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50 Cards in this Set
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I. Olfactory |
Smell |
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II. Optic |
Vision |
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III. Oculomotor |
Controls eye movement |
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IV. Trochlear |
One externalbeye muscle |
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V. Trigeminal |
Conducts sensory impulses away from the skin of the face |
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VI. Abducens |
Supplies motor function to the lateral eye muscle, rolls eye laterally |
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VII. Facial |
Activates muscles for facial expressions |
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VIII. Vestibulocochlear |
Transmit for the sense of balance |
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IX. Glossospharyngeal |
Suppliea motor fibers to the pharynx (throat) |
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X. Vagus |
Carry sensory impulses from and to the pharynx, larynx, abdominal, abdominal and thoracic viscera |
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XI. Accessory |
Activate the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muacles |
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XII. Hypoglossal |
Motor fibers control tongue movement. |
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What protects the nervous system |
Scalp and skin Skull and vertebral column Meninges Cerebrospinal fluid Blood brain barrier |
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Where is the dura mater |
Double layer external covering Exteral layer |
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Where is the periosteum attached |
Inner surface of the skull |
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Arachnoid layer |
Middle layer Clings to the surface of the brain |
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Where is the pia mater |
Internal layer Clings to the surface of tge brain |
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What does the cerebrospinal fluid do |
-Similar to blood plasma composition -Forms a watery cushion for protecting the brain |
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Where is cerebrospinal fluid circulated |
Arachnoid space, ventricles, and central canal of the spinal cord |
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What causes hydrocephalus |
When csf accumulates and exerts pressure of the brain if not drained |
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How does causes the blood brain barrier ro exclude many harmful substances |
The near impermeable capillaries |
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What substances can pass the blood brain barrier |
Fats and soluble molecules Respiratory gass Alcohol Nicotine Anesthesia |
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What are the tramatic brain injuries |
Concussion Contusion Cerebral edema Cerebrovascular accident (Stroke) |
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What is a concussion |
Slight brain injury No permanent damage |
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What is a contusion |
Nervous tissue destroyed Nervous tissue doesn't regenerat |
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What is a cerebral edema |
-Swelling from the inflammatory response -May compress and kill brain tissue |
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What is a cerebrovascular accident |
-Stroke -Ruptured blood vessels supplying a region of the brain -Loss of some function or possible death |
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What is Alzheimer's disease |
-Progressive degeneration of the bran -Mostly in elderly but can occur i middle age -Victims experience memory loss, irritability, confusion, and deatg |
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What causes Alzheimer's disease |
Structural changes in the brain including abnormal protein deposits and twisted fibers with neurons |
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are there |
31 pairs |
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What is the collection of spinal nerves in the inferior |
Cauda equina |
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What is internal gray matter mostly |
Cell bodies |
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What does the gray matter in the spinal cord surrond |
The central canal |
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What is the central canal filled with |
Cerebrospinal fluid |
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What covers the brain and spinal cord |
Meninges |
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Where do spinal nerves leave |
The level of each vertebrae |
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What the endoneurim surrond |
Each fiber |
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What bundles groups of fibers into fasicles |
Perineurium |
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What are fasicles bound together by |
Epuneurium |
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What are the classification of neurons |
Mixed Sensory (afferent)-Towards CNS Motor (efferent)- Away from CNS |
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How are spinal cords named |
For the region where they arise |
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What does the dorsal rami serve |
Skin and muscle of posterior trunk |
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What does the ventral rami form |
Complex networks(plexus) for the anterior |
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What are the two subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system |
Sympathetic Parasympathetic |
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What is the types of nerves in the autonomic nervous system |
Somatic- One motor neuron Autonomic- Preganglionic and postganglionic nerves |
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What are the somatic effector organs |
Skeletal muscles |
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What are the autonomic effector organs |
Smooth and cardiac muscles and glands |
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What Neurotransmitter(s) does the somatic system use |
Acetylcoline |
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What neurotransmitters does the autonomic system use |
Acetylcoline, epiniphrine, or norepinephrine |
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Where does the sympathetic division originate |
T1- L2 |