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01/29/2007

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Term
NEUROLOGY
Definition
THE STUDY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Term
NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
WHAT IS THE COMMUNICATING SYSTEM OF THE BODY THAT CONTROLS BODY FUNCTIONS AND IS THE MESSAGE CENTER?
Term
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

AND

THE PERIPHERAL NERVES
Definition
WHAT MAKES UP THE NERVOUS SYSTEM?
Term
BRAIN & SPINAL CORD
Definition
WHAT MAKES UP THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM??
Term
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
WHAT ARE ALL THE NERVES OF THE BODY CALLED??
Term
31 PAIRS OF SPINAL NERVES

12 PAIRS OF CRANIAL NERVES
Definition
HOW MANY PERIPHERAL NERVES ARE IN THE BODY??
Term
VOLUNTARY

AND

AUTONOMIC
Definition
WHAT ARE THE 2 KINDS OF NERVES?
Term
NEURON
Definition
WHAT IS A NERVE CELL CALLED?
Term
NEURON TISSUE
Definition
WHAT IS A BUNCH OF NEURONS(NERVES) CALLED??
Term
NUCLEUS
GRANULAR CYTOPLASM
DENDRITES
AND AXON
Definition
WHAT MAKES UP THE NEURONS?
Term
NISSEL BODIES
Definition
WHAT IS THE GRANULAR CYTOPLASM CALLED?
Term
DENDRITES
Definition
NERVE FIBERS THAT BRINGS THE IMPULSE INTO THE CELL.
Term
AXON
Definition
ONE FIBER THAT CARRIES IMPULSE AWAY FROM THE CELL.
Term
SYNAPSE
Definition
A SPACE BETWEEN ONE NEURON TO ANOTHER NEURON?
Term
NEUROLEMMA
AND MYELIN SHEATH
Definition
WHAT ARE THE 2 TYPES OF NERVE FIBER COVERINGS??
Term
MYELIN SHEATH
Definition
AN INSULATION COVERING OF A NERVE FIBER THAT IS FOUND IN BOTH THE CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVES OF THE BODY.
Term
PROTECTIVE COVERING
AND
HELPS IMPULSES TO SPREAD FASTER
Definition
WHAT ARE THE 2 FUNCTIONS OF MYELIN SHEATH?
Term
NEUROLEMMA
Definition
THE OUTER THIN COVERING OF A NERVE FIBER THAT IS ONLY FOUND ON THE PERIPHERAL NERVES.
Term
AIDS REGENERATION OF NERVE FIBERS
Definition
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF NEUROLEMMA?
Term
NERVE TRACK
Definition
A WHOLE GROUP OF NERVE FIBERS IS CALLED?
Term
GANGLION
Definition
NERVE FIBERS ON A TRACK THAT ARE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IS CALLED?
Term
SENSORY OR AFFERENT

