NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question 1

is a complex network of nerves and cells that carry messages to and form the brain and spinal cord to various parts of the body.

Answer 1

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question 2

What are the 2 parts of the Nervous system

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1. Central Nervous System
2. Peripheral Nervous System

Question 3

Is it made up of brain and spinal cord

Answer 3

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question 4

is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system

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BRAIN

Question 5

it is the most complex organ in a vertebrae’s body

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BRAIN

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What are the 6 parts of the brain

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1. Cerebrum
2. Cerebellum
3. Diencephalon
4. Midbrain
5. Pons
6. Medulla Oblongata

Question 7

It is the most superior part of the brain

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CEREBRUM

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responsible for coordinating voluntary movements

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CEREBULLUM

Question 9

acts as a primary relay and processing center for sensory information and autonomic control

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DIENCEPHALON

Question 10

associated with vision, hearing, motor control, sleep or wakefulness, arousal (alertness), and body regulation

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MIDBRAIN

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bridge between various parts of the nervous system

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PONS

Question 12

containing control centers for the heart and lungs

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MEDULLA OBLONGATA

Question 13

What are the 4 lobes of cerebrum

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1. FRONTAL LOBES
2. PARIETAL LOBES
3. OCCIPITAL LOBES
4. TEMPORAL LOBES

Question 14

Is the part of the brain that controls important cognitive skills in humans, such as emotional expression, problems solving, memory language, judgement, and sexual behaviors

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FRONTAL LOBE

Question 15

it is, in essence, the “control panel” of our personality and our ability to communicate

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FRONTAL LOBE

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What are the 2 functional regions of the parietal lobe

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1. SENSATION AND PERCEPTION, SENSORY INPUT
2. INTEGRATES SENSORY INFORMATION TO FORM A SINGLE PERCEPTION (COGNITION)

Question 17

associated with visuospatial processing, distance and depth perception, color determination, object and face recognition, and memory

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OCCIPITAL LOBE

Question 17

is the visual processing area of the brain

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OCCIPITAL LOBE

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is involved in primary auditory perception, such as hearing, and holds the primary auditory cortex

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TEMPORAL LOBE

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receives sensory information from the ears and secondary areas process the information into meaningful units such as speed and words

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TEMPORAL LOBE

Question 20

are soft and delicate, even slight pressure can injure the irreplaceable neurons

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NERVOUS TISSUE

Question 21

what encloses the brain and spinal cord?

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SKULL AND VERTEBRAL COLUMN

Question 22

what are the 3 additional protection for the Central nervous system

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1. MENINGES
2. CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
3. BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER

Question 23

Other term for cerebrum

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CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES

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refers to the membranous covering of the brain and spinal cord

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MENINGES

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Outermost layer of the meninges

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DURA MATER

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middle, meningeal layer of the meninges

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ARACHNOID MATER

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innermost layer, clings tightly to the surface of the brain

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PIA MATER

Question 28

It is a watery "broth" with the components similar to blood plasma

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CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF)

Question 29

It is a clear, colorless body fluid found in the brain and spinal cord

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CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF)

Question 30

it is to protect the CSN against circulating toxins or pathogens that could cause brain infections, while at the same time allowing vital nutrients to reach the brain.

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BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER

Question 31

it is a long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissues, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column

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SPINAL CORD

Question 32

functions primarily in the transmission of nerve signals from the motor cortex of the body, and from the afferent fibers of the sensory neurons to the sensory cortex

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SPINAL CORD

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it is also a center for coordinating many reflexes and contains reflex arcs that can independently control reflexes.

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SPINAL CORDS

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refers to the parts of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord

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PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question 35

What includes in the peripheral nervous system (4)

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1. Cranial nerves 2. Spinal nerves and their roots and branches 3. Peripheral Nerves 4. Neuromuscular junctions

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is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of axons (the projections of neurons) in the peripheral nervous system

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NERVE

Question 37

provide structured pathways that support the electrochemical nerve impluses transmitted along each of the axons.

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NERVE

Question 38

what is nerve cells called?

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NEURON

Question 39

5 parts of the neuron

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1. SOMA OR CELL BODY 2. DENDRITES 3. AXON 4. MYELIN SHEATH 5. SCHWANN CELL

Question 40

supports the chemical processing of the neuron, the most important of which is the production of neurotransmitters

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SOMA OR CELL BODY

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are appendages that are designed to receive communications from other cells

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DENDRITE

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A long slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body or soma

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AXON

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an insulating layer, or sheath that forms around nerves, including those in the brain and spinal cord

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MYELIN SHEATH

Question 44

play an essential role in the survival and functions of neurons

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SCHWANN CELL