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Anatomical Organisation of the Nervous System Flashcards

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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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4
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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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18
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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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22
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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?

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Thalamus and hypothalamus. (and 3rd ventricle)

26
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What is the basal ganglia involved in?

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Movement and co-ordination

27
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What does the thalamus do?

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Relays sensory information. (centre for pain perception)

28
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What does the hypothalamus do?

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Controls the autonomic nervous system.

29
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What are the two sections in the midbrain?

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Tectum and tegmentum.

30
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Which region of the brain contains the tectum?

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Midbrain / mesencephalon

31
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Which region of the brain contains the tegmentum?

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Midbrain / mesencephalon

32
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What does the tectum contain?

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Superior colliculus and periaqueductal grey.

33
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What does the tegmentum contain?

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Periaqueductal grey.

34
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What does the superior colliculus do?

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Simple visual processing.

35
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What does the periaqueductal grey do?

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Handles pain information

36
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Which 3 sections does the hind brain contain?

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Cerebellum, pons and medulla.

37
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Which section of the brain is the cerebellum found?

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Hindbrain

38
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Which section of the brain are the pons found?

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Hindbrain

39
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Which section of the brain is the medulla found?

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Hindbrain

40
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What is the function of the cerebellum?

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Balance and movement

41
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What is the function of the pons?

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Links the medulla and the thalamus.

42
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What is the function of the medulla?

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Basic processes such as breathing and cardiac control.

43
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What is the median longitudinal fissure?

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A deep groove that separates the two hemispheres in the brain.
(also called the cerebral fissure)

44
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What is the central sulcus?

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A groove that separates the frontal and parietal lobes.

45
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What is the parieto-occipital fissure?

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A groove that separates the parietal and occipital lobes.

46
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What is the lateral fissure?

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A grove that separates the temporal and frontal lobes.

47
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What are the two main cortices in the frontal lobe?

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Motor cortex and prefrontal cortex.

48
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What is the parietal lobe responsible for?

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Touch

49
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What is the temporal lobe responsible for?

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Hearing and the limbic system.

50
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What is the occipital lobe responsible for?

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Vision

51
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What are the functions of the prefrontal cortex?

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  • Executive functioning
  • Planning
  • Response inhibition
52
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What does the limbic system deal with?

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  • Emotion

- Memory

53
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Which sections of the brain make up the limbic system?

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Hippocampus, amygdala and hypothalamus.

54
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What does the CNS consist of?

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The brain and spinal cord

55
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What does the PNS consist of?

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Axons which run from the spine/brain to the body/head.

56
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What are viscera?

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Your main internal organs

57
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What is the ANS?

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Autonomic nervous system

58
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What is the ANS controlled by?

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Limbic system, esp Hypothalamus

59
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What are the two divisions of the ANS?

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Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

60
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What is the critical neurochemical of the sympathetic division of the ANS?

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Noradrenalin (NA)

61
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What is the critical neurochemical of the parasympathetic division of the ANS?

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Acetylcholine (Ach)

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