KINES 203 - L13: The Nervous System and Mental Health
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what composes the central nervous system
the brain and spinal cord
what composes the peripheral nervous system
everything besides the brain and spinal cord
what does soma mean
body
how many pairs of cranial nerves are there coming off the brain
12
how many pairs of spinal nerves are there coming off the spinal cord (divided to cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccyx)
31
how many cervical nerves are there (of 31)
8
how many thoracic nerves are there (of 31)
12
how many lumbar nerves are there (of 31)
5
how many sacral nerves are there (of 31)
5
how many coccyx nerves are there (of 31)
1
what does afferent mean
towards the nervous system
what does efferent mean
away from the nervous system
what are interneurons
neurons that connect two or more neurons together
what is a synapse
the term for electrical transmission between neurons
what is the dorsal root
area of a nerve where sensory signals are sent toward the CNS
what is the ventral root
area of a nerve where motor signals are sent away from the CNS
what occurs in the diencephalon
control region of the brain (as it relates to homeostasis
contains the hypothalamus, thalamus, and pituitary
what happens at the cerebellum
coordination of balance and posture
what does the root neuro mean
nervous system, nervous tissue or nerve
what does the root gilo mean
neuroglia
what does the root gangilo mean
ganglion
what does the root meningo mean
meninges
what does the root myelo mean
spinal cord or bone marrow
what does the root radiculo mean
spinal nerve
what does the root encephalo mean
brain
what does the root cerebro mean
cerebrum
what does the root cortico mean
cerebral cortex
what does the root cerebello mean
cerebellum
what does the root thalamo mean
thalamus
what does the root ventriculo mean
ventricle or cavity
what does the root medullo mean
medulla oblongata
what does the root psycho mean
mind
what does the root narco mean
stupor
what does the root somno mean
sleep
what does the suffix -phasia mean
speech
what does the suffix -lalia mean
speech
what does the suffix -lexia mean
reading
what does the suffix -plegia mean
paralysis
what does the suffix -paresis mean
partial paralysis, weakness
what does the suffix -lepsy mean
seizure
what does the suffix -phobia mean
persistent irrational fear
what does the suffix -mania mean
excited state, obsession
what is encephalitis
inflammation of the brain most often in the cerebral hemispheres caused by viruses
what condition is characterized by neurons inability to secrete dopamine
Parkinson’s disease
what is multi-infract dementia
dementia induced by repeated loss of blood flow to the brain from multiple strokes
what are mild seizures called
petite mol or abscene