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XII. Hypoglossal
Tongue movement: Stick out tongue
IX. Glossopharyngeal
Gag reflex and promotes swallowing, production of saliva
V. Trigeminal
Sensation of touch and pain on skin of face:
Touch face
Chewing Muscles
X. Vagus
slows the heart; increases the mobility of digestive tract
III. Oculomotor
constricts eye pupil
VII. Facial
carries impulses from anterior taste buds of the tongue
II. Optic
Vision: Identify objects w/in view and clarify what is seen
reading, viewing an eye chart
IV. Trochlear
control one external eye muscle
VI. Abducens
Voluntary movement of lateral rectus muscle of eye: allows eye to roll side to side
Nerves carry BOTH sensory and motor
mixed nerves
Nerves carry impulses(messages) TOWARD the CNS
sensory
Nerves carry impulses(messages) AWAY from the CNS
motor
Ventral rami (C1-C5) form
cervical plexus
к(о)
toward / for
+ Dat
No plexus (T1-T12)
intercostal nerve
Lumbar rami (L1-L4) form
lumbar plexus
L4-L5; S1-S4 form
sacral plexus
The motor subdivision of the PNS
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
ANS controls....
the body activities automatically
Somatic Nervous System
the motor subdivision that controls our skeletal muscles.
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
has a chain of two motor neurons.
ANS has two divisions
sympathetic
parasympathetic
Sympathetic "fight or flight"
mobilizes the body during extreme situations) fear, exercise, or rage)
Arises from the spinal cord T1- T12
Norepinephrine
adrenergic fibers release neurotransmitter
Parasympathetic
Allows us to unwind and conserve energy.
Arises from the brain and spinal cord S2-S4
Acetylcholine
Cholinergic fibers release neurotransmitter
What should the mother avoid during her pregnancy, in particular during the 1st trimester?
smoking, drugs, radiation, cocaine(speeds up heart rate) measles
What might be an issue with a premature baby?
Premature babies have trouble regulation body temperature because the hypothalamus is one of the last brain areas to mature prenatally
What is orthostatic hypotension?
Type of low blood pressure resulting from changes in body position.
Why does orthostatic hypotension occur in the elderly more often than in young people?
Sympathetic nervous system doesn't work efficiently...if they stand up to quickly, they faint because the sympathetic nervous system does react quickly.
What is arteriosclerosis and how dies it cause senility?
It is an aging process"old man named Art."
Lack of oxygen due to aging. sudden loss of blood and oxygen delivery to brain.