Central
The Parts of the Central Nervous System
What are the brain and spinal cord
The two parts of the autonomic system are
What are Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
The basic functional cell of the nervous system. They transmit electrical and chemical signals.
What is a neuron
M.E.N.D. stands for
Mental Status, Eyes, Neck, Deficit
This part of the brain has two hemispheres.
What is the cerebrum
This part of the nervous system contains 11 of the cranial nerves.
What is somatic
The order of events in a neuron.
What is dendrite->cell body(soma)-> axon-> axon terminal-> synapse
Four S&S of Stroke are
Trouble speaking, Weakness, Confusion, Headache, Facial Droop, Dizziness, Vision changes...etc
This protective layer of the spinal cord houses and transports CSF
Arachnoid mater
This is responsible for the fight-or-flight response.
What is the sympathetic nervous system.
Neurons allow you to... (give at least 3)
What is feel pain, sense temperature, move your muscles, think, remember, see and hear, and control organs
The most severe type of stroke is
Hemorrhagic
This part of the brain houses the primary motor cortex.
What is the frontal lobe.
The ANS controls these two parts of your skin
What are sweating and goosebumps
The three types of neurons
What are sensory(afferent), motor(efferent), and interneurons
A seizure is
Uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain
The diencephalon has these three parts
What are the hypothalamus, thalamus, and epithalamus
This neurotransmitter increases your heart rate in a sympathetic response.
What is norepinephrine or epinephrine
A neuron cannot immediately generate another normal action potential after firing because it must reset. This period helps ensure that impulses travel only in one direction.
What is the refractory period
Focal and generalized