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Chap 4 Flashcards

1
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20 days after conception

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-neural plate
-neural crest

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Neural plate

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-contains a lumen
-the CNS

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Neural crest

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Begins to curl together to form the PNS
-lays on top of the neural plate

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28 days after conception

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-forebrain
-midbrain
-hindbrain

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Hindbrain

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The spinal cord

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42 days after conception

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-cerebrum and diencephalon
-midbrain
-cerebellum, pons and medulla

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Central nervous system is made up of

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-spinal cord
-brain

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8
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spinal cord is made up of

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31 pairs

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Brain is made up of

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-forebrain
-cerebellum
-brain stem

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Forebrain is made up of

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-cerebrum
-diencephalon

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cerebrum is made up of

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-Cerebral cortex
-basal nuclei

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12
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Diencephalon is made up of

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-thalamus
-hypothalamus

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13
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Cerebellum made up of three parts

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-spinocerebellum
-cerebrocerebellum
-vestibulocerebellum

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Brain stem is made up of

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-midbrain
-pons
-medulla

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Three types of neurons

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-afferent
-interneuron
-efferent

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16
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What neuron brings information into the CNS

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Afferent

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17
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what neuron is present completely in the CNS

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Interneuron

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18
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what neuron takes info from the CNS out

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Efferent

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19
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Afferent

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-advancing to the CNS
-sensory receptor

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Anatomy of an afferent neuron

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-receptor
-peripheral axon
-central axon (part that enters the CNS)

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Interneurons

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-very common and complex
-completely in the CNS
-learning and emotions

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Efferent

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Takes messages from CNS to the target

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Neuroglial

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The glue that holds neurons together
-support neurons physically and metabolically

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Types of neuroglial in the PNS

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-satellite cells
-Schwann cells

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Satellite cells

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Form a shield around cell body, providing health
-part of the PNS

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Schwann cells

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Form the myelin
-neutrophic growth factors
-found in PNS

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Oligiodendrocytes

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Insulating myelin sheath in the CNS
-nodes of ranvier

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Astrocytes

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Paracrine signals to form tight junctions
-blood brain barrier
-enhancing synaptic activities
-physically support
-found in CNS

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Microglial

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Silent when inactivated
-brain immune cell that scavenges what you don’t need in the brain

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30
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Ependymal cells

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Secretes the cerebral spinal fluid
-act as stem cells
-found in CNS

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Protection of the CNS

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-cranium
-3 meningines
-cerebral spinal fluid

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Cranium

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Hard bony structure, surrounds the brain

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33
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The three meningines

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-dura mater
-arachnoid mater
-pia mater

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Dura mater

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Tough outer layer
-venous system, transfers out used blood

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Arachnoid mater

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Network of projecting
-subarachnoid space
-villi that brings used materials into the venous system

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Pia mater

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Innermost layer
-attached to brain tissue
-contains arterial system

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Meningitis

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Infection and inflammation of the three layers
-caused by bacteria

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38
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Meningocarpal meningitis

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Most fatal of meningitis disease

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CSF

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Special cushioning fluid
-very salty
-shock absorber
-relives the weight of the brain
-made three times a day only 150mL each time

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40
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Why does CSF have high sodium

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For quick and efficient communication

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41
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Chloroid plexus

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Formed by epdymal cells
-produces CSF
-found in 3rd/4th ventricle

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Blood brain barrier

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Tight junction that is selectively permeable
-produced by astrocytes

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43
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What does it mean that the BBB is selectively permeable

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-needs carriers for specific communications

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44
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Where is the BBB abscent

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-brain stem vomiting center
-hypothalamus (ns and endocrine)

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45
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Parkinson’s

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Deficiency of dopamine production
-movement disorder

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46
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Treatment for Parkinson’s

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Leva dopa
-crosses BBB then turns into dopamine

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47
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Leva dopa

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Precursor to dopamine

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48
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Cerebrum

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Convoluted, highly developed, largest, most distinctive
-contains two cortexes

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49
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The cerebrum has __ layers of grey mater

