Chapter 10 Nervous System and Mental Health

Question 1

Innervation

Answer 1

Supply of nerves to a specific body part

Question 2

Ganglion

Answer 2

A nerve center made up of a cluster of nerve cell bodies outside the CNS

Question 3

Plexus

Answer 3

Network of intersecting spinal nerves

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Affertent Neurons

Answer 4

Sensory neurons

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Connecting Neurons

Answer 5

Associative neurons

Question 6

Efferent Neurons

Answer 6

Motor neurons

Question 7

Acetylcholine

Answer 7

Muscle actions in spinal cord and neuromuscular junctions

Question 8

Glial cells

Answer 8

Surround Neurons to hold them in place, supply nutrients, insulate one neuron from another, Destroy and remove dead neurons

Question 9

Meninges

Answer 9

Membranes that enclose the brain

Question 10

Dura Mater

Answer 10

Thick, tough, outermost membrane of the meninges

Question 11

Arachnoid membrane

Answer 11

loosely attached to the other meninges to allow space for fluid to flow between layers

Question 12

Pia Mater

Answer 12

Located closest to the brain/spinal cord, delicate connective tissue that contains rich supply of blood vessels

Question 13

Gyri

Answer 13

Elevated folds of the gray matter in the cerevral cortex

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Sulci

Answer 14

Fissures of the cerebral cortex

Question 15

Thalamus

Answer 15

Below cerebrum produces sensations by relaying impulses to and from the cerebrum

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Hypothalumus

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Regulates autonomic nervous system, Regulates emotional responses, body temp, food intake, water balance, sleep-wakefulness cycles, pituitary gland and endocrine system activity

Question 17

Cerebellum

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Behind cerebrum, smooth coordinated motions, maintain equilibrium

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Brainstem

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Midbrain and pons, medulla oblongata

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Medulla oblongata

Answer 19

Basic survival functions, respiration, heart rate, blood pressure, reflexes for coughing, sneexing, swallowing, and vomiting

Question 20

Esthet-

Answer 20

Feeling

Question 21

Psychiatrist

Answer 21

is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating chemical dependencies, emotional problems, and mental illness

Question 22

Cephalagia

Answer 22

Head ache

Question 23

Migraine headache

Answer 23

May be preceded by aura, characterized by throbbing pain on one side of the headC

Question 24

Cluster Headaches

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Intensely painful headaches that affect one side of the head and may be associated with tearing of eyes and nasal congestion

Question 25

Encephalocele

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conganital herniation of brain tissue through gab in skull

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Meningocele

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Congenital herniation of the meningies through defect in the skull or spinal column

Question 27

Hydrocephalus

Answer 27

Condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the ventricles of the brain

Question 28

Meningioma

Answer 28

Common slow growing usually benign type of tumors of the meninges

Question 29

Meningitis

Answer 29

An inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord

Question 30

Chiari malformation

Answer 30

congenital condition in which part of the cerebellum extends down into the spinal canal

Question 31

Encephalitis

Answer 31

Inflammation of the brain

Question 32

Reye's syndrome

Answer 32

Serious and potentially deadly disorder in children that is characterized by vomiting and confusion

Question 33

Tetanus

Answer 33

Lockjaw

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Answer 34

ALS/ Lou Gehrig's disease

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Cerebral contusion

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Bruising of the brain tissue as a result of a head injury that cuases the brain to bounce against the rigid bone of the skul

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Cranial hematoma

Answer 36

collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain

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Lethargy

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Lowered level of consciousness marked by listlessness drowsiness and apathy

Question 38

stupor

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Unresponsive state from which a person can be aroused

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Syncope

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Fainting

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Delirium

Answer 40

Acute condition of confusion, disorientation, and disorder

Question 41

Glioblastoma

Answer 41

type of fast-growing malignant brain tumor that forms from glial cells

Question 42

Ischemic stroke

Answer 42

Most common type of stroke in older people, occurs when the flow of blood to the brain is blocked by the narrowing of an artery to the brain

Question 43

Aphasia

Answer 43

Loss of the ability to speak, write, and or comprehend a written or spoken word