MOTOR OR EFFERENT

CONNECTIVE OR CENTRAL
Definition
WHAT ARE 3 TYPES OF NEURONS?
Term
SENSORY (AFFERENT)
Definition
WHAT TYPE OF NEURON CARRIES MSGS. TO THE BRAIN OR SPINAL CORD IN ALL PARTS OF THE BODY?
Term
SENSORY (AFFERENT)
Definition
A TYPE OF NEURON THAT SENSES SOMETHING LIKE SEE, HEAR, TOUCH, TASTE, AND FEEL.
Term
MOTOR (EFFERENT)
Definition
TYPE OF NEURON THAT TRANSMIT MSGS. FROM THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TO ALL PARTS OF THE BODY.
Term
MAKE MUSCLE ACTIVITY
OR
CAUSE GLANDS TO EXCRETE
Definition
WHAT DOES THE MOTOR (EFFERENT) NEURONS DO??
Term
CONNECTIVE OR CENTRAL
Definition
TYPE OF NEURON WHERE THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD ARE
Term
STARTS FROM THE BRAIN AND EXTENDS TO THE LOWER PART OF THE 1ST LUMBAR VERTEBRAE
Definition
WHERE IS THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IN THE BODY?
Term
BONES OF THE VERTICULAR COLUMN,
CRANIUM, AND
MEMBRANES AND FLUID
Definition
WHAT IS THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTECTED BY?
Term
MENINGES
Definition
THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE MEMBRANE THAT PROTECTS THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD (CNS)
Term
RECEPTOR
Definition
A SPECIALIZED CELL OR NERVE ENDING THAT RESPONDS TO A PARTICULAR CHANGE SUCH AS LIGHT, SOUND, HEAT, TOUCH OR PRESSURE.
Term
EXTEROCEPTORS
PROPRIOCEPTORS
INTEROCEPTORS
Definition
WHAT ARE THE 3 CLASSIFICATIONS OF RECEPTORS?
Term
EXTEROCEPTORS
Definition
RECEPTOR THAT SENSES THINGS TAT ARE EXTERNAL SUCH AS SMELL, HEAR, TASTE, AND TOUCH. (SENSES THE 5 DIFF. SENSES)
Term
PROPRIOCEPTORS
Definition
SENSES...SENSE OF BALANCE AND SENSE OF POSITION
Term
INTEROCEPTORS
Definition
SENSES HUNGER, THE NEED TO URINATE, THIRST, BOWL MOVEMENT, AND MENSTRUAL MUSCLE CRAMPS
Term
REFLEX
Definition
AN IMPULSE CONDUCTION BY A REFLEX ARCH CAUSING SOMETHING TO OCCUR LIKE MUSCLE ACTIVITY OR GLANDS TO EXCRETE.
Term
DURA MATER
PIA MATER
ARACHNOID
Definition
WHAT ARE THE 3 PROTECTIVE LAYERS OF THE MENINGES?
Term
DURA MATER
Definition
OUTER LAYER OF THE MENINGES THAT IS TOUGH AND FIBROUS WHICH ADHERE TO THE BONES OF THE SKULL.
Term
PIA MATER
Definition
INNER LAYER THAT IS THIN AND TRANSPARENT AND LIES DIRECTLY OVER THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD WHICH CONTAINS BLOOD VESSELS THAT CARRIES NUTRIENTS AND OXYGEN.
Term
ARACHNOID
Definition
A DELICATE WEB-LIKE TISSUE FILLED WITH CEREBRO SPINAL FLUID(CSF) THAT IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE DURA AND PIA MATER.
Term
CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID
Definition
FORMED FROM THE BLOOD IN THE CAPILLARIES IN THE VENTRICLES OF THE BRAIN.
Term
CAPILLARIES
Definition
SMALLEST BLOOD VESSEL IS CALLED?
Term
VENTRICLES
Definition
A CAVITY OR SPACE IN THE BODY
Term
SOME OF THE CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID FLOW UPWARD OVER THE BRAIN AND DOWNWARD OVER THE SPINAL CORD.
Definition
WHERE IS THE CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID LOCATED IN THE BODY?
Term
INTO THE VEINS AND ARTERIES
Definition
WHERE DO THE WASTE PRODUCTS FROM THE CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID GO?
Term
1. PROTECTION
2. KEEP EVEN PRESSURE
3. BRING NOURISHMENT TO BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
Definition
WHAT ARE THE 3 FUNCTIONS OF CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID?
Term
MENINGITIS
AND
HYDROCEPHALEUS
Definition
WHAT ARE THE 2 TYPES OF COMMON CONDITIONS OF THE CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID?
Term
BACTERIAL-TREATABLE W/ANTIBOTICS

VIRAL-NON-TREATABLE W/ANTIBOTICS CAN BE DEADLY ESPECIALLY IN CHILDREN AND ELDERLY PEOPLE.
Definition
WHAT ARE THE 2 TYPES OF MENINGITIS?
Term
MENINGITIS
Definition
INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN OR SPINAL CORD
Term
HYDROCEPHALEUS
Definition
BLOCKAGE OF THE RETURN OF THE CSF TO THE BRAIN, THE CSF ACCUMULATES IN THE VENTRICLE OR ARACHNOID SPACES.
Term
BRAIN
Definition
WEIGHS 3 POUNDS
HAS A LARGE MASS OF NERVE CELLS AND FIBERS AND HAS DIVISIONS.
Term
CEREBRUM
Definition
THE LARGEST PART OF THE BRAIN THAT IS LOCATED IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE CRANIAL CAVITY. IT IS THE SITE OF INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITY, SENSORY AND MOTOR CENTER.
Term
CEREBRUM
Definition
WHICH DIVISION OF THE BRAIN IS DIVIDED BY A lONGITUDINAL FISSURE INTO 2 HALVES (RIGHT&LEFT) CALLED HEMISPHERES.
Term
OUTSIDE-IS GRAY MATTER WHERE NERVE CELLS AND DENDRITES ARE.

