Nervous System Level 1
The primary cell that builds all the structures of the nervous system
What is the peripheral system made of?
Nerves that branch off from the spinal cord.
Name the tiny empty space between dendrites of one neuron and axon terminals of the connecting neuron
Synapse
The messages travel along this structure until it reaches the nerve terminals
the Axon
Hemat(o) is a medical prefix that denotes to the word?
Blood
What does PNS stand for?
Peripheral nervous system
What structure functions like a highway and transmits nerve impulses from the body to the brain and from the brain to the body?
The Spinal Cord
What does a dendrite do?
Receives neurotransmitters from another neuron's axon terminal
Two subdivisions of the Autonomic Nervous System--and the function of each
Sympathetic "Fight of Flight" Parasympathetic Division- "rest and digest"
Pnea is a medical term that denotes to the word?
Breathing
What does CNS stand for?
Central Nervous System
Name the lobes of the brain
Frontal, parietal, temporal ,occipital
What does the Somatic divison of the nervous system control?
Voluntary movements of the body
What purpose is the purpose of the Myelin Sheath on an axon?
to speed up nerve impulses and transmit them neatly
When telling a patient to take a medicine BID what are we telling them to do? And what is BID?
We are telling them to take the prescribed medicine TWICE A DAY. And BID is a frequency.
Name the structures of the nervous sytem
Brain, Spinal cord, and Nerves
Name FOUR parts of a neuron
1- cell body 2- dendrites 3- axon 4- myelin sheaths
Bonus: 5- axon terminals 6- nodes of ranvier
The division of your peripheral nervous system that is made up of the nerves that control involuntary body responses and functions.
Autonomic nervous sysytem
Neurons taking information back to your body are called what?
Motor neurons
Hematochezia is a medical term that refers to?
New rectal bleeding
Named three effects of a severe fall or a TBI
Slurred speech, Confusion and weakness on one side