Module 8 Nervous System

Question 1

Central Nervous System

Answer 1

Consist of the brain and spinal cord

Question 2

Peripheral Nervous System

Answer 2

Made up of the cranial and spinal nerves that convey messages to or from the CNS

Question 3

Neurons or nerve cells

Answer 3

Excitable cells that generate, receive, and transmit electrical signals

Question 4

Brain

Answer 4

Divided into four regions: cerebral hemisphere(cerebrum), diencephalon, brain stem, and cerebellum

Question 5

Cerebrum

Answer 5

Site of our conscious mind:awareness, sensory perception, voluntary motor Initiation, communication, memory storage, and understanding

Question 6

Diencephalon

Answer 6

Center for emotional response and autonomic control center for functions such as blood pressure, body temperature, sleep-wake cycle, or water balance.

Question 7

Brain stem

Answer 7

Oldest part of the brain. Has centers to control automatic behavior needed for survival.

Question 8

Cerebellum

Answer 8

Main function is maintaining balance.

Question 9

Memory

Answer 9

Storage and retrieval of information.

Question 10

Sleep

Answer 10

A state of partial unconsciousness from which a person can be aroused by stimulation.

Question 11

Spinal cord

Answer 11

The part of the central nervous system inside the vertebral canal.

Question 12

Autonomic nervous system(ANS)

Answer 12

Oldest part of the nervous system. Controls smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands.

Question 13

-algia

Answer 13

Pain or painful condition

Question 14

cephal(o)-

Answer 14

Head

Question 15

cerebell(o)-

Answer 15

Cerebellum

Question 16

cerebr(o)-

Answer 16

Cerebrum

Question 17

crani(o)-

Answer 17

Skull(cranium)

Question 18

-dural

Answer 18

Dura mater

Question 19

encephal(o)-

Answer 19

Brain

Question 20

glio(o)-

Answer 20

Nervous tissue

Question 21

-lepsy

Answer 21

Seizure

Question 22

mening(o)-

Answer 22

Meninges or membranes

Question 23

myel(o)-

Answer 23

Spinal cord or myelin

Question 24

neur(i)-, neur(o)-

Answer 24

Nerve or nervous system

Question 25

-paresis

Answer 25

Partial or imcomplete paralysis

Question 26

-plegia

Answer 26

Paralysis or stroke

Question 27

psych(o)-

Answer 27

Mind

Question 28

radicul(o)-

Answer 28

Nerve root

Question 29

-rrhagia

Answer 29

Bleeding or abnormal/excessive fluid discharge

Question 30

-sclerosis

Answer 30

Abnormal hardening

Question 31

thalam(o)-

Answer 31

Thalamus

Question 32

vag(o)-

Answer 32

Vagus nerve

Question 33

AD

Answer 33

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 34

ADD

Answer 34

Attention deficit disorder

Question 35

ADHD

Answer 35

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Question 36

ALS

Answer 36

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Question 37

ANS

Answer 37

Autonomic Nervous System

Question 38

CNS

Answer 38

Central nervous system

Question 39

CSF

Answer 39

Cerebrospinal fluid

Question 40

CVA

Answer 40

Cerebrovascular accident(commonly known as stroke)

Question 41

EEG

Answer 41

Electroencephalography

Question 42

Epi, EPAN

Answer 42

Epidural anesthesia

Question 43

fMRI

Answer 43

Functional magnetic resonance imaging

Question 44

GBS

Answer 44

Guillan-Barré syndrome

Question 45

ICP

Answer 45

Intracranial pressure

Question 46

LOC

Answer 46

Levels of consciousness

Question 47

LTM

Answer 47

Long-term memory

Question 48

MS

Answer 48

Multiple sclerosis

Question 49

MRI

Answer 49

Magnetic resonance imaging

Question 50

NREM

Answer 50

Nonrapid eye movement

Question 51

OCD

Answer 51

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 52

PNS

Answer 52

Peripheral Nervous System

Question 53

REM

Answer 53

Rapid eye movement

Question 54

SAD

Answer 54

Seasonal affective disorder

Question 55

STM

Answer 55

Short-term memory

Question 56

TIA

Answer 56

Transient ischemic attack

Question 57

Name the 12 pairs of cranial nerves

Answer 57

Olfactory Optic Oculomotor Trochlear Trigeminal Abducens Facial Vestibulocochlear Glossopharyngeal Vagus Accessory Hypoglossal

Question 58

Olfactory

Answer 58

1. smell

Question 59

Optic

Answer 59

2. Sight

Question 60

Oculomotor

Answer 60

3. Eye movement, pupil constriction, eyelid opening

Question 61

Trochlear

Answer 61

4. Eye movement

Question 62

Trigeminal

Answer 62

5. Chewing muscles, facial sensation

Question 63

Abducens

Answer 63

6. Eye movement

Question 64

Facial

Answer 64

7. Facial movement(expression), taste in frontal two thirds of tongue, tear glands, salivation

Question 65

Vestibulocochlear

Answer 65

8.Hearing, balance

Question 66

Glossopharyngeal

Answer 66

9.Taste in back one-third of tongue, swallowing, salivation

Question 67

Vagus

Answer 67

10.Internal organs in thorax and abdomen(parasympathetic system); taste, swallowing, palate elevation, talking

Question 68

Accessory

Answer 68

11. Head turning, shoulder shrugging

Question 69

Hypoglossal

Answer 69

12. Tongue movements

Question 70

The spinal cord give off _______ pair of spinal nerves.

Answer 70

31.