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CPC Study - Nervous System

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show Central Nervous System  
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The cranial and spinal nerves make up the:   show
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The PNS is divided into these two systems:   show
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The involuntary motor and sensory nerves of viscera make up the:   show
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The motor and sensory nerves of skeletal muscles make up the:   show
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show neurons  
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Afferent Neurons   show
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show motor cells  
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Interneurons   show
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This part of a neuron receives signals:   show
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This part of a neuron contains the nucleus:   show
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This part of a neuron carries signals from cell body:   show
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This part of a neuron provides insulation around axon:   show
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show glia  
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show astrocytes, microglia, oligodendrocytes, ependymal  
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show astrocytes  
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These multiple-branching processes protect neurons from inflammation:   show
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These glia form the myelin sheath of a neuron:   show
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show Ependymal  
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show brainstem, diencephalon, cerebellum, cerebrum  
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The brainstem is made up of these 3 parts:   show
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This is the center of respiratory and cardiovascular systems:   show
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show diencephalon  
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This controls the autonomic nervous system, body temperature, sleep, appetite and pituitary   show
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show thalamus  
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This controls voluntary movement and balance:   show
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This is the largest part of the brain:   show
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show cerebrum  
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The lobes of the brain:   show
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show 33  
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show 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacrum (fused in adults), 4 coccygeal (fused in adults)  
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3 layers of meninges:   show
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What is the primary function of the meninges?   show
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show 12 pairs of cranial nerves, 31 pairs of spinal nerves  
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Divisions of Autonomic Nervous System:   show
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This system functions in fight or flight:   show
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This system functions to restore and conserve energy:   show
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Craniectomy   show
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show opening of the skull  
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Discectomy   show
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show surgical excision of posterior arch of vertebra - includes spinal process  
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Electroencephalography   show
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show artificial passage  
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show somatic nerve  
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This type of nerve controls automatic body function:   show
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show surgical removal of a disk of bone (Burr hole)  
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show Alzheimer's Disease  
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show brain infarctions (vascular occlusion resulting in loss of brain function)  
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What behavior is Nutritional Degenerative Disease associated with?   show
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show Lou Gehrig's Disease  
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This disease is a deterioration of neurons of spinal cord and brain, resulting in atrophy of muscles and loss of motor skills and is usually fatal in 2 to 5 years:   show
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This is an inherited progressive atrophy of cerebrum:   show
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This disease is caused by a genetic defect of chromosome 4, is incurable and it's primary symptoms are restlessness, rapid, jerky movements in arm and face, rigidity:   show
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show Parkinson's Disease  
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show Multiple Sclerosis  
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show Myasthenia Gravis  
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What does Tourette Syndrome begin with?   show
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This contagious viral disease causes paralysis and respiratory failure:   show
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show Postpoliomyelitis neuromuscular atrophy  
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3 other names for Guillain-Barre Syndrome:   show
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List 12 Dementias:   show
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List 2 Congenital Neurologic Disorders:   show
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show Hydrocephalus  
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show Spina Bifida  
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show Spina Bifida Occulta (no protrusion through defect), Spina Bifida Manifesta (includes myelomeningocele and meningocele)  
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show meninges and spinal cord protrude through defect (spina bifida cystica)  
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What is Meningocele?   show
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symptoms of this mental disorder include delusions of persecution or grandeur, disorganized thought, repetitive behaviors, loss of emotions, hallucinations:   show
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show transient ischemic attack, cerebrovascular accident, aneurysm, encephalitis, Reye's Syndrome, brain abscess  
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show transient ischemic attack  
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show CVA (Stroke)  
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show atherosclerotic disease (thrombus), embolus, hemorrhage (arterial aneurysm)  
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show hemorrhage  
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show hypertension, atherosclerosis, thrombus  
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What is a cerebral aneurysm?   show
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show encephalitis  
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4 types of encephalitis   show
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show Reye's Syndrome  
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What is a brain abscess?   show
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Another name for partial seizures?   show
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show petit mal  
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show tonic-clonic  
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4 locations of hematomas associated with head injury:   show
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5 classifications of vertebra injuries:   show
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show glioblastoma, oligodendrocytoma, ependymoma, astrocytoma  
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Glioblastoma   show
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show malignant tumor located in frontal lobes of brain  
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show malignant tumor located in ventricles and is most common in children  
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show invasive but slow-growing malignant tumor in brain and spinal cord  
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show germ cell tumor, pineocytoma, teratoma, germinoma  
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Where is an angioma usually located?   show
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show cerebellum  
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Where is a medulloblastoma located?   show
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Where does a meningioma originate?   show
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What type of tumor is a macroadenoma?   show
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show VIII  
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show neural tissue  
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Where does an extramedullary spinal cord tumor originate?   show
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The 2 most common types of primary extramedullary tumors:   show
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show pituitary gland  
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show right cerebrum  
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Right side of the body is controlled by:   show
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Cranial Nerve I controls:   show
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Cranial Nerve II controls:   show
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show eye movement  
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show chewing  
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show facial expression  
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Cranial Nerve VIII controls:   show
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show taste  
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show voice  
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show head movement  
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show tongue  
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