Week #5 | Ticket-In
Chapters 9-10: The Nervous System
Due 10/02/2022 @ 2359
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1. Define and explain the function of:
a. Central Nervous System (CNS)
b. Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
c. Neuron
d. Myelin Sheath
e. Sensory Neuron
f.
Motor Neuron
g. Interneuron
h. Afferent Nerve
i.
Efferent Nerve
j.
Action Potential
2. How many pairs of spinal nerves are there?
3. What is the term for a network of spinal nerves?
4. What is the name for a pathway through the nervous system from a stimulus to an
effector?
5. How many neurons are there in each motor pathway of the ANS?
6. What is removed in a lumbar puncture?
7. What is the meaning of the word root “plegia”?
8. What term is used for any disorder of the nerves?
9. Referring to the 12 cranial nerves and their functions, make a list of the ones that are
sensory, motor and mixed.
10. Briefly describe the effects of injury to the following brain areas:
WEEK #5 | Chapters 9-10 Ticket-In
a. Broca area
b. Hypothalamus
c. Medulla oblongata
d. Cerebellum
WEEK #5 | Chapters 9-10 Ticket-In