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What is the main function of the nervous system?
What is the main function of the nervous system?
- Major regulatory and communicating system in the body (correct)
- Regulation of blood pressure
- Production of hormones
- Regulation of body temperature
What are the three general functions of the nervous system?
What are the three general functions of the nervous system?
- Motor, sensory, and cognitive
- Sensory, integrative, and motor (correct)
- Cognitive, behavioral, and emotional
- Regulatory, communicative, and adaptive
What is the main difference between the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system?
What is the main difference between the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system?
- The CNS includes the brain and spinal cord, while the PNS includes nerves and ganglia (correct)
- The CNS is responsible for regulating body temperature, while the PNS is responsible for regulating blood pressure
- The CNS is responsible for thought and the PNS is responsible for movement
- The CNS is responsible for learning and memory, while the PNS is responsible for emotions
What is gray matter primarily composed of?
What is gray matter primarily composed of?
Where is gray matter found in the spinal cord?
Where is gray matter found in the spinal cord?
What is the name of the bundle of nerve fibers that transmit information from the peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system?
What is the name of the bundle of nerve fibers that transmit information from the peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system?
What is the function of the multimodal associative cortical field?
What is the function of the multimodal associative cortical field?
What type of paralysis occurs after an initial flaccid paralysis and areflexia of the affected limb following pyramidal tract damage?
What type of paralysis occurs after an initial flaccid paralysis and areflexia of the affected limb following pyramidal tract damage?
What is the name of the system that includes the fiber tracts in the CNS and corresponds to the nerves in the PNS?
What is the name of the system that includes the fiber tracts in the CNS and corresponds to the nerves in the PNS?
What is the term for the nerve cell bodies found in the gray matter?
What is the term for the nerve cell bodies found in the gray matter?
What is the name of the cortical field that includes areas such as the prefrontal associative cortex and parts of the orbitofrontal cortex?
What is the name of the cortical field that includes areas such as the prefrontal associative cortex and parts of the orbitofrontal cortex?
What is the term for the upper motor neuron system that controls voluntary movement?
What is the term for the upper motor neuron system that controls voluntary movement?
What type of sensitivity is difficult to localize and is emotionally colored?
What type of sensitivity is difficult to localize and is emotionally colored?
Which pathway is responsible for conveying deep sensitivity?
Which pathway is responsible for conveying deep sensitivity?
What is the result of a lesion in the spinal cord?
What is the result of a lesion in the spinal cord?
What is the term for a group of muscles innervated by a nerve root/spinal nerve?
What is the term for a group of muscles innervated by a nerve root/spinal nerve?
What is the distribution pattern of failure in peripheral system lesions?
What is the distribution pattern of failure in peripheral system lesions?
What is the term for a circumscribed segmental skin area whose sensitive information is transmitted to a spinal cord segment via spinal nerves through a spinal root?
What is the term for a circumscribed segmental skin area whose sensitive information is transmitted to a spinal cord segment via spinal nerves through a spinal root?
What is the result of a Brown-Sequard syndrome lesion?
What is the result of a Brown-Sequard syndrome lesion?
Which pathway is responsible for conveying protopathic sensitivity?
Which pathway is responsible for conveying protopathic sensitivity?
What is the term for the area of overlapping innervation of peripheral nerves?
What is the term for the area of overlapping innervation of peripheral nerves?
What is the significance of a sensory level in determining the site of a lesion?
What is the significance of a sensory level in determining the site of a lesion?
