Ch. 9 (review homework)

tingling, burning, and crawling of the skin would be called

paresthesia

Which system may Accelerate The heart rate in response to fear?

sympathetic

A condition that involves the fifth cranial nerve is called

trigeminal neuralgia

Which suffix means process of recording

-graphy

The root word esthesia means?

Abnormal condition Of feeling sensation

Which nervous system conducts impulses from the brain and spinal cord to smooth muscle tissue?

Autonomic nervous system

The measurement of physiological responses that yield information about the relationships between the mind and the body is called

Biofeedback

What supplies motor movements to the shoulder wrist and hand?

Brachial plexus

The condition that affects the median nerve and flexor tendons that attached to the bones of the wrist is called?

Carpal tunnel syndrome

When nerve fibers carry impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles or glands it is known as a

Motor nerve

Which nerve is responsible for Eyelid and eyeball movement?

Oculomotor

What is the net worth of spinal nerves called

Plexus

The simplest type of nervous response is the _______?

Reflex

The peripheral nervous system can be divided into how many subcategories?

Two

Which nerve slows the heart rate and stimulates digestive organs?

Vagus

The nerve responsible for equilibrium is the

Vestibulocochlear

Carpal tunnel syndrome develops because of repetitive movement of the

Wrist

The word root par means

near, beyond, beside

The inflammation of a nerve or nerve trunk is called?

neuritis

Which nerve is the largest nerve in the body

sciatic nerve