjunctiva   a mucous membrane that lines the inner eyelids and covers the anterior sclera…up-to the cornea  
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Lacrimal gland   located in the upper lateral portion of the orbit,produces tears which contain bacteriostatic enzymes, baths the surface of the eye via the lacrimal duct to moisten and protect, tear fluid drains into the nasocavity via the lacrimal canals  
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Flow of Tears   Lacrimal Gland > Lacrimal Ducts > Lacrimal Canal > Nasolacrimal Duct > Nasal Cavity  
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Ciliary body   Two involuntary muscles make up the front part of the choroid, the iris and the ciliary muscle  
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Vascular layer providing nutrients to sclera and retina   Choroid - Contains many melanocytes – absorb excess light.  
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Anterior Chamber of the Eye   Between the cornea and the iris, Location where the aqueous humor is drained  
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Posterior Chamber of the Eye   Between the iris and the lens, Location where the aqueous humor is produced  
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Vitreous Chamber of the Eye   Between the lens and retina, Contains the vitreous humor  
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Ciliary muscle   When we look at distant objects, this muscle is relaxed and the lens has a slightly curved shaped.  
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Lies directly behind the iris.   Lens of the eye  
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What Happens to focus on near objects   ciliary muscle must contract  
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Lens of the eye is held in place by?   a suspensory ligaments attached the ciliary muscles.  
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The opening of the iris through which light passes is called?   The Pupil, shaped like a donut hole  
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The Iris Divides?   the anterior chamber from the posterior chamber  
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The Iris is made up of two types muscle tissue   Radial fibers (spokes in a wheel): dilate the pupils when they contract, entrance of light rays. (sympathetic response a1). Circular fibers: constrict the pupils when they contract, entrance of light rays. (parasympathetic response).  
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What are Floaters?   Tiny Dense Clumps of Vitreous Humor that form and block the field of vision as we age.  
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Macula lutea   yellowish area near the center of the retina.  
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Fovea centralis   the greatest concentration of cones of any area of the retina.  
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rods and cones   Photoreceptors of the retina that are stimulated by light rays and transfer signal to optic nerve  
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Retina   Located in the inner layer of the eye, ns microscopic sensory photoreceptor cells.  
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origin of impulse that is transmitted to the occipital lobe of the brain via the optic nerve?   Rod and Cones within the innermost layer of the retina, respond to light stimulus and produce a nerve impulse.  
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Visual Refraction   occurs as light pass thru the cornea, the aqueous humor, the lens, and the vitreous humor on its way to the retina.  
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How is light focused on the retina?   Light enters the eye through the pupil and is refracted, or bent, so that it is focused on the retina.  
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Function of Cones   Less sensitive to light. Detect color. Provide sharp clear images. Quicker to react to light. Mostly in central area of retina  
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Function of Rods   Very sensitive to light (100x more sensitive than Cones). Allow you to see in dim light. See only in black and white. Provide for general outlines-less precise images. Slower to react to light changes. mostly in periphery of the retina  
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The visual impulse moves from the retina to Where?   visual cortex in the brain via optic nerves and is perceived as vision.  
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Vitamin A Deficiencies leads to night blindness how?   Low Rhodopsin Production results in poor vision in dim light  
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Rhodopsin   Light Sensitive Molecules secreted in low light. Breaks down in the presence of bright light.  
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Hemianopsia   condition that can sometimes affect stroke patients  
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Origin of axons that connect to the right occipital region of the brain   Axons from the left medial bundle cross and join with the axons of the right lateral bundle  
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Origin of axons that connect to the left occipital region of the brain   The axons from the right medial bundle cross and join with the axons of the left lateral bundle  
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Optic nerves are bundles of axons that form an?   x shaped structure at the optic chiasma where some of the nerve impulses cross.  
