What are the parts of the Central Nervous System?
Answer- brain and spinal cord
What are the parts of the peripheral nervous system?
Answer- cranial and spinal nerves; include both autonomic and somatic systems
What is the basic functional unit of the neurologic system?
Answer- neuron
What is...
WVU NSG 311 Exam 1 Neuro Content Questions and Correct Answers What are the parts of the Central Nervous System? Answer - brain and spinal cord What are the parts of the peripheral nervous system? Answer - cranial and spinal nerves; include both autonomic and somatic systems What is the basic func tional unit of the neurologic system? Answer - neuron What is the function of a neurotransmitter? Answer - to communicate messages from one neuron to another or to a specific target tissue; they can also potentiate, terminate, or modulate a specific actions to excite/inhibit a target cells Parkinson's Disease affects which neurotransmitter? Answer - Dopamine What is typically the first sign of Parkinson's? Answer - Tremors What neurotransmitter is responsible for mood control and sleep? Answer - Serotonin What are the three major areas of the brain? Answer - *Cerebrum *Brain stem *Cerebellum Info ab out the Cerebrum Answer - largest; controls sensory and motor Info about the Brainstem Answer - cranial nerves and has sensory/motor pathways What is the cerebellum responsible for controlling? Answer - balance and coordination What parts are comp osed together in the cerebrum? Answer - *two hemispheres, thalamus, hypothalamus, and the basal ganglia What is the function of the thalamus? Answer - emotional response and relay center What is the function of the hypothalamus? Answer - temperature regulation and breathing patterns What are the functions of the frontal lobe? Answer - *concentration *abstract thought *memory *motor function *Broca's area motor speech *judgement *personality *inhibitions What are the functions of the pa rietal lobe? Answer - *sensory *proprioception (when we are aware of where a body part is) *size/shape discrimination, left -right orientation
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