The Nervous System
What is Neurology
The study of the nervous system.
What are 2 examples of neurons
Interneuron, sensory neuron, motor neuron
What is the frontal lobe in charge of
Decision making
What is the color portion of the eye that contracts the pupil?
Iris
How many hours of sleep are recommended
8-10 hours
What is the central nervous system made up of?
Brain and spinal cord
What direction do sensory and motor neurons carry impulses
Sensory - From outside environment toward the CNS
Motor - From the CNS to the muscles
what is the cerebellum in charge of?
Balance and complex movements
What is in the middle ear that receives vibrations and amplifies them allowing you to hear?
What is one strategy for healthy sleep habits
Avoid caffeine in the evening.
Exercise regularly, at least three hours before bedtime.
Establish a bedtime routine.
Try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time each day
What is the peripheral nervous system made up of.
All of the nerves that come off the central nervous system
What does the hypothalamus control
Emotions
What is the cerebrum in charge of?
Conscious thought
Memory/sensory information
What structure is in the outer ear that sound passes through.
Ear drum (tympanic membrane)
What is Eustress and what is Distress
Eustress - positive stress
Distress - negative stress
What are 3 parts of a neuron
Cell body, dendrite, axon, myelin sheath
What are the somatic and autonomic nervous systems in control of?
Somatic - Voluntary
Autonomic - Involuntary
What does the brainstem control?
Involuntary movements/organ function
Cochlea
What are the 3 eating disorders that we talked about
Anorexia
Bulimia
Compulsive overeating
Give me 2 of the 4 functions of the nervous system
Provides electrical messengers to communicate. (endocrine – chemical)
Gathers information about your surroundings.
Coordinates physical activities.
Allows you to control your body.
Pain receptor, chemoreceptor, thermoreceptor, mechanoreceptor
What are 3 lobes of the brain and their function?
Frontal - Decision making
Occipital - Vision
What is myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism
Myopia - nearsightedness
Hyperopia - far sighted
Astigmatism - Focus issue
What are the signs/symptoms of the 3 eating disorders we talked about?
Anorexia nervosa - starvation and excessive exercise
Bulimia - binge eating, purging, excessive exercise
Compulsive overeating - not allowing appetite to control eating