NUR 211 Test 1 Ch.2
- Central Nervous System
Answer This part of the nervous system is comprised of the brain and spinal cord
- Peripheral Nervous System
Answer This part of the nervous system is comprised of the cranial nerves, spinal nerves, and autonomic nervous system
- Cerebrospinal Fluid
Answer Clear, colorless fluid located in the subarachnoid and ventricular system nourishes and cushions the brain
- Meninges
Answer Fibrous connective tissue that covers the brain and spinal cord and provides protection and nourishment
- Dura Mater, Arachnoid, and Pia Mater
Answer What are the 3 membranes that make up the meninges
- Somatic
Answer this nervous system is responsible for voluntary control of body move- ment
- Autonomic
Answer this nervous system is responsible for automatic body responses (HR, digestion, breathing) 1 / 4
- Sympathetic
Answer this nervous system is responsible for fight or flight response
- Parasympathetic
Answer this nervous system is responsible for rest and digest
- Olfactory (I)
Answer This cranial nerve function is sense of smell
- Optic (II)
Answer This cranial nerve function is vision
- Oculomotor (III)
Answer This cranial nerve function controls most eye movements, pupil constriction, and upper eyelid rise
- Trochlear (IV)
Answer This cranial nerve function is responsible for downward and inward eye movement
- Trigeminal (V)
Answer This cranial nerve function is mastication and facial sensation
- Abducens (VI)
Answer This cranial nerve function is parallel eye movement
- Facial (VII) 2 / 4
Answer
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This cranial nerve function is responsible for facial expression and taste
- Acoustic/Vestibulocochlear (VIII)
Answer This cranial nerve function is responsible for balance and hearing
- Glossopharyngeal (IX)
Answer This cranial nerve function is responsible for tongue movement and swallowing as well as taste
- Vagus (X)
Answer This cranial nerve function is swallowing, speaking, coughing, and facial sensation
- Spinal Accessory (XI)
Answer This cranial nerve function is responsible for strength of the shoulder and neck muscles
- Hypoglossal (XII)
Answer This cranial nerve is responsible for tongue movement such as swallowing and speech
- Neuron
Answer This is the basic cell of the CNS
- Neurotransmitters
Answer Communicates messages from one neuron to another or to a target cell
- Spinal Nerves 3 / 4
Answer
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This nerve transmits sensory impulses to specific areas of the body
- Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, and coccygeal
Answer These are the 5 regions of the spine
- 8
Answer How many cervical nerves are there?
27. 12
Answer How many thoracic nerves are there
- 5 Pairs
Answer How many lumbar nerves are there
- 5 pairs
Answer How many sacral nerves are there
- one
Answer How many coccygeal nerves are there
- Alert
Answer This term refers to LOC
Answer the person responds appropriately to verbal and tactile stimuli
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