Vocabulary
What is a stimulus?
A change in an environment that causes a response
What is the nervous system disorder that causes the symptoms of tremor's, rigidity, and slow movements.
Parkinsons disease
What does CNS represent
Central nervous system
Opioids mimic what neurotransmitter
Endorphins
How many parts does the peripheral nervous system have?
Two the aromatic and automatic system
What is the Cerebrum?
Part of the brain, that controls, memory language, and thought
Why are reflexes fast?
Because in most cases, the information goes to only to the spinal cord, not to the brain
What does PNS represent
Peripheral nervous system
Drugs that are addictive release this neurotransmitter that contributes to its addictive qualitive.
Dopamine
What does the somatic system do?
It controls, skeletal muscles and communicates between the CNS and the skeletal musscles
What is the synapse
The area between the dendrite of one cell and the axon terminal of another.
What do SSRI and antidepressant drugs do to the nervous system?
Block the reuptake of neurotransmitters in the synapse.
What is three main parts of the brain?
Brainstem, cerebellum and cerebrum
What does the cerebrum do?
the cerebrum processes touch and visual information, and its largest most complex part of the brain
What does the autonomic system do
What controls, smooth muscles and cardiac muscles and it also regulates involuntary muscle movement
What are neurons
The basic functioning units of the nervous system
What is the inner area of empty space in the spinal cord called?
Central canal
Where does thinking occur in the brain?
Cerebrum / cerebral cortex
What does the cerebellum do
It stores, information about movements that frequently happen
What type of neurons does the peripheral nervous system have?
Sensory neurons
What is the cerebellum?
The part of the brain that coordinates voluntary muscle movement, and regulates balance and posture
What is one body system that is ran by your autonomic nervous system?
Varies
What is the MRI imaging technique that assists with diagnosing and treating concussions?
DTI Scan - Diffusion Tensor Imaging.
What does the brainstem do?
This controls involuntary movements while the spinal cord controls voluntary movement
What is the neuron that is in the peripheral nervous system
Motor neurons