Cardiovascular System Flashcards
Name the ABCS
A- Arch of the aorta
B- Brachiocephalic artery
C- Common carotid artery
S- subclavian artery
What splits on the right hand side to form the common carotid artery & subclavian artery?
Brachiocephalic artery
What muscle determines the 3 divisions of the subclavian artery?
Anterior scalene muscle
What does the common carotid artery split into (2)
- Internal carotid artery
- External carotid artery
What is the function of the lymphatic system
Remove excess fluid from the blood
Which systems make up the nervous system
Central nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Which is the largest part of the brain
Cerebrum
What separates the two hemispheres of the cerebrum
Longitudinal fissure
Name the lobes found in the cerebr
- Frontal lobe
- Temporal lobe
- Parietal lobe
- Occipital lobe
Name the function aspects of the precentral gyrus and postcentral gyrus
Precentral gyrus
- somatomotor function
Postcentral gyrus
- somatosensory function
Name the functional aspect of the supramarginal and angular gyri
- Auditory/ speech association (Wernicke’s)
Name the three cerebral fibres
- Association fibres
- Commissural fibres
- Projection fibres
Name the four ventricles
- 2 lateral ventricles
- third ventricles
- fourth ventricles
Location of the lateral ventricles
Below corpus callosum
Location of the third ventricle
In the diencephalon (between thalamus and hypothalamus)
Name the function of the thalamus
- Relays and integrates sensory and motor information
Name the functions of the hypothalamus
- regulates the autonomic nervous system
- Regulates hormones
What creates and secretes the cerebrospinal fluid
Choroid plexus
Where can you find the CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)
- ventricles
- central canal
- subarachnoid space
Name the test used to draw (take out) the CSF
Lumbar puncture test
What is the brainstem composed of? (3)
- midbrain
- pons varolli
- medulla oblongata
Which structure continues as a spinal cord
Medulla oblongata
Name the functions of the cerebellum
- Maintenance of balance
- Motor co-ordination
- Muscle tone regulation
