12 Nervous System & Mental Health

Nervous System & Mental Health

By Emily Xiao

Functions

• carry impulses between brain, neck, head and spinal nerves

• release chemicals​ called neurotransmitters

• ​control voluntary and involuntary body functions

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connects brain to spinal cord; assists in breathing, heart rhythm, vision and consciousness

• brainstem

• pons

• medulla oblongata

• midbrain

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part of brainstem that connects brain to spinal cord; respiration and heartbeat

• brainstem

• pons

• medulla oblongata

• midbrain

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part of brainstem that connects different regions of brain

• brainstem

• pons

• medulla oblongata

• midbrain

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part of brainstem that connects brainstem to cerebellum; controls sensory processes

• brainstem

• pons

• medulla oblongata

• midbrain

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coordinates voluntary muscles and maintains balance

• brainstem

• cerebellum

• hindbrain

• cereberum

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outer layer of cerebrum; controls higher mental functions

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• hindbrain

• cerebral cortex

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controls voluntary muscle movement and involved with emotions

• frontal lobe

• cerebellum

• grus

• occipital lobe

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middle-top portion of cerebrum involved with perception of touch, temperature, and pain

• frontal lobe

• parietal lobe

• temporal lobe

• occipital lobe

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groove or fissure on surface on brain

• sulcus

• gyrus

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raised convolution on the surface of the cerebrum

• sulcus

• gyrus

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area deep within brain that contains thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland; responsible for directing sensory information

• diencephalon

• hypophysis

• cerebrospinal fluid

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membranous covering of brain and spinal cord

• meninges

• arachnoid

• dura mater

• pia mater

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strong outermost layer of meninges

• arachnoid

• dura mater

• pia mater

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inner layer of meninges that attaches directly to brain and spinal cord

• arachnoid

• dura mater

• pia mater

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delicate fibrous membrane forming the middle layer of the meninges

• arachnoid

• dura mater

• pia mater

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Name 3 components of meninges and describe briefly

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one of four interconnected cavities within the brain that secrete cerebrospinal fluid

• ventricle

• meninges

• dura mater

• gyrus

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group of nerve cell bodies located along pathway of nerve

• ganglion

• neuroglia

• cranial nerves

• spinal nerves

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12 pairs of nerves that emerge from the cranium

• ganglion

• neuroglia

• cranial nerves

• spinal nerves

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31 pairs of nerves that emerge frmo the spine

• ganglion

• neuroglia

• cranial nerves

• spinal nerves

Open Ended

Describe ALS in your words

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Describe Bell palsy

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Describe cerebral palsy

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Compare cerebral aneurysm vs cerebral embolism vs cerebral thrombosis vs stroke

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Describe shingles

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Compare meningitis and meningomyelocele.

Break both into word parts.

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What is this?

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What is MS?

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Compare radiculitis and radiculopathy by breaking down word parts.

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Describe syncope. What is it caused by?

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phase of schizophrenia in which patient is unresponsive; remain in fixed position without moving or talking

• bipolar disorder

• catatonia

• agoraphobia

• delirium

Open Ended

Delirium vs delusion

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