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A&P 1 Chap 12 - Chap 24 (3rd Test) > Chapter 14 - Brain > Flashcards

Chapter 14 - Brain Flashcards

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Some characteristics of the brain

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  • most nervous tissue located here
  • 99% of all neurons in body located in CNS
  • 20% of body’s blood flow goes to brain
  • 100 billion neurons (1,000 times more than spinal cord)
  • major integration center - control centers located in brain
  • high metabolic rate
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Embryonic Development of brain

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Primary germ layers (16 day old after fertilization) - 3 layers

  1. Ectoderm
  2. Mesoderm
  3. Endoderm
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Ectoderm

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top layer; develops into nervous tissue & part of skin (epidermis); brain, spinal cord & nerves all come from this layer

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Mesoderm

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middle layer; develops into most muscle tissue (skeletal); CT; forms mesenchyme

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Endoderm

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develops into epithelial lining of digestive, respiratory, reproductive, urinary systems; epithelial tissue comes from ALL 3 layers

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Formation of the ectoderm (beginning of the brain)

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a. neural tube - ectoderm forms a long tube; upper region develops into brain & lower region develops into spinal cord
b. primary brain vesicles - upper part widens @ 3 regions
1. Forebrain - top
2. Midbrain - middle
3. Hindbrain - lower

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Forebrain (embryo) develops into

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  1. Cerebrum
  2. Diencephalon
    (of adult brain)
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Midbrain (embryo) develops into

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Midbrain (of adult brain)

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Hindbrain (embryo) develops into

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  1. Pons
  2. Medulla
  3. Cerebellum
    (of adult brain)
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4 Major regions of brain

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  1. Cerebrum - 83% of total brain mass
  2. Diencephalon - 3 parts - thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus
  3. Brain stem - 3 parts - midbrain, pons, medulla
  4. Cerebellum - 11% of brain mass; 2nd largest part
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Protections of the Brain

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  1. Skull bones
  2. Meninges - 3 CT coverings–continuous from spinal cord - dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater
  3. CSF - floats brain so it’s cushioned
  4. Blood-brain barrier (BBB)
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Layers of meninges in brain

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  • NO epidural space–no layer of fat
  • Dura mater–periosteal layer & meningeal layer
  • Subdural space
  • Arachnoid mater
  • Subarachnoid space - CSF
  • Pia mater - touches brain
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Dura mater - 2 layers

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  1. periosteal layer - periosteum of skull bones; fused onto dura mater; why there’s no epidural space
  2. meningeal layer
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CSF

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comes from blood; made in brain

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choroid plexus

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forms CSF

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ventricles

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spaces inside brain filled w/CSF; all connected

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How CSF gets into the subarachnoid space

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  • CSF first enters ventricles
  • 3 holes - apertures - how CSF gets into subarachnoid space
  • CSF is removed by arachnoid villi
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arachnoid villi

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folds of arachnoid mater; comes from arachnoid mater; drains CSF out of brain into a vein

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Blood-brain barrier (BBB)

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endothelial cells (epithelial cells) lining capillaries in brain have many tight junctions; very impermeable barrier protects the brain from harmful substances & pathogens

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Substances that cannot or poorly enter brain:

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  • cells
  • proteins
  • waste products - urea, uric acid
  • most antibiotic drugs
  • K+ ions - pumped out of brain by active transport; if levels too high, threshold is not maintained
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Substances that can enter brain:

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  • glucose
  • some amino acids
  • some ions - Na+, Ca+ (not K+ –want to keep K+ low)
  • oxygen - small nonpolar molecules; by simple diffusion
  • carbon dioxide
  • fats
  • alcohol - lipid soluble
  • anesthesia
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4 Main Parts of Brain

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  1. Brain stem
  2. Cerebellum
  3. Diencephalon
  4. Cerebrum
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Brain stem (3 parts)

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  1. Midbrain - top inch
  2. Pons - middle inch
  3. Medulla - bottom inch
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Brain stem characteristics

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white & gray matter; 3 inches long; connections to cerebellum & lots of connections to PNS; connects brain to spinal cord; 10 cranial nerves exit out of brain stem

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Midbrain (brain stem)

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coordinates head & eye movements; substantia nigra

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substantia nigra

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dark pigmented region; location of neurons that don’t work in Parkinson’s; makes dopamine; located in midbrain

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Pons (brain stem)

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respiratory center that moderates breathing; lots of connections to cerebellum

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Medulla (brain stem)

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autonomic relay center; main respiratory center-sets normal pattern of breathing; cardiac center–can change heart rate; direct connections to heart; vasomotor center - direct connections to blood vessels–changes diameter of blood vessels

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Medulla- crossing over of corticospinal tracts

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tracts comes from left side of brain & crosses over to right side @ medulla & supplies right side of body & vice versa; right side of brain controls left side of body & vice versa

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Cerebellum

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looks like a little cerebrum; white & gray matter; function–subconscious coordination of body movements; does not control it but coordinates it; posture & balance affected by cerebellum; Ipsilateral - same side; 2 hemispheres - left hemisphere coordinates movements on left side

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Diencephalon (3 parts)

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  1. Thalamus
  2. Hypothalamus
  3. Epithalamus
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Diencephalon

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nuclei located here; tiny part; almost all gray matter; lots of cell bodies

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Thalamus (Diencephalon)

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gateway to the cerebral cortex; all sensations (but smell); all receptors have to be cleared thru thalamus; sorts sensory info & relays to cerebral cortex

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Hypothalamus (Diencephalon)

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under the thalamus; smaller than thalamus; 2-3% of brain; visceral control center; controls ANS, responsible for water balance, regulates sleep cycles; regulates hunger; responsible for body temp; homeostasis is accomplished thru here

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Hypothalamus (Diencephalon) - more info

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parts of limbic system - sex drive, rage, animal instincts; endocrine glands - secretes lots of hormones which affect the pituitary gland (releases hormones); oversees pituitary gland; CONTROLS

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medulla receives info from hypothalamus

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& carries out instructions

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ANS

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beating of heart, secretion from glands

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Epithalamus (Diencephalon)

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main structure is pineal gland which regulates sleep; pineal gland - secretes 1 hormone–melatonin; gland gets instruction from hypothalamus

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Cerebrum

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largest part of brain; 2 halves - cerebral hemispheres - left & right - symmetrical

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convolutions

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folds & creases of surface; grew rapidly; increases surface area - more blood vessels

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3 types of convolutions

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  1. gyrus - upward fold; ridge
  2. sulcus - groove; downward fold
  3. fissure - deep groove
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longitudinal fissure

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divides left & right cerebral hemisphere; deep fold

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transverse fissure

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divides cerebrum from cerebellum

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central sulcus

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divides frontal & parietal lobes

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parieto-occipital sulcus

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divides parietal & occipital lobes

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lateral sulcus

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divides temporal lobe from frontal & parietal lobes

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5 Lobes

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  1. Frontal
  2. Parietal
  3. Occipital
  4. Temporal
  5. Insula - deep to lateral sulcus

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