Intro To The Nervous System

Front 1

Neuron

Back 1

Composed of a cell body, a nucleus and a threadlike projection of fibers called dendrites and axons

Front 2

Myelin

Back 2

Fatty substance that covers some axons

Front 3

nodes of Ranvier

Back 3

Periodic gaps in myelinated nerves

Front 4

Cerebrum

Back 4

Two hemispheres connected by corpus callosum

Front 5

Lumbar

Back 5

5 pair

Front 6

Sacral

Back 6

5 pair also

Front 7

Coccygeal

Back 7

1 pair

Front 8

Catecholamines

Back 8

Epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine

Front 9

Sympathetic

Back 9

Fight or flight

Front 10

Parasympathetic

Back 10

Rest and digest

Front 11

Decoricate

Front 12

Decerebrate

Front 13

Flaccidity

Front 14

Cerebellum

Back 14

Controls and coordinates movement

Front 15

Midbrain

Back 15

Forward part of the brain stem, connects pons and cerebellum to two cerebral hemispheres

Front 16

Pons

Back 16

Connects cerebellum to brain stem, spinal cord and cerebrum

Front 17

Medulla oblongata

Back 17

Transmits motor impulses from peripheral sensory neurons to the brain, contains vital centers for respiration, heartbeat and vasomotor activity

Front 18

Spinal cord

Back 18

Provides centers for reflex action , and to serve as a pathway for impulses to and from the brain

Front 19

Cranial nerves

Back 19

12 pair

Front 20

Spinal nerves

Back 20

31 pair

Front 21

Cervical

Back 21

8 pair

Front 22

Thoracic

Back 22

12 pair

Front 23

Cerebrum

Back 23

Two hemispheres connected by corpus callosum

Front 24

Lumbar

Back 24

5 pair

Front 25

Sacral

Back 25

5 pair also

Front 26

Coccygeal

Back 26

1 pair

Front 27

Catecholamines

Back 27

Epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine

Front 28

Sympathetic

Back 28

Fight or flight

Front 29

Parasympathetic

Back 29

Rest and digest

Front 30

Decoricate

Front 31

Decerebrate

Front 32

Vagus assessment

Back 32

Have client say "la, la , la"

Front 33

Vestibulocochlear assessment

Back 33

Rinne and Weber tests with a tuning fork

Front 34

Cerebellum

Back 34

Controls and coordinates movement

Front 35

Hypoglossal assessment

Back 35

Tell client to stick out tongue

Front 36

CT

Back 36

X-rays and computer analysis to produce 3 D views of thin slices

Front 37

PET

Back 37

Uses radioactive substances to examine metabolic activity of body structures

Front 38

Parasympathetic

Back 38

Rest and digest

Front 39

Decoricate

Back 39

Front 40

Decerebrate

Back 40

Front 41

EMG

Back 41

Electrical potential of muscles and the supplying nerves

Front 42

Nerve conduction studies

Back 42

Surface electrodes at various nerve locations, measures nerve impulse speed (useful in dx of carpel tunnel, DM neuropathy

Front 43

Midbrain

Back 43

Forward part of the brain stem, connects pons and cerebellum to two cerebral hemispheres

Front 44

Pons

Back 44

Connects cerebellum to brain stem, spinal cord and cerebrum

Front 45

Medulla oblongata

Back 45

Transmits motor impulses from peripheral sensory neurons to the brain, contains vital centers for respiration, heartbeat and vasomotor activity

Front 46

Spinal cord

Back 46

Provides centers for reflex action , and to serve as a pathway for impulses to and from the brain

Front 47

Cranial nerves

Back 47

12 pair

Front 48

Spinal nerves

Back 48

31 pair

Front 49

Cervical

Back 49

8 pair

Front 50

Thoracic

Back 50

12 pair