Health Science I

what does the frontal lobe control?

• processes color, language, reading, and memory

• receives and processes information

• pairs areas of the brain for the left and right side

• voluntary muscle movement

What is a dendrite?

• a portion of a nerve cell that carries impulses away from the cell body

• a cell that transmits a message from one cell to another

• excitable cells that transmit signals throughout the body

• a protective layer that coats the axon

what is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system?

• multiple sclerosis

• hydrocephalus

• meningitis

• epilepsy

What kind of test is used to diagnose epilepsy?

• ECG

• EEG

• EKG

• CT scan

What are common symptoms of a spinal cord injury?

• respiratory distress, unable to move

• tremors and headache

• blurred vision and slurred speech

• foaming at the mouth and confusion

what makes up the peripheral nervous system?

• the brain and spinal cord

• neurons

• brain stem

• cranial/spinal nerves

which nervous system controls the fight or flight effect?

• sympathetic

• parasympathetic

• central

• peripheral

Alzheimer's disease is characterized by which set of symptoms?

• headaches, nausea, and vomiting

• confusion and poor decision making

• forgetful and lethargic

• irritable

what is a diagnostic procedure of meningitis?

• lumbar puncture

• ECT

• tell the patient to bend their head down to see if they have neck pain

• spinal tap

what does the medulla control?

• vision and pain

• temperature

• heartbeat and respirations

• blood pressure

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