Exam 9: The Nervous System Part I: the Information Super Highway

Loss of motor and sensory control of the trunk of the body and lower extremities as a result of a spinal cord injury describes __________.

Guillain Barré syndrome is the autoimmune destruction of the ________ nervous system myelin and often occurs after a viral infection.

A quadriplegic with damage high in the cervical spinal cord may have a paralyzed diaphragm, such that the patient cannot ________ on his own.

Which of the following statements is not true of multiple sclerosis?

____________ are the simplest form of motor output.

The lipid ________ increases action potential conduction speed.

SSRIs prevent the clean up of a neurotransmitter.

The autonomic nervous system is a subdivision of the ________.

Electrical synapses use neurotransmitters to send information to other cells.

Bare spots between adjacent cells are called nodes of ____________.

The most common systemic disorder that causes peripheral neuropathy is ________.

Following a spinal cord injury, the difference between being able to breathe on your own or requiring a(n) ________ is literally a matter of centimeters.

This disease is characterized by ascending paralysis ________.

The peripheral nervous system is everything outside the brain and spinal cord.

The spinal ____________, projecting from both sides of the spinal cord in pairs, fuse to form spinal nerves.

This inflammatory condition is a result of repetitive motion and leads to numbness in the palm and fingers ________.

Myelin is a lipid insulation produced by the ________.

The ___________ horn contains motor neurons.

Spinal root directional terms are ________:

Epidural injections of steroids are sometimes prescribed for patients with chronic lower back injuries to relieve pain, and ________.