Central Nervous System

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Function

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control center of the rest of the body, Composed of brain and spine. Regulates voluntary and involuntary functions of the body for us to breath, walk, and perform many other functions

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Cephalo-,crani

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head

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cerebro- encephalo-

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brain

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neur-

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nerve

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optic- opt

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eye

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ot-, auri-

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ear

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Gray Matter

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contains cell bodies, nuclei and dendrites, unmylinated axons

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White matter

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high concentrations of myelinated axons

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Neurons

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Nerve cells, conduct nerve impulses

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Glial cells

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supporting cells, provide nutrition, support, and make the myelin sheath around axons of neurons

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Ventricles

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Four internal chambers that are filled with cerebrospinal fluid

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Meninges

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Connective tissue membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord and lie between nervous tissue and bones

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Cerebrum

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Responsible for higher mental functions

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Gyri

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thick folds

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sulci

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grooves

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Frontal

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Voluntary motor control, reasoning, planning, emotions, social judgement

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Parietal lobe

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Perceives sensations from skin, muscles, tendons, joint receptors

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Temporal lobe

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auditory center to receive signals from the ears, important in memory

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Occipital Lobe

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Responsible for vision and eye coordination

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Insula

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Integrates sensory information from viscera, taste language function

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Corpus Callosum

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Connects the two halves of the cerebrum. Carries nerve impulses between two cerebral hemispheres

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Thalamus

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Relay center for all sensory information except smell.

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Hypothalamus

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Responsible for regulating many types of behavior such as thirst and hunger, temp, sleep. Produces ADH and oxytocin

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Pituitary

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Also called hypophysis

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Anterior pituitary

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Produces and releases somatotropin, TSH, ACTH, FSH, LH, Prolactin.

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Posterior pituitary

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Releases ADH and oxytocin

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Optic chiasm

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point at which the optic nerve cross over on the way to the brain from the eyes

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Limbic System

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process olfactory information

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Cerebellum

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looks like a small shrub, second largest part of the brain, receives input from joint, tendon and muscle receptors, responsible for coordination of movement

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Midbrain

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Short segment to the brainstem the connects hindbrain and forebrain

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Pons

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Contains two respiratory centers, pathway for nerve fivers passing through from brain to the spinal cord

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Medulla Oblongata

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regulation of several autonomic regulations such as blood pressure, respiratory rate, and heart rate

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Vasomotor center

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Contraction or dilation of blood vessels. Regulates blood pressure

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Cardioinhibitory

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Parasympathetic innervation, regulates heart pressure

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Respiratory center

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works with the two respiratory centers in the pons to control respiration rate

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Cranial Nerves

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Run Directly to the brain rather than through the spinal cord. Most are mixed or have both sensory and motor function

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8 o clock Cereal 
12 o clock Turkey Sandwich
5 o clock lasagna
5 o clock seconds
1 o clock cookies

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8 Cervical
12 Thoracic 
5 Lumbar
5 Sacral
1 Coccygeal