Disorders/Diseases
What is the most well known Medication for ADHD
special response caused by the nervous system?
What is? Fight or flight
What is an anticonvulsant drug used for?
what is? to treat seizures
Which has more in quantity Nerve cells In the brain or stars in Milky Way?
Nerve cells in the brain
Blinking is a part of ----- system
Somatic
What is Dopamine?
What is?A chemical in the brain that inhibits movement
Three divisions of the nervous system
What is? Parasympathetic , Sympathetic, Enteric
What do anticholinergic drugs do?
What is? block the action of acetylcholine, a type of neurotransmitter
Which animal don't have a nervous system
Sea Sponges
what are the 3 different type of nerves?
what is Autonomic nerves, Motor nerves and sensory nerves
What replaces the Myelin sheath in MS?
What is? Hard tissue
What ions are involved in nerve transmission?
What is? Potassium and Sodium
What is the drug class for donepezil?
what is? cholinesterase inhibitor
What types of matter is the brain composed of?
- gray and WHITE matter
What are the 4 main functions of the nervous system?
Impulses sent to central nervous system (CNS)
Impulses sent from CNS
Coordination of activities of all parts of
nervous system
Sensory function that detects changes in the
body
What can cause Epilepsy ?
what is? Brain seizure disorder. flashing lights, Excitability,
What are dendrites?
what is part of the neuron that is designed to receive communications from other cells?
The main OTC drug used for insomnia is?
What is? Diphenhydramine
What body part is most sensitive to touch?
Fingertips and Forehead
What are the three main states of a neuron and what does each state do?
Polarized, depolarized, repolarized
What does Alzheimers cause?
What is? Loss of neuronal synapses
What are beta receptors and why are they used?
A customer after complaining about migraines has been prescribed medication. After taking the prescription, he complains of symptoms of feeling dizzy and nauseous. What could be a medication that was prescribed?
What is? Relpax
What's Dirtier a toilet or a phone screen?
What is? Phone screen
What part of the brain controls most of the muscle functions?
cerebellum