The Autonomic Nervous System
Fight or flight & Feed and breed
Sympathetic Nervous System & Parasympathetic Nervous System
An articulation or arthrosis is another name for a: ?
Joint
Each muscle fiber is composed of long cylindrical structures called: ?
Myofibrils
What are the two types of nervous systems? hint.. CNS & PNS
central nervous system and peripheral nervous system
Which of the following structures is most associated with “wake up”?
Thalamus or Reticular activating system
Reticular Activating system
All nervous reflexes:
are activated by stretch or require a sensory and motor arm?
require a sensory and motor arm
A cartilaginous joint is called a: ?
Symphysis
This muscle is located on the posterior area of the body... Latissmus dorsi or Sternocleiodmastoid?
Latissimus dorsi
Acetylcholinesterase does what to Acetylcholine?
Destroys it
This fluid cushions the brain, delivers nutrients to the brain and removes wastes.
Cerebral spinal fluid
Which of the following is not true of Bell’s palsy?
Facial nerve involvement or Spasm: sternocleidomastoid bilaterally
Spasm: sternocleidomastoid bilaterally
This two divisions of the skeletal system are:
Axial & Appendicular Skeleton
This muscle is located in the lower extremities... Serratus anterior or peroneous longus?
Peroneus longus
What term describes the hopping of the action potential (nerve impulse) along the axon from one node (of Ranvier) to the next?
Saltatory conduction or Myelination
Saltatory conduction
A hammer strikes the Achilles tendon to elicit which stretch reflex?
Babinski or Ankle jerk?
Ankle jerk
Which of the following is most related to the “feed-and-breed” system?
Craniosacral outflow or Pyramidal tracts?
Craniosacral outflow
The diaphysis is the _______ of the bone
long shaft
T or F... Calcium being pumped back into the sarcoplasmic reticulum is responsible for muscle relaxation
True
The surface of the cerebrum is folded into elevations that resemble speed bumps; these speed bumps are called:
Sulci or Convolutions/gyri
convolutions/ gyri
Ptosis of the eyelid and dilated and fixed pupils reflect pressure on which nerve?
Optic, Vagus or Oculomotor
Oculomotor
The effects of adrenal medullary secretion most resemble:
firing of the somatic motor neurons or Sympathetic nerve discharge?
Sympathetic nerve discharge
The process of bone formation is called ______
ossification
A muscle that remains in a contracted state... Twitch or Tetany?
Tetany
The pituitary gland sits beneath the:
Medulla Oblongata or Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus
Which of the following is located within the spinal cavity?
Cervical plexus, Brachial plexus or Cauda Equina
Cauda Equina