Vocabulary
The space that separates two communicating neurons
What is the synaptic cleft?
Blockage of blood flow to the brain
What is the cause of a stroke?
The master control and communication system of the body
What is the nervous system?
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The number of cranial nerves
Concussion
What is the most common TBI?
Chemical or electrical substance released at the end of a nerve fiber
What is a neurotransmitter?
Astrocytes
What is the most abundant neuroglia in the body?
Neuron
What is the name for a nerve cell?
Frontal, Temporal, Parietal, Occipital
What are the lobes of the brain?
Blockage of blood flow to the brain
What is a stroke?
The ability to respond to stimuli
What is irritability?
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
What are the two divisions of the ANS?
Chemical and Electricity
How do neurons communicate?
Olfactory
What is CN I?
"water on the brain"
What is hydrocephalus?
What is a concussion?
Fight or Flight
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
Brain and the spinal cord
What are the two parts that make up the CNS?
Vagus
What is CN X?
Pooling of blood to the lower extremities when moving from sitting to standing
What is orthostatic hypotension?
Temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain
What is a TIA?
BE FAST
What is the acronym used for identifying a stroke?
Synaptic Cleft
What is the name for the gap between two communicating neurons?
Epithalamus, Thalamus, Hypothalamus
What are the 3 parts of the interbrain?
Transient Ischemic Attack
What does TIA stand for?
What is the medulla oblongata?
The pooling of blood into the lower extremities when moving from a sitting to a standing position
What is orthostatic hypotension?
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What is the number of pairs of nerve fibers from the spinal cord?
Increased heart rate, pupil dilation, decreased salivation, decreased blood flow to the stomach
What are things that happen to the body during "fight or flight"?
Birth defect where babies are born without parts of a skull or brain
What is anencephaly?