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Name the two parts on the nervous system and their component parts.
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1. central nervous system--brain and sponal cord.
2. peripheral nervous system-- 12 pairs of cranial nerves, 31 pairs of spinal nerves and their branches. |
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Cranial nerves enter and exit the brain while spinal nerves enter and exit the spinal cord. |
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Name the cranial nerves.
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1.Olfactory
2. Optic 3. Oculomotor 4. Trochlear 5. Trigeminal 6. Abducens 7. Facial 8. Acoustic 9. Glossopharyngeal 10. Vagus 11. Spinal 12. Hypoglossal |
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What is vertigo?
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lightheadedness. True vertigo is rotational spinning caused by neurological dysfunction or a problem in the vestibular apparatus or the vestibular nuclei in the brain stem.
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Name 2 changes in the nervous system with the aging adult.
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The aging process causes a general atrophy with a steadt loss of neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Aging also causes a progressiv decrease in cerebral blood flow and oxygen consumption.
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