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The 12 pairs of nerves originating in the brain relaying impulses to & from the PNS
What are cranial nerves
100
The name for complex interconnections of nerves
What is plexus
100
ANS stands for....
What is Autonomic Nervous System
100
TBI stands for what?
What is Traumatic Brain Injury
100
A condition associated with memory loss
What is Alzheimer's disease
200
The mass of nerve cell bodies close to the spinal cord
What is the paravertebral ganglia
200
A disorder characterized by loss of function below the neck
What is quadriplegia
200
A mass of nerve tissue composed of mostly nerve-cell bodies
What is ganglion
200
The NS that sends impulses to the heart
What is the ANS
200
The name of the sheath covering each axon fiber
What is the endoneurium
300
A group of brain disorders characterized by repeated seizures over time.
What is epilepsy
300
Treatments for MS
What is there is not a cure, but treatments focus on controlling symptoms & maintaining quality of life
300
The type of meningitis that requires antibiotics
What is bacterial
300
Mixed nerves carry.........
What is both afferent (sensory) & efferent (motor) information
300
The 2 divisions of the ANS
What are sympathetic & parasympathetic
400
The trigger of an epilepsy-related seizure
What is abnormal electrical activity in the brain
400
A chronic, slowly progressive disease of the CNS that destroys the myelin sheath of nerve cell axons
What is multiple sclerosis
400
List the cranial nerves responsible for eye movement
What are oculomotor, trochlear, & abducens
400
The body functions affected when a person has cerebral palsy
What are motor, hearing, vision and cognative
400
The part of the spinal cord that suffers the most injuries
What is the cervical region
500
Name a symptom of MS
What is impairments of motor functions, coordination, or movement difficulties, sensory impairments-numbness/tingling, impaired autonomic functions like urination/defecation/sexual function, & cognitive impairments-memory/attention span/reasoning.
500
Name the two types of meningitis
What is viral & bacterial
500
List the 4 plexuses of the body
What is cervical, brachial, lumbar, & sacral
500
The key component for treating a concussion
What is time for healing
500
List all classifications for TBI
What are mild, moderate or severe concussion
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