Nervous System
Study of the nervous system
Neuroscience
What is composed of sensory and motor nerves that extend from the brain and spinal cord to other parts of the body
Peripheral nervous system
What nerve is the chief sensory nerve responsible for transmitting facial sensations to the brain and controlling the motor nerve function of chewing
The trifacial nerve
Extends down little finger side of arm into palm of the hand
Ulnar
Begins in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb
Sciatic
What are the primary components of the nervous system
Brain, spinal cord, nerves
True or false. Axons take information away from the cell body in the form of nerve impulses
True
What extends to skin of the upper eyelid, eyebrow, forehead and scalp
Supraorbital
Extends into fingers of the hand
Digital
passes The knee and the common peroneal nerve
Tibial
What is responsible for all voluntary body action
Central nervous system
What carries messages to the brain and spinal cord
Sensory nerves
What extends to the side of the forehead, temple and upper part of the cheek
Zygomatic
Extends down thumb side of arm into back of the hand
Radial
A branch of the common peroneal
Superficial peroneal
What controls the nervous system , is the command center and weighs 45-49 ounces
The brain
Another name for motor nerves
Efferent nerves
What extends to the lower lip and chin
Mental
extends down mid-forearm into the hand
Median
Runs down the back of the leg to the outside of the foot and little toe
Sural
What is composed of long nerve fibers, originates in the base of the brain and extends to the base of spine, holds 31 pairs of spinal nerves
Spinal cord
What nerve carries messages from the brain to the muscles and glands
Motor nerve
Auriculotemporal
Name the primary nerves of the arm/hand
Ulnar, radial, median, digital
Begins at the thigh
Saphenous