Central Nervous System Flashcards

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What type of myelination does gray matter have

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Unmyelinated

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Parts of the brain???

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Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brain stem

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Type of myelination of white matter

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Myelinated

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Parts of the brain stem

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Medulla oblongata
Pons
Midbrain

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Regulates vital functions of heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, reflux center of coughing, sneezing, swallowing and vomiting

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Medulla oblongata

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5
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Relays sensory and motor info

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Pons

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Act as relay stations for hearing, vision, motor pathways

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Midbrain

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7
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Breakdown of diencephalon

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Hypothalamus and thalamus

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8
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Maintains homeostasis

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Hypothalamus

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9
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Central relay station for afferent impulses into brain

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Thalamus

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10
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Plays role in sensory and motor coordination and balance

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Cerebellum

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11
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Coordinate sensory data and motor functions

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Cerebellum

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12
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Center for reflex activity

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Spinal cord

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Dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

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3 layers of meninges

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14
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Made up of clear fluid which is produced inside brain

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CSF ( cerebrospinal fluid)

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15
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Breakdown of gyrus

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Precentral gyrus and postcentral gyrus

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16
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Number of cranial nerves

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12

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17
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Number of spinal nerves

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31

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Nerve that carries information away from the brain

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Efferent (motor)

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19
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Approximate calculation number comparisons estimations, intonation, accentuation, prosody, pragmatic, contextual

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Right hemisphere

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Exact calculation, number comparisons, estimations, direct fact retrieval, grammar, vocabulary, literal

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Left hemisphere

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Acts as main processor and director of entire system

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Brain

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22
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If scot becomes paralyzed which part of body will suffer most

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Right side of face

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23
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Hearing lost; which lobe effected

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Temporal lobe

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Limbic system formed by what
Cerebrum and diencephalon
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Efferent nerves travel____ The brain and afferent nerves travel_____ The brain
Away | Toward
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Brainstem consists of
Medulla oblongata | Diencephalon
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How many different types of matter
2
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Cerebral spinal fluid produced inside
Brain
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How many spinal neves
31
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Hypothalamus regulates
Homeostasis Body temp BP
31
Formed by Schwann cells, wraps around fibers, acts as insulin
Myelin
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Located within CNS to nourish, support, protect neurons
Neuroglial cells
33
Acetylcholine, norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, categorized as
Neurotransmitters
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Part of cerebral hemisphere assoc w/ motor dysfunction such as Parkinson's disease
Basal ganglia
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Not part of parietal love function
Hearing
36
Right and left cerebral hemisphere joined by
Corpus callosum
37
somatic nervous system (SNS)
Part of peripheral nervous system | Controls muscular system
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The most superficial of meninges is a thick, tough membrane called
Dura mater
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Wernicke's area part of brain for
Sensory speech
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Somasthetic area also called
Somatic sensory association area
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Drug assoc with Parkinson's
Dopamine
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Disease assoc with an imbalance of norepinephrine and or serotonin is
Depression
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T/F: | Cerebellum located anterior to brainstem and is responsible for memory
False
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T/F: | Midbrain acts as one way response to visual impulses
False
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T/F: | Parietal lobe responsible for vision
False
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T/F: | Nerve impulses utilize sodium and potassium
True
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T/F: | Axons receive info from other neurons and send impulses toward cell body
False
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T/F: | Thalamus functions in conjunction with endocrine system
False
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T/F: | Synapse is where axon of neuron meets dendrites on another neuron
True
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T/F: | Thoracic area has 10 spinal nerves
False
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T/F: | Descending tract of spinal cord is responsible for muscle contraction
True
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T/F: | Behavior and emotions are functions of the parietal lobe
False
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Percentral gyrus is the primary ______ area of the cerebral cortex
Motor
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Which part of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response
Sympathetic
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A dysfunction in this part of the brainstem will have an effect on body temp regulation
Hypothalamus
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Broca's area is the
Motor speech area
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Postcentral gyrus is primary _____ area of the cerebral cortex
Sensory
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______ part of the brainstem that plays a role in breathing
Medulla
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Part of autonomic nervous system responsible for the "rest or digest" response
Parasympathetic
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4 lobes of right and left central hemisphere
Frontal Parietal Occipital Temporal
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Lobe assoc with hearing
Temporal lobe
62
4 functions frontal lobe responsible for
Thinking Behavior and emotions Smell Taste
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Parts of brainstem
Medulla oblongata Pons Midbrain