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Changes in pressure or movement stimulate   mechanoreceptors, respond to pressure and movement  
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The manner in which an impulse from a sensory receptor is perceived depends upon the   area of the brain stimulated, The cerebrum functions to interpret the meaning of sensory information.  
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All sensory receptors adapt to repeated stimulation by sending fewer and fewer impulses, except those for__________?   Pain receptors do not seem to adapt or ignore repeated stimulation.  
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light touch on your palm will stimulate   Meissner’s corpuscles respond to light touch in areas of hairless skin.  
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Thermoreceptors are free nerve endings because   Warm receptors do not respond to temperatures above 45 degrees C; temperatures in this range are perceived as pain.  
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Which events will elicit pain from visceral organs?   stretching or spasm of visceral smooth muscle  
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What is true of acute pain?   impulses are carried on thin, myelinated fibers because Thin myelinated fibers conduct acute, short-duration pain.  
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Wich areas of the brain regulates the awareness of pain impulses?   The thalamus screens all sensations except smell; neurons in the brainstem can block pain signals in the spinal cord.  
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The receptors for taste and smell are examples of?   chemoreceptors, Stimuli for taste and smell must be in chemical form.  
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Olfactory receptors are located in the upper part of the nasal cavity, the septum and the_________?   superior nasal conchae, Most of the receptors for smell are in the mucous lining of the superior nasal conchae.  
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Adjustment of lens of eye for close or distant vision   Accomodation  
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Expansion at the end of each semicircular canal that contains a crista ampullatis   Ampulla  
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Watery fluid that fills the anterior cavity of the eye   Aqueous Humor  
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Pertaining to the ear, or sense of hearing   Auditory  
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Bone of middle ear   Auditory Ossicle  
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Tube that connects middle ear cavity to pharynx; eustachian tube   Auditory Tube  
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Receptor stimulated by binding of certian chemical   Chemoreceptor  
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Vascular, pigmented middle layer of wall of eye   Choroid Coat  
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Structure associated with the choroid layer of eye that secretes aqueous humor and contains the ciliary muscle   Ciliary Body  
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Muscles whose fibers are organized in circular patterns, usually around an opening or in the wall of a tube; sphincter muscles   Circular Muscles  
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Portion of inner ear that contains hearing receptors   cochlea  
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Color receptors in retina of eye   Cones  
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Membranous covering on anterior surface of eye   Conjunctiva  
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Transparent anterior portion of outer layer of eye wall   Cornea  
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Sensory organ within semicircular canal that functions in sense of dynamic quilibrium   Crista Ampullaris  
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Maintenance of balance when head and body are suddenly moved or rotated   dynamic equilibrium  
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Fluid within membranous labyrinth of inner ear   endolymph  
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Stat of balance between two opposing forces   equilibrium  
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Region of retina, consisiting of densely packed cones, that provides the greatest visual acuity   Fovea Centralis  
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Colored, muscular portion of eye that surrounds the pupil and regulates its size   Iris  
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System of connecting tubes within inner ear, including cochlea vestibule, and semicircular canals   Labyrinth  
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Tear-secreting Gland   Lacrimal Gland  
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Mechanoreceptor   Macula Lutea  
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Pertaining to the eye   Optic  
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Region inthe retina of eye where nerve fibers leave to become part of the optic nerve   Optic Disk  
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Small particle of calcium carbonate associated with receptors of equilibrium   Otolith  
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Opening between stapes and inner ear   Oval window  
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Sensory nerve ending associated with feeling pain   Pain Receptor  
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Fuild in space between membranous and osseous labyrinths of inner ear   Perilymph  
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portion of digestive tube between mouth and esophagus   Pharynx  
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Sensory receptor sesnitive to light energy: rods and cones   Photoreceptor  
