A&P III-QUIZ -SENSORY SYSTEM – Flashcards
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Part of the brain responsible for coordinating muscle movement and maintaining balance
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cerebellum
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Pertaining to muscle and nerves
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myoneural
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Neurotransmitter
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acetylcholine
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Part of the nerve cell that first receives the nervous impulse is the
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dendrite
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Elevated portion of the cerebral cortex are called
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gyri
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Burning sensation of pain
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causalgia
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A network of interlacing nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system
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plexus
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Portion of the brain that controls the pituitary gland, water balance, and body temperature
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hypothalmus
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Glial cells
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astrocytes
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Space between the nerve is called the
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synapse
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Part of the brain that controls breathing, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels
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medulla oblongata
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Inability to speak
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aphasia
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Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord
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caudia equina
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X-ray record of the spinal cord
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myelogram
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Collection of blood within the meningeal layers
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subdural hematoma
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Abnormal sensation of tingling or prickling
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paresthesia
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Inflammation of spinal nerve root
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radiculitis
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A highly malignant brain tumor
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glioblastoma
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Paralysis of four extremities
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quadriplegia
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Cerebral aneurysm, thrombosis, or hemorrhage can be the cause of:
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cerebrovascular accident
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Fainting
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syncope
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Spina bifida is associated with
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meningmyelocele
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Parkinson disease is characterized by
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shuffling gait
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Disorder of reading, writing, and learning is
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dyslexia
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Condition of no nervous sensation
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anesthesia
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Three protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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meninges
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Microscopic fiber that carries the nervous impulse along a nerve cell
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axon
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A large, interlacing network of nerves
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plexus
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Branching fiber that is the first part of a neuron to receive a nervous impluse
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dendrite
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Protective fatty tissue that surrounds the axon of a nerve cell
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myelin sheath
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Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord
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caudia equina
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Glial cell that produces myelin
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oligodendroglia
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Outer region of the largest part of the brain, composed of gray matter
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cerebral cortex
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Carries messages toward the brain from receptors
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sensory nerve
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Essential cell of the nervous system; a neuron
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parenchymal cell
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Elevations in the cerebral cortex
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gyri
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Contains cerebrospinal fluid
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subarachnoid space
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Slow movement
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bradykinesia
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Increased nervous sensation
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hyperesthesia
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Seizure of sleep
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narcolepsy
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Movements and behavior are not purposeful
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Apraxia
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Fainting
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Syncope
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Burning pain
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causalgia
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No coordination
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ataxia
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Slight paralysis in half the body
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hemiparesis
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Destruction of myelin sheath; replacement by plaques of hard scar tissue
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multiple sclerosis
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Sudden, transient disturbances of brain function marked by seizures
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epilepsy
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Loss of muscle strength; breakdown of acetylcholine, a neurotransmiter
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myasthenia gravis
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Degeration of nerves in the brain leading to tremors, shuffling gait, and muscle stiffness (mask like facial expression) dopamine is dificient in the brain
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parkinson disease
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Deterioration of mental capacity (dementia) beginning in middle age; cerebral cortex atrophy, microscopic neurofibrillary tangles
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alzheimer disease
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Unilateral facial paralysis
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bell palsy
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Relieving but not curing
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palliative
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Major convulsive epileptic seizure
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tonic clonic seizure
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Peculiar symtoms apearing before more definite symptoms
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aura
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Malignant brain tumor of immature glial cells
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glioblastoma multiforme
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Interruption of blood supply to the cerebrum
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transient ischemic attack
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Minor form of epileptic seizure
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absence seizure
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Blockage
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occlusion
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Neurotransmitter-m
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dopamine
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Pertaining to supportive cells of the nervous system.
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glial
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Substance that helps transmit a nervous impulse
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acetylcholine
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Part of a cell
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axon
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Obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot or foreign substance
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embolism
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Network of nerve fibers
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plexus
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Tail end of the spinal cord
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cauda equina
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Three membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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meninges
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Space between nerve cells
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synapse
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A part of the brain that serves as a relay station for impulses
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thalamus
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Lack of strength in verves; sense of weakness and exhaustion
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neurasthenia
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Largest part of the brain
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cerebrum
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Part of the brain that coordinates muscle movement and maintains balance
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cerebellum
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Beneath the thalamus; controls appetite, sleep and the pituitary gland
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hypothalmus
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Middle meningeal membrane ; spider like
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pons
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Lying between the medulla and the rest of the brain; bridge connecting various parts of the brain
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arachnoid membrane
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Astrocyte is a example
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glia cells
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Microscopic branching fiber of a nerve cell; first part of the neuron to receive the nervous impulse
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dendrite
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Essential, distinguishing cells of an organ
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parenchymia
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Space through which a nervous impulse is transmitted
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synapse
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Neurotransmitter
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acetycholine
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Brain and the spinal cord
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central nervous system
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Carries messages to the brain and spinal cord
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sensory nerve
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Microscopic nerve fiber that carries impulse from the cell body along the nerve cell
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axon
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Sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves
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autonomic nervoius system
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Fatty tissue surrounding and protecting the axon of a nerve cell
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myelin sheath
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Collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord
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caudia equina
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Canals in the interior of the brain containing cerebrospinal fluid
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ventricles of the brain
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Collection of nerve cell bodies in the PNS
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ganglion
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Capillaries that let certain substanceds enter the brain and keep other substances out of the brain
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blood brain barrier
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Organ that receives a nervous stimulation and passes it on to nerves within the body; ear and eye are examples
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receptor
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Any change in the internal or external environment that evokes a response
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stimulus
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Elevation in the surface of the cerebral cortex
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gyrus
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Depression or groove in the surface of the cerebral cortex
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sulcus
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Large interlacing network of nerves
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plexus
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Lower portion of the brain connecting the cerebrum with the spinal cord
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brain stem
