NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question 1

Functions of the nvs

Answer 1

1. Gathers information from both inside and
   outside the body
2. Transmits information to the processing areas
   of the brain and spine
3. Processes the information in the brain and spine
4. Sends information to the muscles, glands, and
   organs so they can respond appropriately –

Question 2

controls and coordinates all essential functions of the body including all other body systems allowing the body to maintain homeostasis or its delicate balance

Answer 2

HOMEOSTASIS

Question 3

2 main divisions of nvs

Answer 3

1. Central Nervous System

2. Peripheral Nervous System

Question 4

consists of the

brain and spinal cord.

Answer 4

Central Nervous

System

Question 5

plays a central role in the control of most bodily
functions, including awareness, movements,
sensations, thoughts, speech, and memory.

Answer 5

BRAIN

Question 6

what kind of info is the CNS responsible for?

Answer 6

sensory information

Question 7

serves as a conduit for signals between the brain and the rest of the body. It also controls simple musculoskeletal reflexes without input from the brain.

Answer 7

SPINAL CORD

Question 8

Conveying motor commands to all voluntary striated muscles in the body

Answer 8

PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question 9

2 major systems of PNS

Answer 9

AUTONOMIC & SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEMS

Question 10

control system that acts largely unconsciously and regulates bodily functions,
such as the heart rate, digestion, respiratory rate, pupillary response, urination, and sexual arousal.

Answer 10

Autonomic nervous system

Question 11

prepares the body for the “fight or flight” response during any potential danger

Answer 11

SYMPATHETIC NS

Question 12

inhibits the body from overworking and restores the body to a calm and composed state.

Answer 12

PARASYMPATHETIC NS

Question 13

part of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control
of body movements via skeletal muscles.

Answer 13

SOMATIC NS

Question 14

what sensory division transmits impulses from peripheral organs to
the CNS?

Answer 14

afferent

Question 15

what sensory division transmits impulses from the CNS out to the peripheral organs to cause an effect or action.

Answer 15

efferent

Question 16

coordination of movement and aspects of motor learning.

Answer 16

CEREBELLUM

Question 17

conscious activity including perception, emotion, thought, and planning

Answer 17

CEREBRUM

Question 18

Brain’s switchboard – filters and then relays

information to various brain regions

Answer 18

THALAMUS

Question 19

vital reflexes as heart beat and respiration

Answer 19

MEDULLA

Question 20

– medulla, pons, and midbrain (involuntary

responses) and relays information from spine to upper brain

Answer 20

Brainstem

Question 21

– involved in regulating activities internal organs,
monitoring information from the autonomic nervous system,
controlling the pituitary gland and its hormones, and regulating
sleep and appetite

Answer 21

HYPOTHALAMUS

Question 22

uses serial x-rays to
visualize intra and extra cranial blood
vessels. This procedure is used to detect
vascular lesions and tumors.

Answer 22

Cerebral Angiography

Question 23

• is a surgical procedure which involves the removal of a portion of the skull.

Answer 23

Craniectomy

Question 24

involves making an incision in the scalp
and creating a hole known as a bone flap in
the skull.

Answer 24

Craniotomy

Question 25

test that detects electrical activity in your brain using small, metal discs (electrodes) attached to your scalp. Your brain cells communicate via electrical impulses and are active all the time, even when you're asleep

Answer 25

Electroencephalography

Question 26

electrodiagnostic medicine technique for evaluating and recording the electrical activity produced by skeletal muscles.

Answer 26

Electromyography

Question 27

a route of administration for drugs via an injection into the spinal canal, or into the subarachnoid space so that it reaches the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and is useful in spinal anesthesia, chemotherapy, or pain management applications.

Answer 27

Intrathecal injection

Question 28

loss of the ability to recognize objects, faces, voices, or places. It's a rare disorder involving one (or more) of the senses

Answer 28

Agnosia

Question 29

weakening of an artery wall that creates a bulge, or distention, of the artery

Answer 29

Aneurysm

Question 30

impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write.

Answer 30

Aphasia

Question 31

a neurological disorder characterized by the inability to perform learned (familiar) movements on command, even though the command is understood and there is a willingness to perform the movement

Answer 31

Apraxia

Question 32

Pathological softening of nervous tissue

Answer 32

Neuromalacia

Question 33

stabbing, burning, and often severe pain due to an irritated or damaged nerve.

Answer 33

Neuralgia

Question 34

condition in which an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) occurs within the brain

Answer 34

Hydrocephalus

Question 35

what will help drain the extra CSF in the brain?

Answer 35

VP SHUNT

Question 36

describes any neurologic symptoms related to the spinal cord and is a serious condition.

Answer 36

Myelopathy

Question 37

area of necrotic tissue in the brain. It results from a blockage or narrowing in the arteries supplying blood and oxygen to the brain.

Answer 37

Cerebral Infarction