Nervous System Part #1
Identify 4 major regions of the brain
Cerebral hemisphere, cerebellum, brain stem & diencephalon
Describe the functions of Brocas & Wernickies area in everyday language
Brocas is language production and speech control
Wernickies is language comprehension
what is the main function of the muscular system?
be able to move around & using our muscles & bones together
what does the bone attatch to, and what does it do to help the bone?
Tendons, use bones as levers to move the body and its parts
what are the regional terms called located in the cephalic (head)
frontal(head),
orbital(eye),
buccal(cheek),
nasal(nose),
oral(mouth),
mental(chin)
Contrast afferent & efferent
afferent is to go towards
efferent goes away
Which 3 things does the Pons regulate
Sleep cycle, respiratory process and motor control
What are the 2 types myofilaments that are composed of myofibrils
Actin and myosin
What does bone marrow store?
Adipose tissue
What are the atomic planes & sections
Median
Sagital
Corneal, Frontal
Transverse, cross
explain what is the function of astrocytes.
forms a living barrier between capillaries & neurons
What is the process of repolarization
Process where K+1 ions diffuse out of the cell, resorting negative charge inside cell & positive charge outside cell.
What muscle is single, uniucleate, and no striations
Smooth muscle
what are the 4 fractures (FX) that can happen In a bone?
1. displaced FX
2. non-displaced FX
3. simple FX
4. compound FX
What is the definition of the prefix soma and auto
Soma: Body
Auto: Self
What is holds the cerebrospinal fluid?
The corpus callosum
What is the cerebellum resonsible for
Balance and coordination
What is muscle fiber cell?
individual cell inside the skeletal muscle surrounded by the endomysium
What are the 6 common FX types
communicated FX, compression FX, depressed FX, impacted FX, spinal FX, greenstick FX
What is the difference between the Acromial and Olecranon?
Acromial: Point of shoulder
Olecranon: Point of elbow
What part of the brain is responsible for relaying Info to the correct area of the brain
Thalmus
What is the function of obligodenrocytes
Producing fatty insulating coverings
What is another word for muscle fiber
Muscle cell
what is the difference between the short bone and flat bone?
short bone: cube shaped and mostly
Flat bones: Falttened and curved
What is body cavity?
Fluid-filled space inside body holding & protecting internal organs