Basics
what is a neuron
sever headache, nausea, vomiting
what is meningitis
4 lobes of the cerebrum
what are frontal, parietal, occipital and temporal
arach means
this helps us communicate with the outside world
what is the nervous system
insulating layer around neurons that allows impulses to travel safely
what is myeling sheath
spinal injury that results in now feeling of the legs
what is paraplegia
lobe responisble for
Emotions; Personality;
Morality; Intellect; Speech; Smell
what is frontal
esthesia
what is sensation/feeling
this division of the autonomic nervous system senses danger
what is fight or flight
sensory neurons are also known as
afferent neurons
inflammatory disease of the CNS with numbness and weakness in the legs
what is mutliple sclerosis
midbrain, pons and medulla oblangata are parts of
what is the brain stem
something that can elicit or evoke a physiological response
what is a stimulus
what is medulla oblangata
divisions of the central nervous system
what is Parkinson's Disease
Controls all body functions related
to skeletal muscles, including:Balance,Muscle Tone,Coordination of muscle movements
what is cerebellum
a chemical messenger that carries, boosts, and balances signals b/n neurons
what is a neurostransmitter
what are the 3 layers of the meninges in order from inner to outer
what is pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater
divisions of the peripheral nervous system
what are: sensory division, motor division, autonomic, somatic, sympathetic and parasympathetic
pain that is experienced after losing a limb
contains the thalamus and hypothalamus
what is diencephalon
mening
checking patellar reflexes gives the doctor an understanding of how the ________ are working
what are spinal nerves