Exam 30: The Nervous System

The ____ causes muscles to contract or relax and glands to secrete products.

Marc is a diabetic patient who is in the office today because his face has felt "numb" for the last 24 hours. He also has a headache, and he says his eyes have been "watering." Which of the following diagnoses would you expect the physician to make?

The sensory or ________ nerves are responsible for detecting sensory information and bringing it to the CNS for interpretation.

The membranes of Schwann cells contain large amounts of ________, which is a fatty substance that insulates the axons and allows them to send nerve impulses quickly.

The ________ division of the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for resting and digesting.

Which of the following coordinates complex skeletal muscle contractions as well as fine movements?

Which cranial nerves innervate the muscles of the tongue?

Between the arachnoid mater and pia mater is an area called the ________ space, which contains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to cushion the CNS.

Which of the following can cause a motor response without getting information from the brain?

Which of the following does not describe the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system?

Small cells within the nervous system that act as phagocytes, watching for and engulfing invaders, are ________.

The membranes of the ____ contain large amounts of myelin that insulate the axons and allow them to send nerve impulses quickly.

Letter H indicates the ________, which coordinates the complex skeletal muscle contractions needed for body movements.

A(n) ____ can be used to diagnose Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

The portion of the neuron that contains the nucleus and the organelles that are typical of any cell is the ________.

Letter D shows the ________, which maintains homeostasis by regulating hunger, thirst, and body temperature.

The ____ send information away from the cell body.

An inflammation of the meninges is called ________ and can be caused by bacterial, viral, and fungal infections.

____ is a degenerative disease of the brain.

Jimmy fell from his tree house yesterday and hit the back his head on a tree branch. He appears to have only minor scrapes and bruises, but his mother brought him in today for a checkup, because she says his eyes are "acting funny." Which cranial nerves would you expect the physician to test for damage?