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What is the primary function of the nervous system?

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The master controlling and communicating system of the body

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What are the two functional divisions of the nervous system?

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  • Central nervous system (CNS)
  • Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
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What is the largest and most complex mass of nervous tissue in the body?

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The brain

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What are the four regions of the brain?

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  • Cerebral hemispheres
  • Diencephalon
  • Brain stem
  • Cerebellum
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What are the components of the cerebral hemispheres?

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  • Cerebral cortex
  • Cerebral white matter
  • Basal nuclei
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What is the function of gyri and sulci in the brain?

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Increase the surface area

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What are the two types of matter in the brain?

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  • Grey matter
  • White matter
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What does grey matter contain?

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Cell bodies and dendrites

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What does white matter contain?

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Lipid-rich white axons

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What is the primary function of the frontal lobe?

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Goal-oriented behavior and voluntary motor function

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What is the Broca’s area responsible for?

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Motor aspects of speech

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What is alexia?

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Difficulty recognizing written words

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What does damage to the parietal lobe affect?

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Sensation and perception

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What is acalculia?

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Difficulty with math

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What is object agnosia?

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Inability to recognize objects by sight

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What is the primary function of the occipital lobe?

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Processing visual information

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What is Wernicke’s area responsible for?

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Reception and understanding of speech

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What does the limbic system influence?

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Memory and emotion

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Which structures are part of the limbic system?

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  • Limbic lobe
  • Amygdala
  • Fornix
  • Hippocampus
  • Olfactory bulb
  • Portions of the thalamus
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What is the function of the thalamus?

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Relay station for sensory impulses

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What does the hypothalamus regulate?

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Body temperature and autonomic nervous system functions

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What is the primary role of the medulla oblongata?

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Basic life support functions

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What is the reticular formation responsible for?

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Maintaining wakefulness (consciousness)

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What is the cerebellum’s primary function?

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Fine-tuning of motor control

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What are the four large fluid-filled spaces within the brain called?
Ventricles
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What arteries supply blood to the brain?
* Internal carotid arteries * Vertebral arteries
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Fill in the blank: The _______ is the most inferior portion of the brain stem.
Medulla oblongata
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True or False: The cerebral cortex is responsible for conscious control and interpretation of sensation.
True
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What is the primary function of the temporal lobe?
Memory consolidation and auditory processing
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What does damage to the right parietal lobe cause?
Contralateral neglect
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What comprises the Central Nervous System?
The brain and spinal cord ## Footnote The CNS is the integrating and control center of the nervous system.
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What is the function of the Peripheral Nervous System?
Consists mainly of nerves extending from the brain and spinal cord and ganglia ## Footnote It is part of the nervous system outside the CNS.
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What does the Afferent division do?
Carries all incoming sensory pathways ## Footnote Translates to 'carry toward'.
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What is the Efferent division responsible for?
Carries all outgoing motor pathways ## Footnote Translates to 'carry away'.
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What does the Somatic Nervous System control?
Directly controls the skeletal muscles.
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What is the main function of the Autonomic Nervous System?
Affects smooth muscles, cardiac muscles, glands, and other involuntary tissues.
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What is the role of the Parasympathetic Pathway?
Coordinates the body's normal resting activities ## Footnote Often called the rest and repair system.
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What does the Sympathetic Pathway prepare the body for?
Fight or flight response.
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What are the two types of cells that make up nervous tissue?
* Neurons * Glial cells
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What is the function of dendrites in a neuron?
Branching projections that receive incoming information.
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What is the axon's role in a neuron?
Carries impulses away from the cell body.
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What is a synapse?
The junction between the dendrite and axon where information is sent via neurotransmitters.
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What is the function of the myelin sheath?
Protects and insulates nerve fibers, increasing transmission rate.
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True or False: Neurons in the Central Nervous System can regenerate after injury.
False ## Footnote Neuronal damage typically does not regenerate or repair.
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What are Schwann cells required for in the Peripheral Nervous System?
To form a tunnel for neuron repair.
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What are the three types of neurons?
* Sensory neurons * Interneurons * Motor neurons
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What is the primary role of sensory neurons?
Transmitting afferent information to the CNS.
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What do interneurons do?
Transmit impulses from neuron to neuron.
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What do motor neurons do?
Transmit efferent information from the CNS to an effector.
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Fill in the blank: Reflexes are _______ responses to stimuli.
rapid, predictable and involuntary.
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What are the protective structures of the CNS?
* Bone (skull and vertebral column) * Membranes (meninges) * Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
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What are the three layers of meninges?
* Dura mater * Arachnoid layer * Pia mater
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What is the function of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)?
Acts as a shock absorber and maintains volume and pressure.
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What does a decrease in consciousness affect?
The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS).
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What characterizes dementia?
Decline in one or more cognitive domains.
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What is Alzheimer's disease?
A chronic, progressive, irreversible neurodegenerative brain disease.
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Fill in the blank: Parkinson's disease is characterised by _______.
bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor at rest, and gait change.
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What genetic disorder is Huntington's disease?
A genetically transmitted, autosomal dominant disorder.
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What is the function of the spinal cord?
A two-way conduction pathway to and from the brain.
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What is spina bifida?
A developmental anomaly characterised by defective closure of the neural tube.
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What is the role of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)?
Controls bodily activities automatically.
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What are the two divisions of the ANS?
* Sympathetic * Parasympathetic
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What neurotransmitter is released by cholinergic fibers?
Acetylcholine.
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What neurotransmitter is released by adrenergic fibers?
Norepinephrine.

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