Chapter 7.6 Nervous System Study Questions #1

  1. Name the functions of the nervous system.
  2. Name the parts of a neuron.
  3. Describe the structure and functions of the dendrites.
  4. Describe the structure and functions of the axon.
  5. Describe the structure and functions of the myelin sheasth.
  6. What is a synapse?
  7. What are nerves?
  8. What are associative or internuncial nerves?
  9. What are the two divisions of the CNS?
  10. Where are the thalamus and hypothalamus located?
  11. What is the function of the thalamus?
  12. What is the function of the pons?
  13. Where does the spinal cord end?
  14. What is the innermost layer of the meninges?
  15. What happens to spinal fluid after it has circulated?
  16. How many pairs of cranial nerves are there in the somatic nervous system?
  17. How many Paris of spinal nerves are there in the somatic nervous system?
  18. What are mixed nerves and where are they found?
  19. What are actions of the sympathetic nervous system?
  20. What causes cerebral palsy?
  21. What causes a CVA?
  22. When should thrombolytic drugs be given for the best outcome?
  23. What are absence seizures?
  24. How is meningitis usually treated?
  25. What is quadriplegia?
  26. What is paraplegia?
  27. What are common symptoms of Parkinson”s disease?
  28. What is neuralgia?

Chapter 7.6 Nervous System Study Questions #2

  1. What are neuroprotective agents?
  2. What is the basic structural unit of the nervous system?
  3. What is a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the cell body?
  4. What are sensory nerves that carry messages from all parts of the body to the brain and spinal cord?
  5. What part of the brain responsible for muscle coordination, balance and posture, and muscle tone?
  6. What part of the brain responsible for conducting impulses between brain parts and for certain eye?
  7. What part of the brain that regulates heartbeat, respiration, swallowing, coughing, and blood pressure?
  8. What part of the brain that is responsible for thought, reasoning, memory, judgment, speech, and voluntary body movement?
  9. What membranes covering the brain and spinal cord?
  10. Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by what special structures?
  11. What are the hollow spaces in the brain that are filled with cerebrospinal fluid?
  12. What is the division of the autonomic nervous system that acts in times of emergency?
  13. What is the thick, tough outer covering of the brain and spinal cord?
  14. What is the balanced state that the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work together to maintain?
  15. What is paralysis of the lower extremities?
  16. What is an excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain?
  17. What can a cerebrovascular accident commonly cause?
  18. What happens when there are abnormal electrical impulses in the neurons of the brain?
  19. What is an acute inflammation of nerve cells caused by the herpes virus?
  20. What is a chronic, progressive, disabling condition resulting from a degeneration of the myelin sheath?
  21. What is an inflammation of the brain frequently caused by a virus contracted from a mosquito bite?
  22. What is a chronic degenerative neuromuscular disease that results in total body paralysis but does not affect mental acuity?
  23. What is a condition caused by continuous repetitive movement of the wrist?
  24. What are two main divisions of the nervous system?
  25. What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system?
  26. List three functions of the cerebrospinal fluid.
  27. Identify four functions of the body regulated and controlled by the hypothalamus.
  28. Name the three meninges.
  29. List five sections of the brain and briefly describe the function of each section.