0. Neuro DSA

Question 1

Anterior Above the midbrain: Below the midbrain:

Answer 1

Above the midbrain: rostral Below the midbrain: ventral

Question 2

Posterior Above the midbrain: Below the midbrain:

Answer 2

Above the midbrain: caudal Below the midbrain: dorsal

Question 3

Superior Above the midbrain: Below the midbrain:

Answer 3

Above the midbrain: dorsal Below the midbrain: rostral

Question 4

Inferior Above the midbrain: Below the midbrain

Answer 4

Above the midbrain: ventral Below the midbrain: caudal

Question 5

What is midsagittal plane?

Answer 5

makes equal halves

Question 6

what is the parasagittal plane?

Answer 6

makes unequal halves

Question 7

Another hame for transverse plane?

Answer 7

cross sectional plane horizontal plane Divides the body into upper or lower halves.

Question 8

CNS includes what?

Answer 8

1. Spinal cord 2. Brain (brainstem, cerebellum, cerebral CTX)

Question 9

PNS includes?

Answer 9

everything besides the SC and brain.

Question 10

What is the difference between afferent and efferent?

Answer 10

Afferent -> conducting or conducting inward (sensory neurons that bring information to the CNS.) Efferent-> EXITING the body (motor neurons that go to the periphery).

Question 11

A bundle of myelinated axons that travel together in the central nervous system is called a

Answer 11

White matter: Tract, lemniscus, fasciculus, column, peduncle, bundle or capsule

Question 12

Areas of the central nervous system that contain groups of cell bodies are called:

Answer 12

Grey matter: nuclei, basal ganglia, thalamus, CTX

Question 13

where is white matter located

Answer 13

Brain: innermost layer SC: outermost layer

Question 14

where is grey matter located?

Answer 14

Brain: outermost layer SC: innermost layer

Question 15

The white matter of the spinal cord is divided into

Answer 15

1. Ventral (Anterior) horn 2. Lateral horn 3. Dorsal