Task 1 - The nervous system

Question 1

Peripheral nervous system

Answer 1

has two parts somatic and visceral PNS

Question 2

Brain

Answer 2

protected by three membranes - dura mater, arachnoid membrane and pia mater

Question 3

spinal cord

Answer 3

inside of the bony vertebral column, attached to the brainstem - bring information from the skin, joints and muscles to the brain

Question 4

Transection of the spinal cord

Answer 4

results in anesthesia - lack of feeling in the skin and paralysis of the muscles, they cant be controlled by the brain

Question 5

dorsal root (spinal cord)

Answer 5

axons bring information into the spinal cord

Question 6

ventral root (spinal cord)

Answer 6

axons carry information away from the spinal cord

Question 7

cerebrum

Answer 7

two cerebral hemispheres: right side controls movement from the left side of the body, and left side from the right side.

Responsable for complex functions

consists of the telencephalon (cerebral cortex, white matter and basal ganglia) and the diencephalon (thalamus and hypothalamus)

Question 8

cerebellum

Answer 8

movement control center

Question 9

brain stem

Answer 9

brings information from the cerebrum to the spinal cord and cerebellum and vice versa. Responsable for vital functions

damage to the brain stem is fatal

Question 10

Frontal lobe

Answer 10

cognitive functions, reasoning , planning and problem solving, voluntary movement and personality

Question 11

occipital lobe

Answer 11

visual processing

Question 12

temporal lobe

Answer 12

auditory procesing

Question 13

pariental lobe

Answer 13

sensory processing and spatial awareness

Question 14

Somatic nervous system

Answer 14

the skin, the joints and the muscles that are under voluntary control

Question 15

somatic motor axons

Answer 15

muscle contraction

Question 16

somatic sensory axons

Answer 16

the skin, the joints and the muscles - processing sensory information

Question 17

Afferent nervous system

Answer 17

transporting information from the muscles and glands towards the CNS

Question 18

Efferent nervous system

Answer 18

transporting information away from the CNS towards the muscles and glands

Question 19

Visceral nervous system

Answer 19

involuntary, vegetative nervous system - contraction and relaxation of muscles (ex. blood pressure by regulating the heart)

Question 20

Sympathetic nervous system

Answer 20

body involuntary functions - prepares the body for physical activity and stress (immediate reactions)

Question 21

Parasympathetic nervous system

Answer 21

involuntary functions - conserves energy and promote activities that occur when the body is at rest (ex. decrease of heart rate) conservation of energy.

Question 22

ventricular system

Answer 22

lateral, third and fourth ventricle - serve the production and containing CSF

Question 23

Central nervous system

Answer 23

receives and interprets sensory information - control complex behavior (decisions, creativity and emotions)

Question 24

how are the CNS and the PNS connected

Answer 24

the CNS is the control center and the PNS nerves extend from the CNS to the rest of the body connecting it to the limbs, organs and external environment

Question 25

Transmission fo signals (CNS-PNS)

Answer 25

PNS (Receives sensory information) -> CNS interprets stimuli

Question 26

Integration and processing (CNS-PNS)

Answer 26

the CNS receives the stimuli and responds

Question 27

Motor response (CNS-PNS)

Answer 27

CNS sends the information trough the PNS nerves

Question 28

Feedback loop (CNS-PNS)

Answer 28

body adjusts and can react yo changes in the environment e

Question 29

health literacy

Answer 29

limited capacity to obtain, process and understand the basic health information and services needed to make an informed decision