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What is ectodermal tissue?

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One of the first 3 layers of cells that are formed in the early embryo.

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What are the first 3 layers of cells formed in the embryo?

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Ectodermal, mesodermal and endodermal.

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What is a neural tube?

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A hollow structure that develops to form the brain and spinal tube.

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What is CSF?

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Cerebrospinal fluid.

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What does CSF do?

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Mechanically and immunologically protects the brain and spine.

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What happens to the neural tube after 28 days?

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It splits into three chambers.

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Which three sections does the neural tube develop into?

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The forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain.

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What is the prosencephalon?

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The forebrain

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What is the mesencephalon?

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The midbrain

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What is the rhombencephalon?

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The hindbrain.

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How many ventricles are there in the ventricular system?

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4

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Which ventricles are in the prosencephalon/forebrain?

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The left and right lateral ventricle.

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Which ventricles are in the mesencephalon/midbrain?

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Third ventricle

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Which ventricles are in the rhombencephalon/hindbrain?

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Fourth ventricle

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What is the dura mater?

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A bag of fibrous tissue that carries the central nervous system.

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What is the choroid plexus?

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Network of small blood vessels within the ventricles in the brain.

Choroid = blood-related

Plexus = branching network of vessels/nerves

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What does the cerebral aqueduct do?

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Connects the 3rd ventricle to the 4th ventricle.

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What is apoptosis?

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Programmed cell death

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What is necrosis?

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Unprogrammed cell death, caused by infection, injury, cancer or inflammation.

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What do neurotrophic factors do?

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  • Support the growth and survival of neurons.

- Decide and keep which neurons are the most useful.

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What are the two sections of the forebrain?

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Telencephalon and the diencephalon

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Which part of the brain contains the telencephalon?

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Forebrain

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Which part of the brain contains the diencephalon?

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Forebrain

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What does the telencephalon contain?

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Cerebral cortex, basal ganglia and the limbic system.

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What does the diencephalon contain?
Thalamus and hypothalamus. (and 3rd ventricle)
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What is the basal ganglia involved in?
Movement and co-ordination
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What does the thalamus do?
Relays sensory information. (centre for pain perception)
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What does the hypothalamus do?
Controls the autonomic nervous system.
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What are the two sections in the midbrain?
Tectum and tegmentum.
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Which region of the brain contains the tectum?
Midbrain / mesencephalon
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Which region of the brain contains the tegmentum?
Midbrain / mesencephalon
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What does the tectum contain?
Superior colliculus and periaqueductal grey.
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What does the tegmentum contain?
Periaqueductal grey.
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What does the superior colliculus do?
Simple visual processing.
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What does the periaqueductal grey do?
Handles pain information
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Which 3 sections does the hind brain contain?
Cerebellum, pons and medulla.
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Which section of the brain is the cerebellum found?
Hindbrain
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Which section of the brain are the pons found?
Hindbrain
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Which section of the brain is the medulla found?
Hindbrain
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What is the function of the cerebellum?
Balance and movement
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What is the function of the pons?
Links the medulla and the thalamus.
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What is the function of the medulla?
Basic processes such as breathing and cardiac control.
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What is the median longitudinal fissure?
A deep groove that separates the two hemispheres in the brain. (also called the cerebral fissure)
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What is the central sulcus?
A groove that separates the frontal and parietal lobes.
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What is the parieto-occipital fissure?
A groove that separates the parietal and occipital lobes.
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What is the lateral fissure?
A grove that separates the temporal and frontal lobes.
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What are the two main cortices in the frontal lobe?
Motor cortex and prefrontal cortex.
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What is the parietal lobe responsible for?
Touch
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What is the temporal lobe responsible for?
Hearing and the limbic system.
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What is the occipital lobe responsible for?
Vision
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What are the functions of the prefrontal cortex?
- Executive functioning - Planning - Response inhibition
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What does the limbic system deal with?
- Emotion | - Memory
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Which sections of the brain make up the limbic system?
Hippocampus, amygdala and hypothalamus.
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What does the CNS consist of?
The brain and spinal cord
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What does the PNS consist of?
Axons which run from the spine/brain to the body/head.
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What are viscera?
Your main internal organs
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What is the ANS?
Autonomic nervous system
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What is the ANS controlled by?
Limbic system, esp Hypothalamus
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What are the two divisions of the ANS?
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
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What is the critical neurochemical of the sympathetic division of the ANS?
Noradrenalin (NA)
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What is the critical neurochemical of the parasympathetic division of the ANS?
Acetylcholine (Ach)

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