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Chapter 10 Test Review Flashcards

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A cluster of sensory neuron cell bodies

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Posterior root ganglion

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A simple fast, predictable automatic response to help protect the body

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Reflex arc

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Bones of the spine that enclose and protect the spinal cord

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Vertebrae

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In a reflex arc, the muscle or gland that responds with an action

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Effector

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A group of lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal nerves that branch off the lower end of the spinal cord

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Cauda equina

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The innermost layer of the meninges that is attached to the brain and spinal cord

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Pia mater

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Structure that responds to some environmental change and initiates a sensory impulse

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Receptor

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Opening that runs lengthwise through the spinal cord; CSF circulates through it

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Central canal

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Lymphatic fluid-filled space between the arachnoid and dura mater

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Subdural space

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Reflex arc structure that transmits the impulse to a muscle or gland

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Motor neuron

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Matter within the spinal cord shaped like the letter “H”

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Gray matter

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Fat filled space between the vertebrae and dura mater

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Epidural space

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Reflex structure that passes the impulse from the receptor to the CNS

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Sensory neuron

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Part of a spinal nerve containing sensory nerve fibers that carry impulses toward the spinal cord

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Posterior root

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Part of a spinal nerve containing motor neurons carrying impulses away from the spinal cord

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Anterior root

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Tough outermost layer of the meninges

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Dura mater

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Space between the arachnoid and Pia mater contains CSF

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Subarachnoid space

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Filament that anchors the inferior portion of the spinal cord

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Filum terminale

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Region in the CNS that connects the sensory and motor portions of the reflex arc

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Integrating center

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Cone-shaped tip of the spinal cord

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Conus medullaris

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Three connective tissue membranes covering the brain and spinal cord

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Meninges

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Tracts of white matter that run up and down the spinal cord

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Columns

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Cobweb-like middle layer of the meninges

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Arachnoid

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Area in the pre-central gyrus of the frontal lobe, controls specific muscles or groups of muscles

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Primary motor

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Area in the occipital lobe, permits vision

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Primary visual

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Area in the temporal lobe, permits hearing

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Primary auditory

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Cerebral area that controls smell

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Primary olfactory

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Area in the frontal lobe, translates thoughts into speech

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Motor speech

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Post central gyrus area, receives sensations of pain, touch, pressure and temperature

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Primary somatosensory

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Cerebral area that integrates general and special sensations to form a common thought

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Common integrative

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The color of cerebrospinal fluid

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Colorless and clear

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The entire nervous system contains between 1/3-2/3 cup of CSF or about ___ mL

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List functions of cerebrospinal fluid

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Contains nutrients, serves as shock absorber, contains white blood cells to fight infection

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Cranial Nerve X: main nerve of parasympathetic nervous system; senses and controls internal organs

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Cranial Nerve I: sense of smell

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Cranial Nerve XII: propioception and tongue movement

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Hypoglossal

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Cranial Nerve IX: swallowing taste; sensation from tongue

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Glossopharyneal

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Cranial Nerve V: chewing, facial sensation

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Trigeminal

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Cranial Nerve VI: propioception and eyeball movement

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Cranial Nerve VII: taste and facial

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Cranial Nerve III: control of the eyes lens and pupil

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Oculomotor

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Cranial Nerve VIII: hearing and equilibrium

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Vestibulocochlear

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Cranial Nerve IV: proprioception and eyeball movement

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Cranial Nerve II: vision

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Cranial Nerve XI: swallowing, head and shoulder movement

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Relative to the human brain, the sheep brain is (larger, smaller)

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Relative to the human brain, the sheep brain olfactory bulbs are (larger, smaller)

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Relative to the human brain, the sheep brain cerebrum (larger, smaller)

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CSF is formed by ___ and secretion from blood in capillaries called ___; cells that form it are know as ___

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Filtrations
Choroid plexus
Epemdymnal cells

49
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Type of impulse relayed and interpreted by the thalamus

50
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List functions of the limbus system

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Basic emotions

51
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Condition that result from and excessive accumulation of CSF within the ventricles

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Hydrocephalus

52
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Type of reflexes that the corpora quadrigemina is concerned with

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Visual and auditory

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At rest, the brain consumes about ___ percent of the body total oxygen

54
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The structure that acts as a bridge connecting the spinal cord and medulla to upper portions of the brain

55
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The medulla serves as a conduction pathway for all ascending and descending tracts. What type of impulses are transmitted by its white matter?

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Motor and sensory

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Brain center that regulates the heart and diameter of blood vessels

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Cardiovascular

57
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Movements of your left hand are initiated by motor neurons that originate in the ___ side of your cerebrum

58
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Brain cavities where cerebrospinal fluid circulates

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Ventricles

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Band of white matter that connects the two halves of the cerebrum

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Corpus callosum

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The part of your brain stimulated by your ringing alarm clock

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Reticular activating system

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The outer layer of the cerebrum

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Part of the brain that coordinates walking balance, and the ability to speak understandably

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Cerebellum

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The outer layer of the cerebrum is composed of ___ matter

64
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Ridges that make up the surface of the cerebrum

65
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Name functions of the hypothalamus

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Olfactory relay, control of body temperature, tell your body when it is thirsty/hungers, behavioral patterns

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