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Process by which brain causes a sensation to seem to come from region of body being stimulated   Projection  
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Nerve ending that senses changes in muscle or tendon tension   Proprioceptor  
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Opening in iris through which light enters eye   Pupil  
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Pain that feels as if it is originating from a part other than the site being stimulated   referred pain  
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bending of light as it passes between media of different densities   refraction  
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inner layer of eye wall that contains visual receptors   Retina  
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Form of Vitamin A: Retinene   Retinal  
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Chemical Precursor of rhodopsin, a visual pigment   Retinene  
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Light-Sensitive pigment in rods of the retina; visual purple   rhodopsin  
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Type of receptor that provides colorless vision   rod  
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Membrane-covered opening between inner and middle ear   round window  
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White, Fobrous outer layer of eyeball   Sclers  
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Tubular Structure within inner ear that contains receptors providing sense of dynamic equilibrium   Semiciricular Canal  
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Feeling resulting from the brain's interpretation of sensory nerve impulses   Sensation  
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Sensory receptors becoming less responsive after constant repeated stimulation   Sensory Adaptation  
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Sense that involves receptors associated with specialized sensory organ, such as the eyes and ears.   Special Sense  
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Maintenance of balance when the head and body are motionless   Static Equilibrium  
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Organ Containing receptors associated with sense of tatse   Taste Bud  
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Sensory receptor sensitive to temperature changes; heat and cold receptors   Thermoreceptor  
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Thin Membrane that covers auditory canal and separates external ear from middle ear; ear drum   Tympanic Membrane  
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Enlarged portion of membranous labyrinth of inner ear   Utricle  
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Substance between lens and retina of eye   Vitreous Humor  
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone   ACTH  
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Enzyme activiated when certian hormones combine with receptors on cell membranes circularizing ATP to cyclic AMP   Adenylate Cyclase  
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Antidiuretic Hormaine   ADH  
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Outer portion of the adrenal gland   Adrenal Cortex  
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Hormaone that the anterior pituitary secretes to stimulate activity in adrenal cortex   Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)  
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Hormone that the adrenal cortex secretes to regulate sodium and potassion ion concentrations and fluid volume   aldosterone  
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Front Lobe of pituitary gland   Anterior pituitary  
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Hormone that the posterior pituistary lobe releases to enhance water conservtion by kidney   Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)  
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Hormone the thyroid glad secretes to help regulate blood calcium concentration   Calcitonin  
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Series of myocardinal contraction and relaxations that constitutes a complete heartbeat   Cardiac Cycle  
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Pattern of repeated behavoir associated with cycles of night and day   Circadian rhythm  
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Glucocorticoide that the adrenal cortex secretes   cortisol  
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Phase of cardiac cycle when heart chamber wall relaxes   Diastole  
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Kidney hormone that promotes red blood cell formation   Erythopoietin  
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Substance that the anterior pituitary secretes to stimulate follicular development in a female or sperm cell production in a male   follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)  
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follicle-stimulating hormone   FSH  
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Growth Hormone   GH  
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Hormone that pancreatic islets of Langerhans secrete to release gluclose from storage   Glucagon  
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Any one of a group of hormones that the adrenal cortex secretes to influence carbohydrates, fat, and protien metabolism   glucocorticoid  
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Hormone that stimulates activity in gonads   gonadotropin  
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Hormone that the anterior pituitary secretes to promote growth of the organism: Somatotropin   Growth Hormone (GH)  
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An enzyme that activates a precursor form of another enzyme by adding a phosphate group   Kinase  
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Process of child birth   Labor  