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Six

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50
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What does grey mater do in the cerebrum

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Neuron communication
-found in cerebral cortex

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51
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The cerebrum has __ layers of white mater

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1

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52
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What does white mater do in the cerebrum

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Contains all myelinated axons
-found in basal ganglia

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53
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Carpus callosum

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Neural bridge and communication between both sides
-found in cerebrum

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54
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Gyrus and sulcus

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Gyrus: peak of swoop
Sulcus: bottom of swoop

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55
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Four lobes of cerebrum

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-occiputal
-temporal
-parietal
-frontal

56
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Occiputal lobe

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Visual images are conveyed

57
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Temporal lobe

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All sound inputs

58
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Parietal lobe

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-Receives and inputs all sensory
-central sulcus (division)
(Both of these work together like when u get stabbed by a needle and react)

59
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Frontal lobe

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-voluntary activity
-speech
-thought

60
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Primary motor cortex

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Motor humunculus (upsidownlittle man)
-controls fingers, thumbs, lips, jaw

61
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Sensory cortex

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Temperature, pressure, touch
-propioception

62
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Propioception

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Awareness of my position in time and space

63
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Left hemisphere

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-logical, analytical, sequential
-language skills, math

64
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Right hemisphere

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-specially skilled, artist and creator
-musical, holistic thinking

65
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Speech in the cerebrum

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-wernickes area
-brocas area

66
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Wernickes area

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Language comprehension

67
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Receptive aphasia

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Language disorder where there is no meaning to words
-usually caused by stroke
Wernickes

68
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Broca’s area

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Output zone, that forms patterns of word

69
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Expressive aphasia

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Understand words but cannot speak back
-No syntax

70
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Wernickes area and Broca’s area are found in….

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The cerebrum

71
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Silent areas

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Have a variety of functions, coordinate behaviour and functions
-prefrontal
-parietal temporal occiputal
-limbic

72
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Prefrontal

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In front of the frontal lobe
-decision making
-creativity and personality

73
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Parietal-temporal-occiputal

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Complete picture of body with the external world

74
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Limbic

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Inner/bottom surface
-motivation, learning and memory

75
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Supplementary motor area

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Programs complex motor movements
-using hands AND feet
-various regions at once

76
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Premotor area

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Orientating body and arms toward a specific target

77
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Posterior parietal cortex

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Somatic sensory and visual input
-important for complex movements

78
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Posterior parietal cortex works together with

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The premotor area

79
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Somatosensory cortex

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In touch with outside world
-touch sensory (what body part touched) (what did u touch)

80
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Basal nuclei

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-suppresses unnecessary movements and increases beneficial movements
-inhibit muscle tone

81
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Inhibit muscle tone means

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There is a constant state of contraction
-posture and vertebral support
-not having tremers

82
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Basal nuclei Parkinson’s disease

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Loss of encouraging what you want, discouraging what you don’t want
-symptoms: resting tremors, shuffling walk, reptile stare and rigitity

83
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Huntingtons disease

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-recessive genetic disorder
-very quickly breaks down the nuclei basal
Symptoms: twitching, eventually loss of cognitive functional, bed bound
-fatal

84
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Diencephalon

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Contains two structures (thalamus and hypothalamus)
-midline
-under the corpus callosum

85
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Thalamus

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-relay station
-a lot of motor function
-sensory stimuli, EXCEPT smell, is being processed
-awareness of functions but not location

86
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An example of the thalamus functioning

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A parent waking up because of a baby crying

87
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Hypothalamus

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Collection of nuclei, under the thalamus
-connects nervous system to endocrine system
-homeostasis and negative feedback
-survival and reproduction of species
-autonomic ns
-satiety center

88
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_____ goes to thalamus which goes to ____ which goes back to first ______

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  1. Higher cortex motor
  2. Basal nuclei
89
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Example of the hypothalamus negative feedback loop

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-temperature

90
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Posterior pituitary gland

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-oxytocin and positive feedback
-vasopressin
-blood pressure (indirect)

