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Unit 5 - The Nervous System
Anatomy & Physiology for Healthcare Professionals Michener Institute
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10/19/2011

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What is the general function of the nervous system
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What are the subdivisions of the nervous system
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What are the two main types of cells that compose the nervous system
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What are the 5 types of glia
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Which type of glia cells are only found in the peripheral nervous system
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Explain the three neuron ipsilateral reflex arc
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What is the difference between grey and white matter
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Describe healing after injury to a peripheral motor neuron
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What are the characteristics of resting membrane potentials
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What are the characteristics of local potentials
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Describe the sequence of events in an action potential
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Compare continuous propagation of an action potential with salatory conduction
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List the structural components of a synapse
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What are temporal and spatial summation
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What are the four main chemical classes of neurotransmitter
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What are the layers of the meninges
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Formation of cerebrospinal fluid
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Circulation of cerebrospinal fluid
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Function of cerebrospinal fluid
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Location and structure of spinal cord
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What are the major ascending tracts of the spinal cord
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What are the major descending tracts of the spinal cord
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What are the three major divisions of the brain
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What are the functions of the cerebrum
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What are the functions of the cerebellum
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What are the functions of the medulla-oblongata
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What are the major divisions of the brain stem
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What is the structure of the cerebellum
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How does the cerebellum relate to the control of skeletal muscles
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What are the two major components of the diencephalon and their functions
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What are the primary functions of the thalamus
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What are the primary functions of the hypothalamus
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Describe the structure of the cerebrum
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What are the sensory, motor and integrative functions of the cortex
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How is electroencephalogram produced
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compare somatic sensory and somatic motor pathways
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What is the structure/branching of a typical spinal nerve
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What are the four major pairs of plexuses
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Name the cranial nerves
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What are the basic principles of somatic motor pathways
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List the somatic reflexes of clinical importance
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Name the two major subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system
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Describe the structures of the parasympathetic pathway
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Describe the structures of the sympathetic pathway
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List autonomic neurotransmitters and receptors
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What are the functional advantages of multiple types of autonomic neurotransmitters and receptors
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What is the overall function of the autonomic nervous system
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What are specific functions of the sympathetic divisions of the ANS
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What are the specific functions of the parasympathetic divisions of the ANS
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