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2.4.1. Nervous System > Basic Topography > Flashcards

Basic Topography Flashcards

1
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Where is the hippocampus found?

A

Temporal lobe

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2
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Which cranial N emerges ventrally from the ponto-medullary junction?

A

Abducens

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3
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The superior colliculus is part of which structure?

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Midbrain

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4
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Outline the motor homunculus

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Medial - lower limbs

Intermediate - hands

Lateral - face

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5
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Which part of the brainstem lies at the level of the tentorium cerebelli?

A

Midbrain

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6
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Bridging veins transverse which space?

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Subdural space

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7
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What does the CNS encompass?

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Cerebral hemispheres

Brainstem and cerebellum

Spinal cord

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8
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What does the PNS encompass?

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Dorsal and ventral roots

Spinal nerves

Peripheral nerves

Ganglion

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9
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What is grey matter?

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Composed of cell bodies and dendrites and synapses

Highly vascular (reflects its ‘computational’ role)

Cerebral cortex

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10
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What is white matter?

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Composed of axons (supporting cells)

White due to fatty myelin

Corpus callosum

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11
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Define basal ganglia

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A group of subcortical structures known to be involved in motor function

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12
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What is the PNS equivalent of grey matter?

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Ganglion

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13
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What is the PNS equivalent of white matter?

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Peripheral N

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14
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Describe the white and grey matter structure of the brain

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Like the cord

Central grey matter surrounded by white matter then surrounded by extra layer of grey matter

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Describe a spinal cord segment?

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Cord has a central core of grey matter and an outer shell of white matter

Each segment connects with a spinal (mixed) N through dorsal (sensory) and ventral (motor) roots

Dorsal N root has a swelling = spinal ganglion

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16
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How can symptoms relate to spinal cord lesions?

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Sensory and motor = mixed = lesion in spinal nerve

Just sensory = lesion in dorsal root

Just motor = lesion in ventral root

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17
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Define funiculus

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Segment of white matter containing multiple distinct tracts – axons up/down

Impulses travel in multiple directions

3 in the CNS = dorsal, ventral, lateral

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18
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Define tract

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Connection between 2 regions of grey matter

An anatomically and functionally defined white matter pathway connecting two distinct regions of grey matter.

Impulses travel in one direction

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19
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Define fasciculus

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A subdivision of a tract supplying a distinct region of the body

20
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Describe how the grey matter is divided?

A

Functionally distinct

Histologically district

21
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Define nucleus

A

Collection of functionally related cell bodies

22
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Define cortex

A

Folded sheet of cell bodies found on the surface of the brain

1-5mm thick

23
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Define fibre (white matter)

A

Axon with its supporting cells

Association = connects regions in the same hemisphere

Commissural = connect L and R hemispheres (corpus callosum)

Projection = connect cerebral hemispheres with cord/brainstem

24
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What is the role of the midbrain?

A

Eye movements

Reflex responses to sound and vision

25
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What is the role of the pons?

A

Feeding

Sleep

26
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What is the role of the medulla?

A

Cardiovascular and respiratory centres

Contains major motor pathways – medullary pyramids

27
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What is the central sulcus?

A

Sitting in the coronal plane

Key landmark separating frontal and parietal lobes

28
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What is the precentral gyrus?

A

Contains primary motor cortex

29
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What is the postcentral gyrus?

A

Contains primary sensory cortex

30
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What is the lateral fissure?

A

Separates the temporal from the frontal/parietal lobes

31
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What is the parieto-occipital sulcus?

A

Separates parietal from occipital lobe

32
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What is the calcarine sulcus?

A

Primary visual cortex surrounds this

33
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Describe the optic chiasm

A

A site where fibres in the visual system cross over

34
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What is the uncus?

A

Part of the temporal lobe that can herniate, compressing the midbrain

Important olfactory role

35
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Describe the medullary pyramids

A

Location of descending motor fibres (each has 1 million)

36
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Describe the parahippocampal gyrus

A

Key cortical region for memory encoding

37
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What is the corpus callosum?

A

Fibres connecting the two cerebral hemispheres

38
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Describe the thalmus

A

Sensory station projecting to sensory cortext

39
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What is the role of the cingulate gyrus?

A

Cortical area important for emotion and memory

40
Q

What is the role of the hypothalamus?

A

Essential centre for homeostasis

41
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Describe the fornix

A

Major output pathway from the hippocampus

42
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Describe the tectum

A

Dorsal part of the midbrain involved in involuntary responses to auditory and visual stimuli

43
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What can happen to the cerebellar tonsil?

A

Part of the cerebellum that can herniate and compress the medulla

44
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What are the ventricles of the brain?

A

Hollow cavities

Contain choroid plexus which makes 600-700ml of CSF per day

45
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Where is CSF reabsorbed?

A

Granulations in the superior sagittal sinus

2.4.1. Nervous System (20 decks)

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