Paraplegia
paralysis from the waist down
Hemiparesis
one sided weakness
Quadriplegia
paralysis from neck down
Hemiplegia
one sided paralysis
Cerebrum
Part of the brain which allows thinking and voluntary movement (most sophisticated functions)
Cerebellum
Part of the brain that controls balance and coordination, refining movements
Parasympathetic
System that acts to slow down breathing and heart rate
True
Myasthenia Gravis is caused by an abnormal reaction of the body’s immune system that leads it to attack and damage receptors in the muscle
Spinal cord
Connects the 31 pairs of peripheral nerves to the brain
Reflex
An automatic response to a given stimuli
Brain
Weighs about 3 pounds in the average adult
Hypothalamus
Controls body temperature
Meninges
Made up of 3 layers that cover the brain and spinal cord, is protective
Sympathetic
System that acts to speed up heart rate and breathing
False
Damage to the brainstem is not life threatening
True
Autism appears to be related to both genetic and environmental factors
False
Each hemisphere of the brain controls the same side of the body
True
Appetite and satiety are sensed by the hypothalamus
True
The olfactory nerve senses smell
False
Alzheimer’s disease is a symptom of dementia
True
Damage to the glossopharyngeal nerve may result in dysphagia
False
The pupils constrict independently of each other
False
Multiple sclerosis affects the myelin sheaths of neurons in thee peripheral nervous system
False
Alzheimer’s disease seems to first affect the spinal cord
True
Substances called neurotransmitters are essential for neuron to neuron communication to occur
True
CSF circulates through the ventricles of the brain
True
The oculomotor nerve controls eye movement
True
Autism spectrum disorder does not have a cure
False
The general function of the parasympathetic nervous system is to speed up all of the body’s vital functions in an emergency (flight of fight)
False
A good way to test the vestibuloccochlear cranial nerve would be to have the patient identify a common smelling fragrance
Optic
Which of the following cranial nerves is considered to be part of the central nervous system
Axon
Each neuron has only one:
Myelin
The fatty substance that helps to protect the axon is called:
Sensory/afferent
The neurons that carry messages to the brain are called:
Peripheral
The nervous system that consists of 12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves is called:
Dura meter
The outermost layer of the meninges is:
Cerebrum
The frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes make up the:
Neurons
The specialized cells of the nervous system are called:
Brainstem
The respiratory center of the brain is located in the:
She may have right sided weakness
Mrs. M.Bolism is 86 years old and has a diagnosis of CVA in the left parietal lobe. Which of the following would you expect?
Cerebrovascular accident
The abbreviation for a stroke is CVA, which stands for:
Folds
Which of these features in the cerebral cortex increases the amount of information that can be processed?
Hypothalamus
This part of the brain contains the body’s set points and controls most of its physiology, including, blood pressure and hunger level:
Diencephalon
Which of the following is not part of the brainstem?
Intracranial pressure
To prevent further brain injury after TBI, medical staff must control:
Sympathetic
Mr. Jones is taking medication to keep his blood pressure low. Which autonomic nervous is this most likely to affect?
The cranial nerves
The peripheral nervous system contains:
Cerebrum
Mr. Ken Kushin was hit in the head and now has difficulty walking and maintaining his balance and writing. What part of the brain MOST LIKELY was affected?
Between the skull and arachnoid
Where would you find the dura mater?
Cerebrospinal fluid
If a needle were inserted into a ventricle in the brain, what would MOST LIKELY be withdrawn?
Peripheral nervous system
Composed of the nerves
Somatic nervous system
Controls voluntary muscle movement
Motor nervous system
Carries instructions from the brain down to the body tissues
Autonomic nervous system
Controls smooth and cardiac muscle (involuntary)
Parasympathetic nervous system
Involved in “resting and digesting”
Central nervous system
Composed of the brain and spinal cord
Sensory nervous system
Carries information about the environment up to the brain
Sympathetic nervous system
Involved in “fight or flight” response
Synapse
The tiny space between the neuron sending the signal and the cell receiving the signal
Dendrite
The portion of the neuron that receives info from the environment
Neurotransmitter
Special chemicals used to send a signal across the synapse
Axon
The portion of the neuron that generates signals sent to other cells
Myelin
A lipid (fatty) sheath that surrounds and insulates the axon
Cranial Nerve I
Olfactory
Cranial Nerve III
Oculomotor
Cranial Nerve V
Trigeminal
Cranial Nerve VII
Facial
Cranial Nerve XI
Glossopharyngeal
Cranial Nerve XII
Hypoglossal