C:10 TERMS

Question 1

Spinal Nerves

Answer 1

31 pairs of nerves arising from the spinal cord

Question 2

Pia Mater

Answer 2

Thin; inner membrane of meninges

Question 3

Peripheral Nervous System

Answer 3

Nerves outside the brain & spinal cord

Question 4

Parasympathetic Nerves

Answer 4

Nerves that regulate involuntary bodily functions

Question 5

Neuron

Answer 5

Nerve cell that carried impulses throughout the body

Question 6

Nerve

Answer 6

Cord like fibers that carry electrical impulses

Question 7

Myelin sheath

Answer 7

Fatty tissue that surrounds the axon; speeds conduction along axon

Question 8

Gyri

Answer 8

Sheet of nerve cells that produce a round ridge on the cerebral cortex; brain folds

Question 9

Cerebellum

Answer 9

Coordinates muscle movement and maintains balance

Question 10

Cauda Equine

Answer 10

Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord

Question 11

Acetylcholine

Answer 11

Neurotransmitter chemical released at the ends of nerve cells

Question 12

Cerebral

Answer 12

Thinking area: 4 lobes

• frontal
• parietal
• temporal
• occipital

Question 13

Parasympathetic

Answer 13

Slows down

Lowers blood pressure

Question 14

Sympathetic

Answer 14

Speeds up

Stimulates the body under stress

Question 15

Pons

Answer 15

Brain stem

Question 16

Medulla Oblingata

Answer 16

Connects spinal cord to brain

Question 17

Suici

Answer 17

Gooves of the brain

Question 18

Meninges

Answer 18

Protective later for brain & spinal cord

Question 19

Synapse

Answer 19

The space where the nervous impulse jumps from one neuron to another

Question 20

Central Nervous System (CNS)

Answer 20

• brain

- spinal cord

Question 21

Nerve Cell

Answer 21

Neurons

Question 22

Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)

Answer 22

Stroke

Question 23

Motor Nerves

Answer 23

Carries messages away from the brain

Question 24

Sensory Nerves

Answer 24

Messages to the brain ——>

Afferent

Question 25

Meninges

Answer 25

3 layers of connective tissue that surround the brain & spinal cord - dura mater - arachnoid membrane - pia mater

Question 26

Dura Mater

Answer 26

Outermost layer surrounding the brain and spinal cord

Question 27

Cranial Nerves

Answer 27

12 nerves that carry messages to and from the brain with regard of the head and neck

Question 28

Cerebrospinal fluid

Answer 28

Circulates throughout the brain & spinal cord

Question 29

Cerebral cortex

Answer 29

Outer region of the cerebrum containing sheets of nerve cells

Question 30

Brainstem

Answer 30

Connects the cerebrum to the spinal cord

Question 31

Axon

Answer 31

Carries nerve impulses along a nerve cell

Question 32

Autonomic Nervous System

Answer 32

Nerves that control involuntary body functions, muscles, glands, & internal organs

Question 33

Arachnoid membrane

Answer 33

Middle layer that surrounds the brain & spinal cord

Question 34

Dendrites

Answer 34

Branching fiber that is the first part to receive the message

Question 35

Neurotransmitter

Answer 35

Chemical messenger released at the end of a nerve cell

Question 36

Sympathetic

Answer 36

Autonomic nerves that influence bodily functions involuntarily in times of stress

Question 37

Peripheral Nervous System

Answer 37

"Everything else" Cranial nerves Spinal nerves Autonomic

Question 38

Vagus nerve

Answer 38

10th cranial nerve