8169253207 | Nerve trunk | A bundle of nerves | 0 | |
8169253208 | Nerve cells | Neurons | 1 | |
8169253209 | Dendrites | The part of a neuron that takes impulses to the cell body | 2 | |
8169253210 | Reflex center | The place where an incoming impulse becomes an outgoing impulse | 3 | |
8169253211 | Anesthesia | Lack of sensations | 4 | |
8169253212 | Cerebrum | Largest part of brain which controls thought | 5 | |
8169253213 | Spinal meninges | Form of tubelike covering around the spinal cord and lining the vertebrae | 6 | |
8169253214 | Astrocytes | Star cells | 7 | |
8169253215 | Sensory neurons | Take impulses to the spinal cord | 8 | |
8169253216 | Synapse | The place where dendrites and axons almost touch | 9 | |
8169253217 | Neurotransmitters | Chemicals that are released into the synapse | 10 | |
8169253218 | Paralysis | Loss ability to move | 11 | |
8169253219 | Cerebellum | Second largest part of the bran and controls coordination and balance | 12 | |
8169253220 | Ventricles | Fluid filled spaces in the brain | 13 | |
8169253221 | Reflex arcs | Neural pathways | 14 | |
8169253222 | Motoneurons | Nerves that transmit impulses to the brain and spinal cord | 15 | |
8169253223 | Reflex | Knee jerk or withdrawal | 16 | |
8169253224 | Acetylenoline | Neurotransmitters in the spinal cord | 17 | |
8169253225 | Brainstem | Made up of pons, medulla, and midbrain | 18 | |
8169253226 | Corpus callosum | Connects the sides o the cerebrum | 19 | |
8169253227 | Cerebrospinal fluid | Fluids which seep out of the choroid plexus into lateral ventricles of the brain an move through the arachnoid membrane | 20 | |
8169253228 | Microglia | Phagocytic neuroglia | 21 | |
8169253229 | Interneurons | Connect motoneurons to sensory neurons | 22 | |
8169253230 | Effector | Puts an impulse into effect | 23 | |
8169253231 | Neuron transmitters in the brain | Catecholamines | 24 | |
8169253232 | Diencephalon | Made of the thalamus and hypothalamus | 25 | |
8169253233 | Nerve impulse | A self propagating wave and electrical negativity | 26 | |
8169509589 | 3 major parts of nervous system | Brain, nerves, spinal cord | 27 | |
8169509590 | Distinguish between nerve and nerve truck | Nerve- group of nerve fibers Nerve Trunk- bundle of nerves | 28 | |
8169509591 | Explain how cerebrospinal fluid forms | Fluids which deep out of the choroid plexus into lateral ventricles of the brain | 29 | |
8169509592 | Describe the location of the layers of meninges in relation to each other | Pura mater innermost Arachnoid membrane middle Dura mater outermost | 30 | |
8169509593 | 3 types of neurons | sensory neurons, motor neurons, interneurons | 31 | |
8169509594 | What are the locations of the 3 types of nerves in a cross section of the spinal cord | Interneurons Axons of sensory neurons Cell bodies and dendrites of motoneurons Found at the gray matter of spinal cord | 32 | |
8169509595 | presynaptic neuron | conducts impulses toward the synapse | 33 | |
8169509596 | postsynaptic neuron | transmits impulses away from the synapse | 34 | |
8169509597 | Arrangement of grey and white matter in a cross section of the spinal cord | Grey inner layer White outer layer | 35 | |
8169509598 | Location of each spinal nerve | 8 cervical 5 lumbar 5 sacralspinal 12 thoracic 1 coccygeal tailbone | 36 | |
8169509599 | Relationship between basal ganglia and Parkinson disease | Parkinson disease affects basal ganglia | 37 | |
8169509600 | What does CVA mean? | Stoke- cerebrovascular accident | 38 | |
8169550945 | What is the relationship between gyri and fissures | Gyri- ridges Sulci fissures/grooves | 39 | |
8169550946 | Length of spinal cord in inches and position in the spinal column | 17/18 in extends from the brain just below the first vertebrae | 40 |
AP Flashcards
Primary tabs
Need Help?
We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.
For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.
If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.
Need Notes?
While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!