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Brain 2: brain blood flow, CFS brainstem Flashcards

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How are glucose and oxygen used in the brain

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Neurons use glucose and oxygen to make ATP in the brain

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how many % is the brain’s weight (out of total body) and how many % of energy/oxygen does it consume

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Brain is 2% of total body weight but consumes 20% of all the oxygen and glucose

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How long does it take for neuronal function to be impaired or permanently damaged

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interruption in blood flow for 1-2 minutes to be impaired and total deprivation of oxygen for about 4 minutes causes permanent injury

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how does brain store glucose

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No glucose is stored in the brain so the supply of glucose must be continous

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what does a low level of glucose in the blood to the brain cause

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mental confusion
dizziness
convulsions
loss of consciousness

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how many % of cardio output goes to brain

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15%

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what is blood brain barrier

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Tight junctions that seal together endothelial cells of capillaries in the brain and thick basement layer that surrounds the capillaries

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What type of neuroglia at blood brain barrier and what does it do?

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Astrocytes - their processes press up against the capillaries and secrete chemicals that maintain the permeability characteristics of tight junctions

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What can cross the blood brain barrier

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  • Some water-soluble substances cross by active transport (ie glucose)
  • Creatinine, urea, ions cross slowly
  • lipid-soluble substances (O2, Carbon dioxide, alcohol, most anesthetic agents)
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What can not cross the blood brain barrier

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Proteins and most antibiotic drugs do not cross

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What can break down the blood brain barrier

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Trauma, certain toxins and inflammation

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What is Cerebral spinal fluid

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Clear colourless lipids, mainly water and protects brain and spinal cord from chemical and physical injuries

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what does cerebral spinal fluid carry

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carries small amount of O2, glucose, proteins, lactic acid, urea, cations, anions and some WBCs needed to neurons and neuroglia

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Where does cerebral fluid circulate through

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The cavities in the brain and spinal cord and around the brain and spinal cord in the subarachoid space

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What is the total volume of cerebral spinal fluid?

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80-150 ml in adult

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what are ventricles in the brain

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cavities within the brain filled with CSF
2 lateral ventricles (1 in each hemisphere of the cerebrum, Septum pellucidum)
Third ventricle
Fourth ventricle

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What is a thin membrane that separates that the lateral ventricles

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Septum pelluciadum

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Functions of ventricles

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  1. Mechanical protection
    - shock absorbing medium that protects brain and spinal cord from jolts
    - fluid also keeps brain floating in the cranial cavity
  2. Homeostatic function - the pH of CSF affects pulmonary ventilation and cerebral blood flow
  3. Circulation - minor exchange of nutrients and waste products between blood and nervous tissue
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Where is CSF formed

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In the Choroid plexuses, networks of blood capillaries in the walls of the ventricles

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what is difference between Blood brain barrier and blood-CSF barrier

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BBB=tight junctions of brain capillary endothelial cells

Blood-CSF barrier=tight junctions of ependymal cells

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What does Blood CSF barrier do

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to protect brain and spinal cord from harmful blood borne substances

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Circulation of CSF

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CSF formed in Choroid plexus ->lateral ventricles ->Interventricular foramina ->Third ventricle ->Cerebral aquaduct -> Forth ventricle -> 2 lateral apertures and 1 median aperture -> central canal subarachoid space ->Arachoid villi ->superior sagittal sinus ->Straight sinus ->Sigmoid sinus -> internal jugular

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brain stem contains

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Medulla Oblongata
Pons
Midbrain

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Where and what is in Medulla Oblongata

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Starts at the foremen magnum and goes to pons
Mede up of sensory (ascending) tracts and motor/(descending) tract
Pyramids

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what is pyramids

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bulges of white matter of the anterior part of the medulla

formed by the corticospinal tracts

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What is dicussation of pyramids

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Crossing of axons in pyramids
90% of axons cross here
explains why each side of brain controls the opposite side of body

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nuclei in medulla

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  • Cardiovascular center (regulates the heart beats and the diameter of BVs)
  • Medullary rhythmicity area of the respiratory center (adjusts the basic rhythm of breathing along with areas in the pons)
  • vomiting center (causes vomiting)
  • deglutition center (causes swallowing)
    Others causes sneezing, coughing, hiccupping
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what and where is olive

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just lateral to each pyramid

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inferior olivary nucleus

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  • within the olive, receives input from cerebral cortex, red nucleus (midbrain), spinal cord
  • it provides instructions that the cerebellum uses to make adjustments to mm activity as you learn new motor skills
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gracile nucleus and cuneate nucleus

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are associated with sensations of touch, pressure, vibration and conscious proprioception.
Gracile (leg), Cuneate (arm)

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gustatory nucleus

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from tongue to brain, receives gustatory input from taste buds of tongue

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cochlear nuclei

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part of the auditory pathway from inner ear to brain

receives auditory input from cochlea of the inner ear

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Vestibular nuclei

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equilibrium pathway from inner ear to brain

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Cranial nerves in medulla

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VIII vestibular cochlear nerves
IX glossopharyngral nerves
X vagus nerves
XI accessory nerves
XII hypoglossal nerves
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Injury to Medulla

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hard blow to the back of head/upper neck
can be fatal
damage to medullary rhythmicity area is really bad
alcohol overdose also suppresses the medullary rhythmicity area and may result in death

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Where and what is pons

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consists of nuclei and tracts

is a bridge that connects parts of brain with each other

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relays signals for voluntary movements from cerebral cortex to cerebellum

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pontine nucleus

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pons’ nuclei

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pneumotaxic area: Rhythm of breathing
apneustic area: inhale/exhale
These 2 areas along with the medullary rhythmicity area help control breathing

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pons’nuclei associated with cranial nerves

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V trigeminal nerves
VI abducens nerves
VII facial nerves
VIII vestibulocochlear nerves (balance and equilibrium)

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associated with sensations of touch, pressure, vibration and conscious proprioception

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gracile nucleus and cuneate nucleus

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from tongue to brain

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gustatory nucleus

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part of the auditory pathway from inner ear to brain

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cochlear nuclei

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equilibrium pathway from inner ear to brain

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vestibular nuclei

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