Vocab
Neurons
Pathology
Anatomy
Chance
100
The part of the nervous system, which is located outside the brain and spinal cord, is called
What is peripheral nervous system
100
Sensory neurons are also called
input neurons
100
paraplegia
What is Loss of motor and sensory control of the trunk of the body and lower extremities because of a spinal cord injury
100
sulci
What is A shallow groove on the surface of the CNS
100
How many cranial nerves are found in the human body
What is 12
200
Sympathetic, parasympathetic
What are the two systems that the autonomic nervous system is divided into
200
Which part of the neuron is responsible for cell metabolism?
What is Body
200
rigidity, resting tremors, slow movement and, impaired balance are Symptoms of
What is Parkinson’s
200
where will you find white matter surrounded by gray matter
What is in the The cerebrum
200
meningitis
What is Inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
300
this is occurs when the cell moves through the process of depolarization and repolarization
What is Action potential
300
Neurons with the ability to monitor the environment are called
What is sensory neurons
300
Patients who have an injury to their cervical spinal cord and are paralyzed in all four limbs are known as
What is quadriplegics
300
the largest part of the brain
What is Cerebrum
300
The somatic nervous system carries impulses from the brain and spinal cord to
What is skeletal muscles
400
Is an area where the terminal branches of an axon are close to (but not touching) the dendrites of another neuron.
What is Synapse
400
Neurons are able to generate tiny electrical currents by changing the
What is permeability of their membranes
400
A hematoma formed between the dura mater and the arachnoid mater
What is subdural hematoma
400
The third, innermost layer of the meninges is
What is pia mater
400
is called the resting and digesting division of the autonomic nervous system
What is Parasympathetic branch
500
Are protective covering of both brain and spinal cord Act as cushioning and shock absorbers
What is Meninges
500
when sodium gates in the cell membrane open the cell becomes
What is ---stimulated (excited) ---depolarized
500
A medical disorder in which the myelin in the CNS has been destroyed
What is Multiple sclerosis
500
this makes the impulse conduction rapid
What is myelin
500
This type of glia cell produces myelin for cells in the brain.
What is Oligodendrocytes
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