Central NS
Peripheral NS
Neurons
Homeostatic Imbalances
Special Senses
Take Your Chances
Final Jeopardy
100
The 2 main components of the CNS
What are the brain and spinal cord?
100
Division of the PNS that controls involuntary body functions
What is the autonomic nervous system?
100
Where the neuron nucleus is located
What is the cell body?
100
Missing one or more cones
What is color blindness?
100
The 2 photoreceptors in the eye
What are rods and cones?
100
A sudden involuntary response to a stimulus
What is a reflex?
100
Draw an ear diagram. Label the major structures and explain how sound travels to the brain
Pinna -> Auditory canal -> Tympanic membrane -> Malleus -> Incus -> Stapes (through oval window) -> Cochlea -> Cochlear nerve -> Brain
200
The largest portion of the brain
What is the cerebrum?
200
Division of the PNS that controls voluntary muscle actions
What is the somatic nervous system?
200
Neuron structure that receives the stimulus
What is a dendrite?
200
A slight brain injury; common in sports
What is a concussion?
200
Structure that creates the boundary between the outer and middle ear
What is the tympanic membrane (ear drum)?
200
What is a cataract?
300
Brain structure responsible for balance and coordination
What is the cerebellum?
300
Pain in the legs/feet could indicate nerve damage in this location
What is the low back (lumbar) region?
300
Neuron structure that transmits impulses away from the cell body
What is the axon (or axon tail)?
300
Brain tissue dies when blood flow is restricted (either by a blood vessel rupture or a blood clot)
What is a stroke (cerebrovascular accident)?
300
The region of the ear that is necessary for hearing and balance
What is the inner ear?
300
Lobe responsible for vision and color perception
What is occipital lobe (D)?
400
Part of the brain responsible for the vitals (heartrate, breathing, etc.)
What is the brain stem?
400
Responsible for the "fight or flight" response
What is the sympathetic division?
400
The gaps between the Schwann cells of the myelin sheath
What are the Nodes of Ranvier?
400
Constant ringing or clicking in the ear
What is tinnitus?
400
Sense that uses olfactory receptors?
What is smell?
400
The 3 protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord (collectively named)
What are the meninges?
500
The 4 lobes of the brain
What are the frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital lobes?
500
Name the following pathway: receptor -> sensory neuron -> interneuron -> motor neuron -> effector
What is the reflex arc?
500
The gap between the axon terminals of one neuron and the dendrites of the next neuron
What is the synapse or synaptic cleft?
500
Autoimmune disorder that destroys the myelin sheath causing muscle weakness, visual and speech disturbances
What is multiple sclerosis (MS)?
500
The 3 bones in the middle ear
What are the malleus, incus, and stapes (hammer, anvil, and stirrup)?
500
The 5 taste sensations
What are sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami?