Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
27 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
Babinski reflex
|
This reflex is elicited by stroking the sole of the foot; plantar flexion and curling of the toes are normal response in an adult
|
|
|
|
Achilles' tendon reflex
|
A stretch reflex; tapping this tendon in the heel normally causes plantar flexion of the foot; also called ankle jerk reflex
|
|
|
|
Gag reflex
|
This reflex involves the glossopharyngeal nerve and helps prevent food and water from going down the wrong way
|
|
|
|
Baroreceptor reflex
|
This reflex helps your body maintain a normal blood pressure
|
|
|
|
Patellar tendon teflex
|
This reflex helps you maintain a standing posture; also called the knee jerk reflex
|
|
|
|
Withdrawal reflex
|
A protective reflex; quickly moves your finger away from a hot object
|
|
|
|
Pupillary reflex
|
This reflex causes the pupils of the eyes to constrict in response to light
|
|
|
|
Olfactory
|
Sense of smell; anosmia
|
|
|
|
Vestibulocochlear
|
Senses of hearing and balance; ototoxicity; vertigo
|
|
|
|
Vagus
|
The wanderer; widely distributed throughout the thoracic and abdominal cavities
|
|
|
|
Accesory
|
Allows you to shrug your shoulders
|
|
|
|
Optic
|
Damage to this nerve causes blindness
|
|
|
|
Hypoglossal
|
Helps control the movements of the tongue
|
|
|
|
Oculomotor
|
Nerve that supplies most of the extrinsic eye muscle; primary function is the movement of the eyeballs, raises the eyelids, and constricts the pupil of the eye
|
|
|
|
Trigeminal
|
Primary function is the chewing of food
|
|
|
|
Facial
|
Primary function is facial expression, secretion of saliva and tears, taste, and blinking
|
|
|
|
Motor tract
|
Electrical signal arises in the precentral Gyrus of the frontal lobe; most neurons decussate in the medulla oblongata
|
|
|
|
Motor tract
|
Electrical signal arises in the precentral Gyrus of the frontal lobe; most neurons decussate in the medulla oblongata
|
|
|
|
Motor tract
|
Descending tract; corticospinal tract; pyramidal tract; extrapyramidal tract
|
Wiggling toes, winking
|
|
|
Motor tract
|
Electrical signal arises in the precentral Gyrus of the frontal lobe; most neurons decussate in the medulla oblongata
|
|
|
|
Motor tract
|
Descending tract; corticospinal tract; pyramidal tract; extrapyramidal tract
|
Wiggling toes, winking
|
|
|
Sensory tract
|
Carries information to the parietal lobe for touch pressure and pain
|
|
|
|
Motor tract
|
Electrical signal arises in the precentral Gyrus of the frontal lobe; most neurons decussate in the medulla oblongata
|
|
|
|
Motor tract
|
Descending tract; corticospinal tract; pyramidal tract; extrapyramidal tract
|
Wiggling toes, winking
|
|
|
Sensory tract
|
Carries information to the parietal lobe for touch pressure and pain
|
|
|
|
Sensory tract
|
Ascending tract; spinothalamic tract; spinocerebellar
|
I'm cold, I have pain in my finger
|
|
|
Norepinephrine
|
A neurotransmitter secreted by the adrenergic fibers of the sympathetic nervous system; activates adrenergic receptors
|
|
