Chapter 9 study guide
During childbirth, a woman is given an epidural anesthetic to relieve the pain. This is an example of what type of anesthesia
regional
26. The simplest type of nervous response is the
relex
Reaction to a stimulus is called a
response
The cranial nerve that regulates vision is
II Optic nerve
is composed of bundles of nerve fibers enclosed by connective tissue.
Nerve
. The autonomic nervous system includes ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________, which carry impulses to all smooth muscle, secretory glands, and heart muscle.
Nerves, ganglia, plexus
27. Inflammation of a nerve or nerve trunk is called ____________________.
Neuritis
The peripheral nervous system includes all the nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord with sensory receptors, muscles, and glands.
True
trigeminal
5
abducens
6
Facial
7
vestibulocochlear
8
glossopharyngeal
9
is a condition that affects the median nerve and the flexor tendons that attach to the bones of the wrist.
Carpel tunnel
Both the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nerves are strongly influenced by emotion.
True
A nerve composed of fibers that carry impulses from the sense organs to the brain is called a/an _____ nerve.
Afferent
is a condition that involves the seventh cranial nerve
Bells Palsy
is a measurement of physiological responses that yields information about the relationships between the mind and the body and helps people learn how to manipulate those responses through mental activity.
Biofeedback
Tingling, burning, and crawling of the skin would be called _____.
Paraesthesia
Which plexus supplies motor movement to the posterior of legs and thighs?
Sacral
The two divisions of the autonomic nervous system are the ____________________ and ____________________.
Sympathetic, parasympathetic
Which of the following is a therapy that delivers tiny electrical impulses to specific nerve pathways through small electrodes placed on the skin?
TENS
Peripheral neuropathy is frequently caused by diabetes.
True
If a person is extremely stressed by the behavior of a colleague, this would mean what?
The sympathetic system is dominant
Sciatica is a form of neuritis that affects the sciatic nerve.
True
When a provider taps the knee to determine the presence of a knee-jerk reflex, what is happening?
a message is sent to the spinal cord to respond
A patient is going to have a repair of a heart valve. What type of anesthesia would be used?
general
olfactory
1
vagus
10
spinal accessory
11
hypoglossal
12
Optic
2
oculomotor
3
here are ____________________ pairs of spinal nerves and ____________________ pairs of cranial nerves.
31, 12
trochlear
4
The instrument used to determine the electrical activity of the muscle is
EMG
____________________ and ____________________ nerves are part of the peripheral nervous system.
Efferent and af fervent
A nerve composed of fibers carrying impulses to the brain or spinal cord from muscles or glands is called an efferent nerve.
False
The parasympathetic nervous system is referred to as the fight-or-flight system.
False
Under normal circumstances, the parasympathetic system would be stronger than the sympathetic system.
False
The peripheral nervous system connects the central nervous system to structures of the body.
True
The spinal nerves are all mixed nerves.
True
The spinal nerves are named in relation to their location on the spinal cord.
True
The cranial nerve that regulates hearing and balance is _____.
VIII vestibulocochlear
Which plexus supplies motor movement to the shoulder, wrist, and hand?
brachial