Exam 23: Nervous System and Pathologies

Which receptors are found in muscles, joints, and ears, and detect body movements, body position in space, and muscle stretch?

Which term means chemical messengers that allow neurons to talk to each other?

Which nerve is cranial nerve V?

What are the impulse-conducting cells of the nervous system called?

Which condition is caused by compression of nerves in the brachial plexus?

Which cranial nerve helps regulate digestion and heart rate?

Which region regulates the autonomic nervous system?

Which condition is characterized by progressive degeneration and demyelination of neurons of the brain, spinal cord, and cranial nerves?

Which condition is a progressive neurodegeneration that produces a typical profile of mental deterioration?

Which function does the nervous system perform?

Which term refers to a network of intersecting spinal nerves?

Which term means the place where signals are transmitted between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle or gland?

Which of the following is a synonym for motor neurons?

Which condition is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that produces a syndrome of abnormal movements caused by deterioration of neurons in the basal ganglia?

What is the mechanism that produces and maintains the state of polarization called?

Which term refers to a neuron that is resting, without conducting an impulse?

Which term refers to a neuron that is conducting an impulse?

Which chemicals are gamma-aminobutyric acid and acetylcholine examples of?

Which structure is part of a chemical synapse?

Which part of the brain contains the respiratory, cardiovascular, and vasomotor centers?