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Chapter 7: The Structure of the Nervous System Flashcards

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Also known as rostral, the front surface, pointing to the nostril/front of brain

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Anterior

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Also known as caudal, the back surface, pointing to the back of the brain

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Posterior

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Also known as Dorsal, top of the brain

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Superior

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Also known as Ventral, bottom on the brain

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Inferior

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Close to the mid-line

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Medial

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On the sides of the mid-line/ far from the mid-line

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Lateral

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Top of the spine, pointing towards the brain

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Rostral/Superior

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Bottom of the spine, pointing towards lower body

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Caudal/Inferior

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the front surface of the spine, pointing to the belly

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Ventral

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the back surface of the spine, pointing to the back

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Dorsal

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an imaginary plane dividing the brain into dorsal and ventral parts (top and bottom halves.

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Horizontal Plane

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a vertical plane which passes through the body longitudinally. It divides the body into a left section and a right section.

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Sagittal Plane

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an imaginary plane dividing the brain into anterior and posterior parts (front and back halves.

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Coronal Plane

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one side

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Unilateral

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Both sides

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Bilateral

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same side

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Ipsilateral

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opposite sides

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Contralateral

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towards the CNS (sensory)

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Afferent

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away from CNS (motor)

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Efferent

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attached to the brain stem, holds sensory and motor information; Has grey matter, dorsal & ventral horns, dorsal root, ventral root, and the dorsal root ganglia

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Spinal cord

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Contains somas of sensory neurons, in the spinal cord

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Dorsal Root ganglia

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Big flat horns in the spinal cord that has efferents (motor)

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Ventral Root

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Tiny horns in the spinal cord that has afferents (sensory)

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Dorsal Root

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Nervous system outside the
brain and spinal cord; has a somatic and autonomic divisions

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Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

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Has sensory and motor subdivisions; innervates skin, joints, muscles

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Somatic nervous system

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Has sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions; innervates internal organs, blood vessels, glands

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Automatic nervous system

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“Rest and digest”
* dominates when energy reserves can be conserved and stored for later use.
*Increases salivation, digestion, and
storage of glucose and other nutrients, slows heart rate, decreases respiration

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Parasympathetic System

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Fight-or-flight”
* dominates during times of stress, excitement, and exertion; the “fight or-flight” system.
* Increases heart rate and blood pressure, stimulates secretion of adrenaline, increases blood flow to skeletal muscles

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Sympathetic System

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Three membranes that surround the
brain and spinal cord

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Meninges; 1) Dura mater 2) Arachnoid membrane 3) Pia mater

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Between the arachnoid and pia; contains CSF and blood vessels

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Subarachnoid space

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  • sudden bleeding into the subarachnoid space (csf mixes with blood)
  • Symptoms include sudden, severe headache, usually with loss or impairment of consciousness.
  • frequently a sign of a ruptured aneurysm
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage

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  • trauma damages tiny veins within the meninges
  • Blood accumulates rapidly, causing pressure to rise within the brain
  • Results in loss of consciousness, paralysis or death
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Subdural Hematoma

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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-filled caverns and canals inside brain

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Ventricles

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3 germ cell layers of an embryo in CNS development

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1) Ectoderm 2) Endoderm 3) Mesoderm

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germ cell layer made of the nervous system and skin

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germ cell layer made of the lining of internal organs

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germ cell layer made of bones and muscles

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Process by which neural plate becomes the neural tube

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Neurulation

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How does the CNS develop?

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begins as an embryo (aka neural plate), folds into a neural tube, then the tube pinches off on either side becoming either a neural crest or stays a neural tube.

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Neural tube becomes the ________.

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Neural crest comes the _________.

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Failure of anterior tube to close lead to…..

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Anencephaly

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Failure of posterior tube to close lead to…..

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Spina bifida

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What increases the incidence of neural tube defects?

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Folic Acid Deficiency

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also known as the forebrain

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Prosencephalon

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also known as the midbrain

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Mesencephalon

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also known as the hindbrain

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Rhombencephalon

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What does the forebrain differentiate into?

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Telencephalon and Diencephalon

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Deals with the thalamus and hypothalamus

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Diencephalon

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Deals with the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, and limbic system (amygdala and hippocampus).

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Telencephalon

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Seat of perception, cognition, consciousness, voluntary action

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Cerebral cortex

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responsible for motor control/ Voluntary movement, Procedural memory

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Basal Ganglia

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Controls emotion (anger)

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Controls memory

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Hippocampus

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  • Gateway to the cortex”
  • A relay for most sensory
    information from periphery.
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  • Regulates: body temperature,
    salt-water balance, hunger, thirst,
    energy metabolism, reproductive
    behaviors, and emotional responses
  • Mediates circadian rhythms
    (SCN)
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Hypothalamus

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Contains axons descending from cortex to brain stem and spinal cord

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Descending Axons

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Information conduit from spinal cord and brainstem to forebrain

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Ascending Axons

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What does the midbrain differentiate into?

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Tectum, Tegmentum, Cerebral aqueduct

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What does the tectum differentiate into?

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Superior and inferior colliculus

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receives sensory info from eye; part of the tectum

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superior colliculus

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receives sensory info from ear; part of the tectum

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Inferior colliculus

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What does the tegmentum differentiate into?

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Substantia nigra, red nucleus, periaqueductal gray

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A black substance that contains cell bodies of DA neurons and it projects to striatum

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Substantia nigra

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The Rubrospinal tract

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red nucleus

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Rich in opioid receptors and is Important in pain modulation

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Periaqueductal gray

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What does the hindbrain differentiate into?

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Cerebellum, pons, medulla

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What structure(s) are apart of the rostral hindbrain?

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cerebellum and pons

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also known as the rostral hindbrain

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metencephalon

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What structure(s) are apart of the caudal hindbrain?

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also known as the caudal hindbrain

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myelencephalon

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  • Receives info from the pons (relayed from cortex) specifying the goals of movements
  • primarily responsible for muscle control, including balance and movement.
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cerebellum

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regulates heart rate, digestion, respiration, blood pressure, coughing, vomiting

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  • links your brain to your spinal cord. - - handles all of your unconscious movements and processes.
  • Stores 90% of descending axons from cortex synapse
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Lateral ventricles is in the….

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Telencephalon

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3rd ventricle is in the….

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diencephalon

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Cerebral aqueduct is in the….

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4th ventricle is in the….

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Central canal is in the….

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spinal cord

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