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dorsal root

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senstion

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ventral root

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motor

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ipsilateral

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2 structures on same side of brain

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contralateral

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2 structures on opposite side of brain

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bilateral

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same structures on both sides of brains

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6
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proximal

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close together

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7
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MRI can see ___

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CSF

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CSF fills ___

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ventricles

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9
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CSF prevents brain from experiencing ____

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shock

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10
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4 ventricles

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  • 2 lateral ventricles to the side
  • 3rd is medial
  • 4th is spinal column
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11
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Cerebral Security

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  • 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
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12
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Somatic nervous system

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collects sensory information

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13
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autonomic nervous system

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PNS

parasympathetic: rest and digest
sympathetic: fight or flight

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14
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afferent

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sensory

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15
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effent

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motor pathways

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16
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average length of spinal cord

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43-45 cm

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17
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___ motor and sensory nerves in the spinal cord

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31

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18
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cervical spine

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C1-C8
top of spine
injury impairs from neck down

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19
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thoracic spine

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T1-T12
injury impairs breathing and digestion
injury causes loss of functions in lumbar and sacral regions

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20
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lumbar spine

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L1-L5
injury impairs movement of legs and feet
loss of function in sacral region aswell

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sacral region

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S1-S5

injury impairs bladder / bowel control and sexual function

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22
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complete spinal cord injury

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loss of function below damage

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23
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incomplete spinal cord injury

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partial impairment below injury

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24
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sensory neurons

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bipolar (retina)

unipolar (skin, muscle)

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25
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interneurons

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stellate cell (thalamus)
pyramidal cells (cortex)
purkinje cell (cerebellum)
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26
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motor neurons

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multi polar (spinal cord)

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27
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Allan Jones

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  • Allans institute for Brain Science
  • would receive brain
    take MRI
  • remove from skull
  • slice thinly and stain
  • digitize and further fragment
    extract rNA
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28
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spinal cord disks

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  • in between vertebrae

- act as shock absorber

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29
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slipped disk common in

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  • over weight
  • occupation with heavy lifting
  • in genetics
30
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treatment for disk slipped

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  • over the counter meds
  • narcotics
  • anticonvulsants
  • muscle relaxers
    cortisone injections
  • surgeons can remove part or whole disk
31
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neuron generation

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stem cell > progenitor cell > neural, glial > interneuron, projecting neuron, oligodendroglia, astrocyte.

32
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glia : neuron ratio

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10:1

then thought to be 1:1

33
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ependymal cell

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  • glial cell
  • small
  • secretes CSF
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astrocyte

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  • glial cell
  • star shaped
  • symmetrical
  • nutritive
  • supportive
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microglial cell

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  • glial cell
  • small
  • defensive function
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oligodendroglial cell

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  • glial cell
  • asymmetrical
  • insulating myelin on CNS
37
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shwann cell

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  • glial cell

- myelin on peripheral nerves

38
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Forebrain

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Basal ganglia 
Limbic system
Neocortex
Amygdala
Hypothalamus
Thalamus
Hippocampus
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Midbrain

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Superior colliculus
Inferior colliculus
Red nucleus
Substantia nigra

40
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Hind brain

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Reticular formation
Cerebellum
Medulla
Pons

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Medulla

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breathing and heart rate

42
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reticular formation

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general arousal

43
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pons

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relaying info

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cerebellum

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coordination
posture
balance

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Red nucleus

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involved in limb movements

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substantia nigra

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approach and avoidance behaviour

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superior colliculus

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eye movements

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inferior colliculus

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auditory inputs

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Amygdala

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processes emotions

50
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hypothalamus

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releases hormones, regulates body temp

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thalamus

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  • relay motor and sensory signals to cortex

- contains diencephalon

52
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diencephalon

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part of forebrain

contains LGB, MGB, VLP

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LGB

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visual projections

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MGB

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auditory projections

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VLP

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tactile projections

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hipocampus

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Basal ganglia

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  • movement and learning
  • loss of these neurons = tourettes
  • caudate nucleus receives info from cortex and sends though putamen and globus pallidus to thalamus
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Limbic system

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  • where the subcortical structures meet the cerebral cortex

- 6 layers

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Neocortex

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higher-order brain functions

60
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huntingtons diseasH

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  • from protein huntington malfunctioning
  • ventricles become larger from neural death
  • autosomal dominant disease
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Huntingtons disease onset

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  • developed ~ 30-54

- can show 4-80 though

62
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Huntingtons disease symptoms

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  • characteristic movements
  • impairment
  • reduced dexterity
  • slurred speech
  • trouble swallowing
  • balance problems
  • forgetfulness
  • depression
  • mania
  • OCD
  • social withdrawal
63
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Parkinson’s disease

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connection between basal ganglia and substantia nigra dies

64
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Parkinson’s disease onset

65
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Parkinsons symptoms

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rigid movements

balance issues

66
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parkinson medication

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  • cardibopa-levodopa
  • protects early conversion to dopamine
  • benefits overtime may become less stable
  • after years, build up tolerance
67
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occipital lobe

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temporal lobe

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parietal lobe

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body senses

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frontal lobe

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motor functions

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