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Production of milk by mammary glands   Lactation  
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Luteinizing Hormone   LH  
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Hormone that the anterior pituitary secretes to control formation of corpus luteum in females and testosterone secretion in males   Luteinizing Hormone (LH; ICSH in Males)  
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Hormone that the pineal gland secretes   Melatonin  
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Reoccurring chnages in uterine lining of a woman of reproductive age due to cycling hormones   Menstrual Cycle  
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Shedding of blood and other tissue from uterine lining at end of female reproductive cycle   Menstuation  
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Hormones that the adrenal cortex secretes to influence electrolyte concentrations in body fluids   Mineralocorticoid  
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Receptor sensitive to chages in osmotic pressure of body fluids   osmoreceptor  
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Hormone that the posterior pituitary releases to contract smooth muscles in the uterus and mammary glands   Oxytocin  
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Small endocrine glands embedded in posterior thyroid gland   parathyroid glands  
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Hormone that parathyroid glands secrete to help regulate level of blood calcium and phosphate ions   Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)  
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Structure that attaches the fetus to the uterine wall, providing for delivery of nutrients to and removal of wastes from the fetus   Placenta  
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Lobe of pituitary gland the secretes Oxytocin and Antidiuretic Hormone (Vasopressin)   Posterior pituitary  
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PRL   Prolactin  
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Hormone that the anterior pituitary secretes to stimulate milk production in mammary glands   Prolactin (PRL)  
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Group of compounds with powerful hormonelike effects   prostaglandins  
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Parathyroid Hormone   PTH  
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Factor capable of stimulating a stress response   Stressor  
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Group of peptides that the tymus gland secretes to increase production of certian types of white blood cells   Thymosins  
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Glandular organ in mediastium behind sternum and between lungs   thymus  
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One hormone that the thyroid gland secretes   Thyroxine  
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Type of thyroid hormone   Triiodothyronine  
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Hormone whose target tissue is an endocrine gland   Tropic Hormone  
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When the volume of water entering the body is equal to the volume leaving it   Water Balance  
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Nervous System   neurons release neurotransmitter.  
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Endocrine System   Hormones released into bloodstream  
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Endocrine glands   have no ducts (ductless).  
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Exocrine glands   secrete their products into ducts, Example: sweat glands, salivary glands, and the liver  
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Cyclic Amp (cAMP) serve as the second messenger for?   Nonsteroidal Hormones  
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Receptors located on nucleus are for?   Steroid Hormones  
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Negative Feedback Systems are used by the endocrine system how?   Regulate Hormone Secretion  
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Prostaglandins ( Tissue hormones) Influence?   Respirations, Blood pressure, GI secretions, Inflammation, Reproductive system  
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The endocrine system consists of glands that?   release chemicals into the blood  
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Steroid hormones have hormone receptors in the?   nucleus of the cell  
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deep in the cranial cavity?   Location of Pituitary gland  
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Anterior Lobe of Pituitary Gland Controls?   hormones of hypothalamus  
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Posterior Lobe of Pituitary Gland Controls?   Nerve reponses of hypothalamus  
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Posterior Lobe of Pituitary Gland consists of?   nerve fibers hypothalamus  
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Anterior Lobe of Pituitary Gland consists of?   glandular epithelial tissue  
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produces estrogen and progesterone?   Ovaries  
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produces testosterone   Testes  
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Injury to the posterior pituitary can cause_____ which can result in 25L of clear urine daily?   diabetes insipidus,  
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Thyroid Gland Secretes?   Triiodothyronine (T3), Thyroxine (T4), Calcitonin  
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Calcitonin in the blood does what?   Lowers blood levels of calcium, Inhibit bone reabsorption, Increase Kidneys’ excretion  
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Symptoms of Grave's Disease   Hyperthyroidism: protruding eyes, Goiter: enlarged thyroid gland (results from low dietary intake of iodine).  
