After Midterm 2 Flashcards
Role of the CNS
- interpreting sensory information
- planning/monitoring movement
- maintenance of homeostasis
divisions of the brain
- cerebrum
- diencephalon
- cerebellum
- brainstem
cerebrum function
- higher mental function
- interpretes sensory stimuli
- plans and initiates movement
diencephalon function
- process, integrates, and relays information
- maintains homeostasis
- regulates biological rhythms
cerebellum function
- monitors and coordinates movement
brainstem functions
- maintains homeostasis
- controls certain reflexes
- integrates and relays information
structures of the cerebrum and the function
cerebral cortex: receiving sensory/motor inputs
- primary motor cortex
- primary sensory cortex
- muli-task association areas
basal nuclei: movement
- caudate nuclei
- putamen
- globus pallidus
limbic system: emotion, memory, learning
- hippocampus
- amygdala
- fornix (primary white matter output tract)
- limbic lobe: cingulate gyri, parahippocampal gyrus (grey matter cortex)
structures of the diencephalon and functions
- thalamus: edits, sorts, routes stimuli
- hypothalamus: autonomic NS, sleep/wake cycle, thirst/hunger, body temp, hormone production, pituitary gland secretion
structures of the brainstem and functions
- midbrain: visual/auditory stimuli processing, carries motor fibers from the cerebral cortex, monitors movement from basal nuclei, mediates reflexes
- pons: breathing, sleep/wake cycle
- medulla oblongata: contains white matter, movement and sensations, autonomic functions
- reticular formation: sleep, pain transmission, mood, homeostasis
longitudinal fissure
separates the left and right hemispheres
what makes up the grooves and ridges increasing surface area of the lobes
sulci and gyri
what are the lobes and the functions
- frontal: planning, movement, complex mental function
- parietal: processing and integrating sensory info
- temporal: hearing, language, memory, emotions
- occipital: vision
premotor cortex
movement planning, guidance, coordination, execution
broca’s area
language - speaking
wernicke’s area
language - understanding
prefrontal cortex
executive functions- goal setting, problem solving, decision making, planning, personality
parietal and temporal association areas
integration of sensory info, language, attention, recognition, spatial awareness
what are the single-task association areas
- prefrontal cortex
- broca’s area
- temporal association area
- parietal association area
- wernicke’s area
what are the multi-task association areas
- premotor cortex
- frontal eye field
- auditory association cortex
- visual association area
- somatosensory association cortex
primary motor cortex
plans and executes conscious movement
what are the primary sensory cortices and their function
- somatosensory cortex: temp, touch, vibration, pressure, stretch, joint position
- special senses: vision, hearing/vestibular, smell, taste
whats the protection of the brain and their functions
- cranial meninges: three layers of membranes
- cerebrospinal fluid (CSF): fluid that fills cavities
- blood-brain barrier: prevents substances from entering brain and the cells
order of cranial meninges and whats it made of up
dura matter (periosteal–> meningeal) –> subdural space –> arachnoid matter –> subarachnoid space –> pia matter
- mainly composed of dense irregular CT
dura matter
- thick and durable (most superficial)
- periosteal: outer layer
- meningeal: inner layer
- dura folds
- dural sinuses: veins that drain CSF and deoxygenated blood
arachnoid matter
thin, web-like
subarachnoid matter
- contains major blood vessels
- filled with CSF
pia matter
- deepest layer
- covers the sulcus and fissure
ventricles of the brain
- 4 linked cavities that are a continuous central canal filled with CSF
- lined with ependymal cells
roles of CSF
- cushions brain
- maintains constant temp
- waste removal
- buoyancy of brain
blood-brain barrier
- protects CSF and extracellular fluid
- made up of endothelial cells (tight-junctions) and astrocytes (provide structure)
what system is the cranial nerves apart of
peripheral NS (found in the brainstem)
order of cranial nerves
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type- Some say marry money, but my brother says big brains matter more.
- olfactory (S)
- optic (S)
- oculomotor (M)
- trochlear (M)
- trigeminal (B)
- abducens (M)
- facial (M)
- vestibulocochlear (S)
- glossopharyngeal (B)
- vagus (B)
- accessory (M)
- hypoglossal (M)
Cranial N (I)
olfactory (S)
- smell
- nose to primary olfactory cortex
Cranial N (II)
optic (S)
- vision
- eye to primary visual cortex
Cranial N (III)
oculomotor (M)
- eye/eyelid movement
- pupil constriction
- lens shape from brainstem to eye muscles
Cranial N (IV)
Trochlear (M)
- eye movement
- brainstem to eye muscles
Cranial N (V)
trigeminal (B)
- M: chewing muscles
- S: ficial, nasal, oral sensation
-M: brainstem to jaw muscles
- S: facial areas to primary somatosensory cortex
Cranial N (VI)
Abducens (M)
- eye movement
- brainstem to eye muscles