Nervous System Flashcards
(13 cards)
Three parts of the brainstem are…
Midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
The CNS is covered by 3 layers of meninges (connective tissue). The outer layer is called the…
Dura mater
Two divisions of the peripheral nervous system are…
Autonomic & somatic
Nerves that detect pain exist everywhere except the brain itself
Nociceptors
Sense of smell & taste that are sensitive to carbon dioxide & ph change in the blood
Chemoreceptors
Regulates smooth muscle, the heart, & other involuntary functions
Autonomic nervous system
A degenerative neurological condition affecting the motor nerves of the brain and spinal cord causing them to die
Lou Gehrig’s disease or Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Polio is caused by a..
Virus
The largest and longest nerve in the body
The sciatic nerve
Motor neurons carries impulses from brain to the…
Effectors
Carry impulses from one neuron to the next across the synapse
Neurotransmitter
Part of the body that is very sensitive to reflex
Soul of the foot
A conduction pathway for nerve impulses to and from the brain
Spinal cord