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Symptoms of Cretinism   Only in adolescents: Low metabolic rate, Mental retardation, Retarded growth/ Sexual development  
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Functions of the Parathyroid Gland   Stimulates osteoclasts to increase their breakdown, Increases blood calcium, Calcitonin and PTH are antagonist  
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increases the amount of water reabsorbed by the kidney?   ADH does this  
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decrease in the blood concentration of calcium?   Calcitonin does this  
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has the opposite effect of Calcitonin?   parathyroid hormone does this  
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Frontal Lobe Function   Thought Memory and Behaviour  
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Parietal Lobe Function   Language and Touch  
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Temporal Lobe Function   Hearing, Learning, and emotions  
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Occipital Lobe Function   Visual Processing  
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Cerebellum Function   Balance and coordination  
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Brain Stem Function   Respiration, heart rate, and temperature  
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“fight or flight” response by CNS is caused by?   Epinephrine and Norepinephrine Secreted by hormones of the adrenal Medulla  
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Bloating due to water retention can be caused by?   Mineralocorticoids: Influences mineral salt metabolism in the blood  
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Hormone that causes kidney's to Conserve Na+ ions. Excrete K+ ions?   Aldosterone (the chief mineralcorticoid):  
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Adrenal Cortex- Outer Zone Cells secrete?   Mineralocorticoids such as Aldosterone  
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Adrenal Cortex- Middle Zone Cells Secrete?   Glucocorticoid: Cortisol or hydrocortisone (the chief glucocorticoid)  
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Effects of Glucocorticoid   Increase gluconeogenesis, Decreased immunity and allergic response, Accelerate recovery from inflammation  
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Adrenal Cortex- Inner Zone Cells Secrete?   Adrenal sex hormones  
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What do Adrenal sex hormones do?   Males hormones (adrenal androgens), Stimulate the female sex drive  
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Addison's Disease Symptoms   Decreased Glucocorticoids and minineral corticoids, decreased blood sodium, high K+, hypoglycemia, dehydration, low BP, Increased skin pigmentation  
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Cushing's Syndrome is caused by?   adrenal cortical hormones  
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Cushing's Syndrome Symptoms   Elevated Glucocorticoids and minineral corticoids, Retain sodium, Redistribution of fat, Moon face, Masculinizing effects in females  
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Action of the Pancreas?   Secretes hormones as an endocrine gland. Secretes digestive juices to the digestive tract as an exocrine gland.  
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Antagonist of Insulin   Glucagon  
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Sugar in Blood is stored where?   The Liver  
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Which Feedback System involves Insulin?   Negative Feedback System  
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Pancreatic Islet of Langerhan   Alpha cells release glucagon. Beta cells release insulin.  
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Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus   Insulin dependent or juvenile diabetes, Usually appears before age 20, Autoimmune disease  
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Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus   Give insulin via injection, Transplantation of Islet cells.  
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus   Non-insulin dependent diabetes: β cells produce insulin, Usually overweight  
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Treatment Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus   Controlling diet. Exercising. Maintaining a desirable body weight  
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Location of Pineal Gland   near third ventricle of the brain  
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Pineal Gland Functions   Produces Melatonin, Regulates bodies internal clock, May regulate onset of puberty and menstrual cycle  
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Thymus Gland is composed of?   lymphocytes (Whit Blood Cells)  
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Thymus Gland Releases _____________ which provides________?   Thymosin = immunity  
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Placenta as Temporary endocrine gland produces?   estrogen, progesterone, and gonadotropin  
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Glucagon does what?   accelerates liver glycogenolysis  
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Estrogen is Secreted by?   The Ovary  
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The hormone that helps regulate the body’s biological clock is?   Melatonin is produced in large quantities in response to darkness  
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A disease that destroys myelin in the spinal cord will directly affect which of the following cells?   Oligodendrocytes produce myelin in the CNS  
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functions of neuroglia are?   phagocytosis, providing physical support for neurons, supplying nutrients to neurons  
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The division of the nervous system that connects body parts with the central nervous system is the?   the peripheral nervous system includes all pathways that carry information into and out of the CNS  
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The somatic nervous system carries?   voluntary motor commands out of the CNS  
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The integrative function of the nervous system is directly involved in?   making conscious decisions  
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Neurons have a special area where a nerve impulse begins called the?   The trigger zone starts a nerve impulse called the action potential.  
