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Reports: Set 1 > Central Nervous System > Flashcards

Central Nervous System Flashcards

0
Q

What type of myelination does gray matter have

A

Unmyelinated

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Parts of the brain???

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Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brain stem

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2
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Type of myelination of white matter

A

Myelinated

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3
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Parts of the brain stem

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Medulla oblongata
Pons
Midbrain

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4
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Regulates vital functions of heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, reflux center of coughing, sneezing, swallowing and vomiting

A

Medulla oblongata

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5
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Relays sensory and motor info

A

Pons

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6
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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

A

Hypothalamus and thalamus

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8
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Maintains homeostasis

A

Hypothalamus

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9
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Central relay station for afferent impulses into brain

A

Thalamus

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10
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Plays role in sensory and motor coordination and balance

A

Cerebellum

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11
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Coordinate sensory data and motor functions

A

Cerebellum

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12
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Center for reflex activity

A

Spinal cord

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13
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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

A

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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18
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Nerve that carries information away from the brain

A

Efferent (motor)

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

A

Right hemisphere

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20
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Exact calculation, number comparisons, estimations, direct fact retrieval, grammar, vocabulary, literal

A

Left hemisphere

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21
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Acts as main processor and director of entire system

A

Brain

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22
Q

If scot becomes paralyzed which part of body will suffer most

A

Right side of face

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23
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Hearing lost; which lobe effected

A

Temporal lobe

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24
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Limbic system formed by what

A

Cerebrum and diencephalon

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25
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Efferent nerves travel____ The brain and afferent nerves travel_____ The brain

A

Away

Toward

26
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Brainstem consists of

A

Medulla oblongata

Diencephalon

27
Q

How many different types of matter

A

2

28
Q

Cerebral spinal fluid produced inside

A

Brain

29
Q

How many spinal neves

A

31

30
Q

Hypothalamus regulates

A

Homeostasis
Body temp
BP

31
Q

Formed by Schwann cells, wraps around fibers, acts as insulin

A

Myelin

32
Q

Located within CNS to nourish, support, protect neurons

A

Neuroglial cells

33
Q

Acetylcholine, norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, categorized as

A

Neurotransmitters

34
Q

Part of cerebral hemisphere assoc w/ motor dysfunction such as Parkinson’s disease

A

Basal ganglia

35
Q

Not part of parietal love function

A

Hearing

36
Q

Right and left cerebral hemisphere joined by

A

Corpus callosum

37
Q

somatic nervous system (SNS)

A

Part of peripheral nervous system

Controls muscular system

38
Q

The most superficial of meninges is a thick, tough membrane called

A

Dura mater

39
Q

Wernicke’s area part of brain for

A

Sensory speech

40
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Somasthetic area also called

A

Somatic sensory association area

41
Q

Drug assoc with Parkinson’s

A

Dopamine

42
Q

Disease assoc with an imbalance of norepinephrine and or serotonin is

A

Depression

43
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T/F:

Cerebellum located anterior to brainstem and is responsible for memory

A

False

44
Q

T/F:

Midbrain acts as one way response to visual impulses

A

False

45
Q

T/F:

Parietal lobe responsible for vision

A

False

46
Q

T/F:

Nerve impulses utilize sodium and potassium

A

True

47
Q

T/F:

Axons receive info from other neurons and send impulses toward cell body

A

False

48
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T/F:

Thalamus functions in conjunction with endocrine system

A

False

49
Q

T/F:

Synapse is where axon of neuron meets dendrites on another neuron

A

True

50
Q

T/F:

Thoracic area has 10 spinal nerves

A

False

51
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T/F:

Descending tract of spinal cord is responsible for muscle contraction

A

True

52
Q

T/F:

Behavior and emotions are functions of the parietal lobe

A

False

53
Q

Percentral gyrus is the primary ______ area of the cerebral cortex

A

Motor

54
Q

Which part of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for the “fight or flight” response

A

Sympathetic

55
Q

A dysfunction in this part of the brainstem will have an effect on body temp regulation

A

Hypothalamus

56
Q

Broca’s area is the

A

Motor speech area

57
Q

Postcentral gyrus is primary _____ area of the cerebral cortex

A

Sensory

58
Q

______ part of the brainstem that plays a role in breathing

A

Medulla

59
Q

Part of autonomic nervous system responsible for the “rest or digest” response

A

Parasympathetic

60
Q

4 lobes of right and left central hemisphere

A

Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal

61
Q

Lobe assoc with hearing

A

Temporal lobe

62
Q

4 functions frontal lobe responsible for

A

Thinking
Behavior and emotions
Smell
Taste

63
Q

Parts of brainstem

A

Medulla oblongata
Pons
Midbrain

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