HS I Obj 3.03 Nervous System Quiz Study Guide-1

CVA

cerebrovascular accident; stroke

neurotransmitter

a chemical messenger that carries, boosts, and balances signals between neurons

paralysis

the loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body, typically as a result of illness, poison, or injury

fight or flight response

body perceives danger and prepares to run away or stand and fight; heart rate increases, mouth becomes dry, and pupils and bronchi dilate

dementia

loss in at least two area of complex behaviors

convolutions

elevated folds on the surface of the cerebrum that increase the surface area of the brain

blood-brain barrier

inability of some substances to penetrate the brain tissue

cerebral ventricles

four cavities within the brain that are filled with cerebrospinal fluid

lumbar puncture

a needle is inserted between two vertebrae to remove a sample of cerebrospinal fluid

gyri

convolutions in the brain

head

cephal/o

paralysis

pleg/o

membrane covering the brain

mening

skull

crani/o

instrument used to record an image

graph

spider

arach

cerebellum

cerebell/o

brain

Encephalo

like, resemble

oid

nerve

neur/o

Pineal, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and thalamus

The diencephalon is made up of which of the following structures?

Motor coordination and balance

The function of the cerebellum is to?

fluid-filled cavities

Ventricles of the brain are?

Guillain-barre syndrome

________, a peripheral demyelinating disease, is characterized by sudden onset, ascending paralysis?

Pia mater, arachnoid, dura mater

Choose the correct order of the CNS’s protective membrane from innermost to outermost layer?

C1

After a skiing accident a young man presents to the ER with bilateral paralysis. He is conscious but unable to breathe on his own. Where is his injury?

Parkinson’s disease

Jim has been in poor health for years. He has periods of confusion and anger. His movements have become slow and he shakes when not moving. What is wrong with Jim?

ALS - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

This disease is one of the only disorders with both flaccid and spastic paralysis?

sympathetic nervous system

Which of the following branches in the body’s alert system is commonly known as “fight or flight?”

sense perception

The parietal lobes are mainly responsible for?

true

There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves?

false

The autonomic nervous system is where the brain and spinal cord are located?

false

Your personality function is located in the occipital lobe?

true

The hypothalamus regulates body temperature, appetite control, emotional control, sleep control

true

Cerebrospinal fluid is what is removed when a lumbar puncture is performed?

false

The Wernicke’s area of the brain where our ability to walk comes from?

false

Dendrites are a group of cells that carry out all of the control functions of the nervous system?

false

Synapses are the space between vertebrae?

true

The brain and spinal cord are covered with protective membranes called meninges?