91
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Vasopressin

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Antidurhetic
-deals with osmotic levels

92
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Oxytocin

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-aids in childbirth, amplifying contractions
-releases colostrum from breasts

93
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Anterior pituitary gland

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-reproduction/secretion of male and female hormones
-growth hormone
-prolactin

94
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Growth hormone

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-metabolism
Direct to the thyroid

95
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prolactin

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Milk production
-mammary gland development

96
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Pineal gland

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-circadian rhythm
-melatonin

97
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Melatonin

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Biological clock, sleeping hormone
Example- jet lag

98
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Autonomic nervous system

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Fight or flight

99
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satiety center

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Hunger and satisfaction

100
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Cerebellum

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Second brain
-found at base at neck

101
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Spinocerebellum

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Fine voluntary movements
-corrects faulty movement
-corrects smooth directed movement (precise)
-enhance muscle tone

102
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Cerebrocerebellum

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AIDS in the planning and initiation
-stores previous movement (muscle memory)

103
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Vestibulocerebellum

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-equilibrium and balance
-connection to ear
-controls eye movement

104
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Brain stem

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Life saving processes
-respiration, circulation and digestion
-houses cranial nerves
-reticular activation system

105
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Midbrain

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Hidden in middle
-eye reflexes and movement
-auditory reflexes

106
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Pons

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Bulbous
-controls breathing

107
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Medulla

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-blood pressure and in term heart rate
-vomiting center
-swallowing
-respiration

108
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Limbic system

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Primitive site of emotions
-anger, motivation, sex
-worm like structure in the inner center of the brain

109
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Parts of the limbic system (9)

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-cingulate gyrus
-fornix
-hippocampus
-amygdala

-frontal/temporal lobe
-hypothalamus/thalamus
-olfactory bulb

110
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Cingulate gyrus

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Gestures

111
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Fornix

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Doesn’t really have an attribute
-but if removed affects recal memory

112
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Hippocampus

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Everyday memories
-site of neuron production

113
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Alzheimer’s

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Loss of hippocampus function

114
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Amygdala

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Site of primitive emotions
-primarily fear
-affects sympathetic nervous system

115
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Examples of active amygdala

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-butterflies in stomach
-alcoholism or coping
-goosebumps

116
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How many nerves in spinal cord

A

31 pairs of nerves

117
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How many cervical nerves, and where are they found

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8
-neck

118
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How many thoracic nerves and where are they found

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12
-chest

119
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How many lumbar nerves and where are they found

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5
-abdominal

120
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How may lumbar nerves are there and where are they found

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5
-pelvic

121
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How many coccygeal nerves and where are they found

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1
-tailbone

122
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Dermatones

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Mapped spinal nerves
-except C1

123
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Cauda equina

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Tail end of spinal cord
“Horsestail”

124
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Why is the Cauda equina relevant to nursing and healthcare

A

Retrieval of CSF sample
-for meningitis or epidural during childbirth

125
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White matter contains

A

Ascending and descending tracts

126
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What three areas exist in grey matter

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Dorsal horn, lateral horn, ventral horn

127
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What is the dorsal horn

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Afferent neurons
-form ganglia just outside (dorsal root ganglion)

128
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Lateral horn

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Efferent nerve that is autonomic
-can hide pathogens such as herpes

129
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Ventral horn

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Efferent neurons that are somatic
-hide pathogens

130
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Reflexes

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Are responses that occur automatically without conscious effort

131
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Simple and basic reflexes definition

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Reflexes that you are born with
-usually go away after awhile

132
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Four examples of basic reflexes

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-Babies suckling reflex
-babinski
-startling response
-landau

133
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Babinski

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Positive: toes raise/food is flattened
Negative: toes curl/food arches

134
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Landau

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Holding the baby away from body, causes babies to try to get closer

135
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Acquired and conditioned responses

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Reflexes you need to learn
-uses reflexes arch

136
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Examples of conditioned reflex responses

A

Toilet training

137
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Where do the reflex archs end up

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End up in the spinal cord to respond quicker

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