The Nervous System Basics
What is the basic structural unit of the nervous system?
What is a neuron?
Which part of the brain is responsible for muscle coordination and balance?
What is the cerebellum?
Which part of the nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord?
What is the central nervous system (CNS)?
Which condition is caused by muscle weakness and atrophy due to the degeneration of motor neurons?
What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)?
What is the fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord, serving as a shock absorber?
What is cerebrospinal fluid?
What type of nerve carries messages from the body to the brain and spinal cord?
What are afferent nerves?
Which part of the brain relays sensory impulses?
What is the thalamus?
Which part of the nervous system consists of nerves located outside the brain and spinal cord?
What is the peripheral nervous system (PNS)?
What condition is caused by the pinching of the median nerve in the wrist, resulting in pain and numbness?
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for reflex actions, even without the involvement of the brain?
What is the spinal cord?
Which part of the brain is responsible for reasoning, thought, and voluntary body movement?
What is the cerebrum?
Which part of the brain helps regulate blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing?
What is the medulla oblongata?
Which nervous system division controls voluntary movements?
What is the somatic nervous system?
What disease results from the degeneration of the myelin sheath in the central nervous system?
What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?
Which part of the brain conducts impulses and controls eye and auditory reflexes?
What is the midbrain?
What structure in the nervous system is responsible for carrying sensory and motor messages between the brain and the rest of the body?
What is the spinal cord?
The midbrain conducts impulses between which two parts of the brain?
What are the brainstem and cerebrum?
Which part of the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for emergencies?
What is the name of the condition characterized by abnormal electrical impulses in the brain, leading to seizures?
What is Epilepsy?
Which condition results in loss of voluntary muscle movement and coordination due to nerve damage?
What is paralysis?
What are the three layers of membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord?
What are the dura mater, arachnoid membrane, and pia mater?
Which part of the brain controls involuntary reflex actions like chewing and swallowing?
What is the pons?
Which system in the autonomic nervous system balances involuntary functions by counteracting the sympathetic system?
What is the parasympathetic nervous system
Which condition involves an excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain?
What is Hydrocephalus?
Which condition involves inflammation of the brain caused by a viral or bacterial infection?
What is encephalitis?