Central & Peripheric
The nervous system is divided into two one of the called central nervous system the other one is
What is peripheral nervous system
The effect of adrenergic nervous system on the heart
What is stimulation (increased heart rate)?
Sudden electrical change at the membrane of a neuron or a sarcomere (also called nerve impulse)
What is action potential?
The primary cells of the nervous system
What is neuron?
Infection of the peripheral nervous system and appears as blisters following dermatomes
What is Shingles?
A degenerative diseases characterized by loss of myelin believed to be caused by autoimmune conditions
What is Multiple Myeloma?
Spinal cord belongs to
What is central nervous system?
Visceral nervous system is divided into two subgroups
What are Sympathetic and Parasympathetic?
The phase of nerve impulse where Na+ flows into the cell
What is depolarization?
The long tail of a neuron
What is axon?
Appears as a shooting pain in the back of the leg and in some cases with numbness and loss of movement
What is Sciatica?
Infection of the membranes covering/protecting the brain and spinal cord
What is menengitis?
A structure where peripheral nerves weave together before separating and reaching the target organs
What is plexus?
Based on the neurotransmitter, parasympathetic system is also known as
What is cholinergic?
The nerve impulse (action potential) starts after neurotransmitter stimulates the postsynaptic cell's
What is receptor?
Tree branch is where a neuron receives input from other cells
What is dendrite?
A rare peripheral nervous system dysfunction that may appear 4-5 days after an infection or vaccination
What is Guillane-Barr Syndrome?
Chronic disorder involving and abnormality of teh brain's electrical activity with or without apparent changes in the nervous tissue
What is epilepsy?
The skin area that a spinal nerve feeds
What is dermatome?
In the reflex arc the muscle that removes the affected area
What is effector?
During repolarization, the nerve cell actively takes this electrolyte into the cell
What is potassium (Na+)?
Insulation of the axon in order to enable fast transmission of electrical impulses
What is myelin?
The paralysis of Cranial Nerve 7 (facial nerve)?
What is Bell's Palsy (Facial Nerve Paralysis)?
Degenerative disease that is characterized by loss of neural function which is presumed to be threatening the sustainability of medicare
What is Dementia?
The thickest membrane between the skull and pia mater
What is dura mater?
A beta blocker is a common medication that is used on heart muscle to
What is reduction of heart rate?
Medications that affects the nervous system use one of two methods, they either prevent the neurotransmitters to be destroyed by the enzymes or
What is inhibition of reuptake?
General language describing the brain area which contains fibers and cell bodies that are not covered with myelin
What is gray matter (what is cortex)?
What is Botox?
The reason of death when intracranial pressure increases
What is brain herniation?
Auditory receiving, auditory association and speech comprehension is located
What is temporal lobe?
Helps to maintain homeostasis by controlling temperature, fluid balance, sleep, appetite, etc.
What is Thalamus and Hypothalamus?
The type of conduction where the action potential jumps from Ranvier node to the next
What is saltatory conduction?
Tiny gap between dendrites or between an axon and dendrite
What is synaptic cleft (or synapse)?
Infection of the peripheral nervous system and appears as blisters following dermatomes
What is shingles (Herpes zoster)?
Parkison's disease is characterized with tremors, rigidity of limbs and joints, slow movement and impaired balance. The substance used in treatment
What is L-dopa (Levodopa)?