Neurology
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| The nervous system is divided into two different systems, what are they? | the Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS).
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| The CNS is comprised of what? | The brain and spinal cord.
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| The PNS is comprised of what? | The spinal and cranial nerves.
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| Afferent pathways (ascending pathways) carry sensory impulses which way? | They carry sensory impulses toward the CNS.
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| Efferent pathways (descending pathways) carry impulses which way? | They carry sensory impulses away from the CNS to effector organs, such as muscles, (smooth or skeletal) and glands.
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| The voluntary (somatic) nervous system is composed of: | nervous system fibers that connect the structures of the CNS with skeletal muscles and integument.
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| The involuntary (autonomic) nervous system is divided into the: | Sympathetic and parasympathetic branches.
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| Sympathetic nervous system... | Fight or flight
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| Parasympathetic nervous system... | Rest and relax
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| What is the largest component of the CNS? | The brain.
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| The entire CNS is enclosed by a set of three membranes collectively known as: | The meninges.
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| The cranial meninges consist of three layers: | The dura mater, the arachnoid mater and pia mater.
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| The dura mater is the: | External thick, dense fibrous membrane.
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| The arachnoid mater is the: | Intermediate, delicate membrane.
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| The pia mater is the: | Internal delicate, vascular membrane.
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| The subarachnoid space between the arachnoid and pia is actually a space that contains? | CSF, trabeculae, arteries, and veins.
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| The lateral ventricles are important for what? | ICP monitoring, CSF drainage, or placement of a CSF shunt.
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| CSF has what role? | It surrounds the brain and spinal cord, it provides a protective mechanism by acting as a shock absorber, and participates removal of waste from the cerebral tissue.
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| CSF is made up of how many ml? | About 125-150 ml of CFS.
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| Neurotransmitters for the sympathetic nervous system are? | Acetylcholine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine.
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| There are four lobes in the brain, what are they? | Frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital.
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| Frontal lobe functions are what? | Personality, behavior, intellect, short term memory, motor speech.
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| Parietal lobe functions are what? | Sensory integration, object recognition, localizes sensory information to the body surface.
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| Temporal lobe functions are what? | Emotion, long term memory, processing of auditory input, sensory speech.
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| Occipital lobe functions are what? | Processing of visual input.
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