Your nervous system assimilates a red light means stop: this is what
sensory input, integration or motor output
Grey matter is composed of ___________ part of the neuron
unmyelinated
Allows for the conscious or voluntary control of the skeletal muscles
somatic nervous system
White matter is composed of ______________ part of the neuron
myelinated
The tough leathery outer layer of the membrane surrounding and protecting the brain is called the
dura matter
CN II is called
optic nerve
Subdivision of the PNS that automatically controls bodily activities
autonomic Nervous system
The ________________ is the largest part of the brain, seen from the top, front, back and sides, divided into lobes
cerebrum
What part of the brain processes visual information
occipital
motor neurons are called
efferent
The portion of the neuron that receives information from the environment or other cells
dendrites
involved in resting and digesting allows us to unwind and relax
parasympathetic nervous system
The muscles of your leg and foot move to press the brake: this is:
sensory input, integration or motor output.
What part of the brain is responsible for automatic functions such as heartbeat and breathing
brainstem
CN VII is called
Facial
CN VI is called
abducens
carries information about the environment up to the brain
sensory nervous system
When disease is characterized by an autoimmune attack on the myelin in the CNS
Multiple Sclerosis
CN IX is called
glossopharyngeal
involved in the fight or flight response
sympathetic nervous system
The most common cause of dementia in the elderly population, considered a mental illness includes memory loss and decreased cognition.
Alzheimer's
The disease characterized by resting tremors, slow movements, and cogwheel rigidity is
Parkinson's Disease
A fat sheath that surrounds and insulates the axon
Myelinb
Carries information from the brain to the body tissues
Motor nervous system
The tiny space between the neuron sending the signal and the dendrite receiving the signal
synapse
composed of brain and spinal cord
central nervous system
Which cranial Nerves supplies eye movement
III, IV, and VI
The part of the neuron that conducts impulses away from the cell body
axon
What part of the brain controls emotions and social behaviors
frontal
CN XII is called
hypoglossal
CN 1 is called the
olfactory nerve
CN III called
oculomotor
Composed of the nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous System
CN VIII is called
vestibulocochlear
CN XI is called
Accessory
which cranial nerve controls the facial muscles involved in chewing as well pain
What part of the brain is involved in processing and making sense of our senses like touch, smell and taste.
Parietal
Special chemicals used to send a signal across the synapse
neurotransmitter
What part of the brain is responsible for balance and coordination
cerebellum
Which cranial nerve supplies the motor fibers to the neck and shoulder muscles
cranial nerve XI
CN V is called
trigininal
The death of brain cells that occur when an area of the brain is deprived of oxygen due to poor blood flow is called
stroke
sensory neurons are called
afferetn
The _____________ is large bundle of nerve fibers that link the right and left hemispheres of the brain
corpus collosum
The ___________ evaluates the two aspects of consciousness: wakefulness where patents are tested to see iif they are aware of their enviroment, also tests their comprehension
Glasgow Coma Scale
Which cranial nerve transmits impulses for the sense of smell
cranial nerve I
what part of the brain is involved in recognizing auditory stimuli (hearing)
Temporal
Which cranial nerve transmits impulses for sense of hearing and equilibrium
Cranial nerve VIII
CN IV
trochlear
what part of the neuron releases neurotransmitters
axon terminals
The left side of the brain controls the ____________ side of the body
right
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