Nervous System
Strokes
Nerve Cells
Temporal, Frontal, or Parietal?
Occipital, Brain Stem, or Cerebellum?
100
What are the two systems of the Nervous System called
Peripheral & Central Nervous System
100
Name (3) three risk factors for Stroke
High blood pressure Lack of Exercise Obesity Drug Abuse Smoking Obesity Abnormal Cholesterol levels Heart Disease
100
Nerve cells are also called this
What is a Neuron
100
Short-term memory loss
What is Temporal
100
Word blindness
What is Occipital
200
What makes up the Central Nervous System
Brain and Spinal cord
200
A Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) is also called this
Mini strokes
200
This is located in the "Center" of the cell body
What is the Nucleus
200
Solving a math problem
What is frontal lobe
200
Trouble swallowing food or water
Brain stem
300
What type of neuron make your muscles move?
What are Motor Neurons
300
What does F.A.S.T. mean?
Face Arms Speech Time
300
The myelin sheath covers this
What is axon
300
Writing a letter
What is Parietal
300
Difficulty sleeping
What is brain stem
400
What is the largest part of your brain called
What is Cerebrum
400
Name three ways to prevent a stroke
Control blood pressure Stop smoking Eat right Exercise regularly Control your weight
400
Your Central Nervous System contains how many neurons
What are 100,000,000
400
Listening to music
What is temporal
400
Shaking or tremors
What is Cerebellum
500
Name the three parts of the brain stem
Midbrain Pons Medulla
500
Name three symptoms of a stroke
Tingling, numbness in face, arm, leg/especially on one side Weakness or unable to move muscles of the face, arm, leg Trouble find words or Speaking clearly Loss of vision, especially in one eye Severe dizziness, loss of balance A sudden, severe headache
500
Axons carry impulses "to" or "away" from the cell body
Axons carry impulses "away"
500
A change in personality or social behavior; mood changes
What is frontal
500
Difficulty picking up a spoon?
What is Cerebellum
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