Nerves Misc.
The study of the structure, function, and pathology of the nervous system.
What is neurology?
The brain is the most complex organ in the body and is composed of this type of tissue.
What is nerve tissue?
The fifth cranial nerve is also called by these two names.
What are the trigeminal and trifacial nerve?
The 7th cranial nerve is the chief ________ nerve of the face.
What is motor?
The eleventh cranial nerve is also called by this name.
What is the Accessory Nerve?
There are over 100 billion of these in the human body.
What are neurons (nerve cells)?
This structure is involved in regulating breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure.
What is the brain stem?
The 5th cranial nerve has this many branches. (bonus: what are their names?)
What is 3--the ophthalmic nerve, the mandibular nerve, and the maxillary nerve?
Another name for the seventh cranial nerve is this.
What is the facial nerve?
The cervical nerves originate in this location.
Where is the spinal cord?
These are whitish cords made up of nerve fibers held together by connective tissue, through which impulses are transmitted.
What are nerves?
This many pairs of spinal nerves extend from the spinal cord to the muscles and skin of the trunk and limbs.
What is the lower lip and chin?
The buccal nerve affects this area of the face.
(Hint: think about the location of the buccinator muscles)
What is the muscles of the mouth?
The major nerves supplying the superficial parts of the arms include the ulnar nerve, median nerve, and ______.
Hint: it supplies the thumb side of the arm and back of the hand.
What is the radial nerve?
These are the three divisions of the nervous system.
What are the Central Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System, and Autonomic Nervous System?
The automatic actions of the brain stem are controlled by this division of the nervous system.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
This nerve branch affects the muscles of the upper part of the cheek.
(Hint: think about the names of the bone and muscle in that area)
What is the zygomatic nerve?
The posterior auricular nerve affects this part of the body.
What are the muscles behind the ear at the base of the skull?
This nerve located in the abdominal cavity can trigger a sudden drop in blood pressure that leads to fainting.
What is the Vagus nerve?
The two types of nerves are Sensory (afferent) and ________.
What are Motor (efferent)?
This structure is a continuation of the brain stem and originates in the brain, extending down to the lower extremity of the trunk.
What is the spinal cord?
The fifth cranial nerve is the chief ___________ nerve of the face.
What is sensory?
What is saliva?
Leaning on the elbows can cause the little fingers to go numb because of pressure on this nerve.
What is the ulnar nerve?