Ch. 10 Nervous system

Question 1

CNS

Answer 1

central nervous system

• brain
• spinal cord

Question 2

PNS

Answer 2

peripheral nervous system

Question 3

sympathetic nerves is used when ….

Answer 3

the body is under stress

Question 4

parasympathetic nerves cause …

Answer 4

slow heart rate

lower blood pressure

Question 5

ANS

Answer 5

autonomic nervous system

Question 6

neuron

Answer 6

individual nerve cell

Question 7

ganglia

Answer 7

small clusters of nerve cell bodies

Question 8

cerebrum

Answer 8

largest section of the brain

manages speech, vision, smell, movement hearing and thought

Question 9

cerebellum

Answer 9

coordinates voluntary movement

maintains balance

Question 10

thalamus

Answer 10

integrates and monitors impulses from skin (pain)

Question 11

hypothalamus

Answer 11

controls body temp, sleep, appetite, sexual desire and emotion

Question 12

brainstem

Answer 12

pons

medulla oblongata

Question 13

pons

Answer 13

bridges the cerebrum and cerebellum with the rest of the brain
houses nerves for the face and eyes

Question 14

medulla oblongata

Answer 14

connects spinal cord to the brain

regulates blood vessels, heart, respiratory system

Question 15

cerebell/o

Answer 15

cerebellum

Question 16

cerebr/o

Answer 16

cerebrum

Question 17

dur/o

Answer 17

dura mater

Question 18

encephal/o

Answer 18

brain

Question 19

mening/o

Answer 19

membranes

Question 20

meningi/o

Answer 20

meninges

Question 21

radicul/o

Answer 21

nerve root

Question 22

thalam/o

Answer 22

thalamus

Question 23

esthesi/o

Answer 23

feeling, nerve sensation

Question 24

kines/o

Answer 24

movement

Question 25

-paresis

Answer 25

slight paralysis

Question 26

-phasia

Answer 26

speech

Question 27

-plegia

Answer 27

paralysis

Question 28

cerebral concussion

Answer 28

temporary brain dysfunction after injury

Question 29

cerebral contusion

Answer 29

bruising of brain tissue through direct trauma to the head | associated with skull fracture as well as edema

Question 30

``` cerebrovascular accident (CVA) 3 types ```

Answer 30

thrombotic embolic hemorrhagic

Question 31

thrombotic

Answer 31

a blood clot in an artery leaving the brain

Question 32

embolic

Answer 32

a dislodged clot that travels to the cerebral arteries

Question 33

hemorrhagic

Answer 33

a blood vessel, such as the cerebral artery, breaks and bleeding occurs

Question 34

migraine

Answer 34

a severe, recurring, unilateral, vascular headache

Question 35

alges/o

Answer 35

sensitivity to pain

Question 36

angi/o

Answer 36

vessel, blood

Question 37

cephal/o

Answer 37

head

Question 38

cerebell/o

Answer 38

cerebellum

Question 39

cerebro/o

Answer 39

cerebrum

Question 40

crani/o

Answer 40

skull

Question 41

dur/o

Answer 41

dura mater

Question 42

esthesi/o

Answer 42

nervous sensation

Question 43

mening/o

Answer 43

membranes

Question 44

pont/o

Answer 44

pons

Question 45

radicul/o

Answer 45

nerve roots

Question 46

spin/o

Answer 46

spine

Question 47

thalam/o

Answer 47

thalamus