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Central Nervous System - E4 Flashcards

1
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Rostral

Caudal

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toward the forehead/nose

toward the spinal cord

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4 major parts of the CNS

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  1. Brain Stem
  2. Diencephalon
  3. Cerebrum
  4. Cerebellum
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What are ventricles?

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spaces filled with cerebrospinal fluid and lined with ependymal cells

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Lateral ventricles location

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separated by the septum pellucidum

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Interventricular foramina

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connects the lateral ventricles to the third ventricle

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Cerebral aqueduct (in relation to ventricles)

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connects the third and fourth ventricles

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Fourth ventricle location

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continuous with the central canal of spinal cord and connects to subarachnoid space via median and paired lateral apertures

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Subparts of the brain stem

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  1. Medulla oblongata
  2. Pons
  3. Midbrain
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Medulla oblongata

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conduction pathway of the CNS (decussation of pyramids)

holds nuclei for CN VIII-XII

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Pyramids vs Olives

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pyramids are anterior bulges (contain tracts)
olives are lateral bulges (contain nuclei)
both pertaining to medulla oblongata

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“Pons”

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bridge

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Pons function

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connects medulla to midbrain

holds nuclei for CN V-VIII

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“peduncles”

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little feet

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“colliculi”

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little hills

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“folia”

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leaf

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CN in midbrain

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CN III and IV

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Corpora quadrigemina

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apart of the midbrain

  1. superior colliculi - visual reflexes
  2. inferior colliculi - auditory reflexes
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Functions of the cerebellum

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  1. regulates voluntary, skilled movements
  2. regulates posture and balance
  3. other sensory and motor functions

50% of brain’s neurons, but only 10% of its mass

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“Arbor vitae”

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tree of life

white matter of the cerebellum

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Subparts of the diencephalon

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  1. thalamus
  2. hypothalamus
  3. epithalamus
  4. third ventricle
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Thalamus

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“gateway to the cerebral cortex”

relay center for all sensory info except smell

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Hypothalamus

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regulates autonomic nervous system and endocrine system

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Infundibulum

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connects the hypothalamus to pituitary gland

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Pineal gland

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“pine cone”
part of the epithalamus
sleep regulation

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Third ventricle

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“donut” pierced by interthalamic adhesion

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gray/white matter location in the brain vs spinal cord

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Brain - gray outside of white

Spinal cord - gray inside of white

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Cerebral cortex

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outer rind of the gray matter of the cerebrum

conscious mind

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Insula

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“island”

deep in lateral sulcus

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Sulcus vs gyrus

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sulcus for grooves

gyrus for folds

30
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white matter tract types

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association tracts are in the same hemisphere
commissural tracts are between hemispheres
projection tracts are outside of the cerebrum

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basal nuclei

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several large nuclei embedded w/i white matter of the cerebrum

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Limbic system

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limbic = “border”

bilateral interconnected rings of structures
includes hippocampus and fornix

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Hippocampus

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“seahorse”

memory

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Fornix

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“arch”

link between limbic system and diencephalon

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Cerebrum functions

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  1. sensory: interpret and localize
  2. motor: initiate movement
  3. association: emotion and intellect
  4. basal nuclei: gross, autonomic movement
  5. limbic: emotional behavior related to survival/memory
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Meninges

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connective tissue coverings that protect the brain

37
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Layers of the meninges

outermost to innermost

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  1. dura mater
  2. arachnoid
  3. pia mater
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Dura mater

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“tough mother”
dense, irregular c.t.
periosteal (most superficial) and meningeal

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Extensions of the dura that help w/anchoring

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  1. falx cerebri - between hemispheres in long. fissure
  2. falx cerebelli - between cerebellar hemispheres
  3. tentorium cerebelli - in transverse fissure
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Arachnoid

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“spidery”
gives rise to collagen and elastic c.t.
subarachnoid space is filled with CSF

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Pia mater

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collagen and few elastic fibers
adheres tightly to the brain surface
thinnest layer

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Cerebrospinal fluid

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suspends the brain
absorbs shock
exchange of gases, nutrients, waste

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Ependymal cells

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within choroid plexuses

produce CSF

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Path of CSF

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  1. lateral ventricles
  2. interventricular foramen
  3. third ventricle
  4. cerebral aqueduct
  5. fourth ventricle
  6. lateral apertures, median aperture, or central canal
  7. subarachnoid space
  8. arachnoid granulations
  9. dural venous sinuses
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Blood brain barrier

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continuous capillaries that have no clefts

46
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spinal cord location

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begins at foramen magnum (continuation of medulla)
ends at L1
31 segments

47
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Cauda equina

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“horse tail” the inferior portion of nerves after the spinal cord ends

48
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filum terminate

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thin c.t. layer than anchors the spinal cord inferiorly

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funiculi of the white matter

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“columns”

dorsal, ventral, and lateral funiculi

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ascending vs descending tracts

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ascending are sensory = spinal cord to brain

descending are motor = brain to spinal cord

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horns of the gray matter

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ventral horn - skeletal motor neuron cell bodies

lateral horn - smooth, cardiac, and gland motor neuron cell bodies

dorsal horn - interneurons

52
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  1. ventral root
  2. dorsal root
  3. dorsal root ganglion
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  1. carries motor axons from CNS (efferent)
  2. carries sensory axons into CNS (afferent)
  3. sensory cell bodies
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denticulate ligaments

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lateral extensions of the pia mater in the spinal cord

suspend and anchor the spinal cord

54
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Spinal cord functions

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  1. conduction pathway

2. integration center (spinal reflexes and locomotion)

55
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spinal reflexes

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fast, automatic, predictable response to stimuli

56
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locomotion

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central pattern generators for coordinating repetitive muscle activity

57
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integration pathway

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  1. sensory receptor
  2. sensory neuron (posterior root, afferent)
  3. integrating center (gray matter)/
  4. motor neuron (anterior root, efferent)
  5. effector

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