Brain Structure (test 1) Flashcards
dorsal root
senstion
ventral root
motor
ipsilateral
2 structures on same side of brain
contralateral
2 structures on opposite side of brain
bilateral
same structures on both sides of brains
proximal
close together
MRI can see ___
CSF
CSF fills ___
ventricles
CSF prevents brain from experiencing ____
shock
4 ventricles
- 2 lateral ventricles to the side
- 3rd is medial
- 4th is spinal column
Cerebral Security
- blood vessels in CNS are very tightly packed
- have many arteries that carry oxygenated blood to brain
- circle of willis provides blood to all of the brain
Somatic nervous system
collects sensory information
autonomic nervous system
PNS
parasympathetic: rest and digest
sympathetic: fight or flight
afferent
sensory
effent
motor pathways
average length of spinal cord
43-45 cm
___ motor and sensory nerves in the spinal cord
31
cervical spine
C1-C8
top of spine
injury impairs from neck down
thoracic spine
T1-T12
injury impairs breathing and digestion
injury causes loss of functions in lumbar and sacral regions
lumbar spine
L1-L5
injury impairs movement of legs and feet
loss of function in sacral region aswell
sacral region
S1-S5
injury impairs bladder / bowel control and sexual function
complete spinal cord injury
loss of function below damage
incomplete spinal cord injury
partial impairment below injury
sensory neurons
bipolar (retina)
unipolar (skin, muscle)
interneurons
stellate cell (thalamus) pyramidal cells (cortex) purkinje cell (cerebellum)
motor neurons
multi polar (spinal cord)
Allan Jones
- Allans institute for Brain Science
- would receive brain
take MRI - remove from skull
- slice thinly and stain
- digitize and further fragment
extract rNA
spinal cord disks
- in between vertebrae
- act as shock absorber