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structural classifications of neurons are?   unipolar neurons, multipolar neurons, ar neurons  
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It produces action potentials?   sodium-potassium pump  
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Action Potential Begins?   when the membrane depolarizes.  
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sodium-potassium pumps Maintain?   Resting Membrane potential  
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What is a characteristics regarding the strength of an action potential?   all-or-none response, Axons conduct impulses by the all-or-none principle  
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Transmission of impulses across a synapse is made possible by?   Neurotransmitters: Chemicals that are released from axons into the synapse, such as acetylcholine  
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What is the neurotransmitters that is usually excitatory?   Acetylcholine is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the body; gamma amino-butyric acid is usually inhibitory.  
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When impulses from various sources have an additive effect on a neuron, the process is called?   Convergence is the bringing together of stimuli  
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Which component of a reflex arc is located entirely within the central nervous system?   Interneurons process or integrate incoming sensory information in the central nervous system  
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The outer membrane covering the brain is composed of fibrous connective tissues and is called the?   The outer layer is the dura mater  
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Cerebrospinal fluid is mainly found between the?   pia mater and arachnoid mater: Most of the CSF is located within the subarachnoid space below the arachnoid mater and above the pia mater.  
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In the adult, the spinal cord ends?   between lumbar vertebrae 1 and 2  
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If a person has no sensation in the legs, which of the following may be injured or damaged?   Ascending tracts carry sensory information to the brain.  
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What structure connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres?   The corpus callosum is the largest interconnecting fiber commissure in the cerebrum.  
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Which of the following is involved in hearing a phone ring?   The temporal lobe contains centers for hearing.  
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Recognizing your Mother would happen in which Lobe?   Recognition of people and objects occurs in the occipital lobe  
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Functions of Planning a party would happen in which Lobe?   frontal lobe association areas.  
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The pathologic movements of Parkinson and Huntington disease are due to damage in the?   The basal nuclei modify muscle movements and degenerate in these diseases.  
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Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by the   The choroid plexuses are blood vessels that secrete the CSF.  
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The diencephalon contains all of the following structures   thalamus, optic chiasma, pineal gland, and hypothalamus.  
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The part of the brain stem that contains centers for cardiovascular control and sneezing is the?   The medulla oblongata contains a number of centers that control visceral activities such as breathing and heart rate.  
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The part of the brain responsible for regulation of sleep and wakefulness is the   The reticular formation stimulates arousal  
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The lobes of the cerebellum are connected by the?   The cerebellar hemispheres are connected by the vermis  
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Membrane between the vermis   falx cerebelli is a membrane between them.  
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The cranial nerves that control movement of the eyes are?   oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens  
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The cranial nerve responsible for equilibrium and hearing is the?   The auditory (VIII) or vestibulocochlear nerve is for hearing and balance.  
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The only cranial nerve that innervates structures below the neck is the?   The vagus (X) nerve innervates almost all visceral organs.  
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The part of the nervous system that is most active when the body is at rest is the?   Parasympathetic impulses cause digestion and a state of rest to occur  
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Release of neurotransmitter from the presynaptic neuron is dependent upon?   diffusion of calcium ions into the cell.  
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What Happens when Calcium enters a neuron?   synaptic vesicles fuse with the membrane and release neurotransmitter into the cleft.  
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Sensory impulses are carried by?   Afferent Fibers  
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Motor impulses that leave the brain are carried by?   Efferent Fibers  
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Neurons that are deprived of oxygen can be irreversibly damaged   True: Neurons will die if they are anaerobic for 4-6 minutes.  
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The amount of change in the resting potential of a cell membrane is proportional to the intensity of the stimulus.   True: Stimuli alter the resting potential but cannot cause a response unless the threshold for an action potential is reached.  
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The thicker the nerve?   the faster the conduction velocity  
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Postage stamp like material in th human nose   organ of corti  
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Difference between hormones and prostaglandins   Hormones travel, prostaglandins act locally.  
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