UNDERNEATH IS WHITE MATTER THAT CONTAINS NERVE FIBERS THAT CONNECT WITH THE CELLS.
Definition
WHAT IS THE CEREBRUM MADE OF?
Term
4 LOBES
Definition
EACH HEMISPHERE OF THE CEREBRUM IS DIVIDED IN TO WHAT?
Term
FRONTAL
TEMPORAL
PARIETAL
OCCIPITAL
Definition
WHAT ARE THE 4 TYPES OF CEREBRUM LOBES?
Term
FRONTAL
Definition
WHICH LOBE COORDINATES MOTOR ACTIVITY
Term
TEMPORAL LOBE
Definition
WHICH LOBE IS LOCATED OVER THE EARS AND COORDINATES HEARING AND SPEECH?
Term
PARIETAL LOBE
Definition
WHICH LOBE IS FOR TOUCH SENSATION AND PAIN?
Term
OCCIPITAL LOBE
Definition
LOBE USED FOR SIGHT
Term
CEREBELLUM
Definition
2ND LARGEST PART OF THE BRAIN..
LIES UNDER THE OCCIPITAL LOBETHAT IS SEPARATED FROM THE CEREBRUM BY A TRANSVERSE FISSURE AND IS MADE UP OF GRAY AND WHITE MATTER.
Term
1. COORDINATION
2. BALANCE
3. POSTURE EQUILIBRIUM
4. COORDINATES SKELETAL MUSCLE ACTIVITY
Definition
WHAT IS THE 4 FUNCTION OF CEREBELLUM?
Term
MIDBRAIN
Definition
CALLED THE BRAIN STEM BECAUSE ITS FUNCTION IS THE REFLEX CENTER FOR CRANIAL NERVE IMPULSES. CONTAINS THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA AND THE PONS.
Term
YOU BECOME BRAIN DEAD
Definition
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE A BRAIN STEM INJURY?
Term
PONS
Definition
CONNECTS THE CEREBELLUM WITH HIGHER CENTERS IN THE CEREBRUM AND REGULATES RESPIRATION, HEARTBEAT, AND BLOOD FLOW.
Term
MEDULLA OBLONGATA
Definition
LOCATED BETWEEN THE CEREBELLUM AND SPINAL CORD. IT IS THE SEAT OF VITAL FUNCTIONS.
Term
BECAUSE IT IS THE....
RESPIRATORY CENTER
CARDIAC CENTER THAT TELLS HEART TO PUMP
VASOMOTOR CENTER THAT REGULATES BLOOD PRESSURE BY AFFECTING DIAMETER OF VESSEL.
Definition
WHY IS THE MEDULLA OBLONGATA CONSIDERED THE SEAT OF VITAL FUNCTIONS?
Term
MEDULLA OBLONGATA
Definition
WHERE DO THE NERVE PATHWAYS CROSSOVER WHICH CAUSES THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN TO CONTROL THE LEFT SIDE OF BODY AND THE LEFT SIDE OF BRAIN TO CONTROL RIGHT SIDE OF BODY?
Term
CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID
Definition
WHAT HELPS CUSHION AND GIVE BREATHING ROOM IN THE BRAIN
Term
THALAMUS
Definition
OVAL STRUCTURE SHAPED THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR EMOTIONS AND RESPONSIBLE FOR UNPLEASANT AND PLEASANT SENSATIONS SUCH AS PAIN, TEMPERATURE, AND TOUCH
Term
HYPOTHALAMUS
Definition
WEIGHS LESS THAN 1/4TH OF AN OUNCE AND HAS 10 FUNCTIONS
Term
LINK BETWEEN MIND & BODY.
LINKS NERVOUS SYS. TO THE ENDOCRINE SYS.
PLEASURE CENTER FOR EATING DRINKING,SEX
WATER BALANCE
AROUSAL STATE-INNER CLOCK THAT MAKES U GET UP.
REGULATES APPETITE
REGULATES REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION
REGULATES TEMPERATURE
WORKS
Definition
NAME 9 FUNCTIONS OF THE HYPOTHALAMUS..
Term
WATER BALANCE AND REGULATE TEMPERATURE
Definition
NAME 2 FUNCTIONS OF THE 9 FUNCTIONS OF THE HYPOTHALAMUS
Term
SPINAL CORD
Definition
IT IS 17-18in. long AND 3 quarters in diameter. LIES IN THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN THAT RUNS THRU THE VERTEBRAL FORAMEN AND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE 1ST LUMBAR VERTEBRAE.
Term
1. CONDUCTS IMPULSES BETWEEN THE BRAIN AND OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY.

2. CONSERVE BY ITSELF AS A CENTER FOR REFLEXES.
Definition
NAME 2 FUNCTIONS OF SPINAL CORD
Term
THEY ARE NUMBERED ACCORDING TO THE LEVEL OF THE SPINAL CORD FROM WHICH THEY EMERGE.
Definition
HOW ARE THE 31 SPINAL NERVES NAMED?
Term
8 CERVICAL SPINAL NERVES
Definition
HOW MANY SPINAL NERVES ARE IN THE CERVICAL VERT.?
Term
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
WHAT IS ALL THE NERVES IN THE BODY CALLED?
Term
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Definition
WHAT IS THE CONNECTING PART TO THE BRAIN, SPINAL CORD, SKIN, SENSORY AND VOLUNTARY MUSCLES?
Term
1. CONDUCT IMPULSES FROM SENSORY NERVE TO BRAIN & SPINAL CORD.

2. CONDUCT MOTOR RESPONDS FROM THE BRAIN TO SPINAL CORD FOR MOTOR ACTION.
Definition
WHAT ARE THE 2 FUNCTIONS OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM?
Term
AUTONOMIC SYSTEM
Definition
SYSTEM THAT WORKS INDEPENDLY OF A PERSON'S WILL AND HAVE NO CONTROL OVER.

GOVERNS CERTAIN PARTS OF THE BODY AND HAS TWO PARTS.
Term
SYMPATHETIC
Definition
FIGHT OR FLIGHT

ACCELERATES HEART RATE, CONSTRICT BLOOD VESSELS, AND RAISES BLOOD PRESSURE
Term
PARASYMPATHETIC
Definition
TELLS US TO SLOW DOWN

SLOW HEART RATE,
INCREASE INTESTINAL PERISTALSIS AND GLAND ACTIVITY
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