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Chapter 7 - The structure of the nervous system Flashcards

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What is meant by anterior?

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The direction pointin towards the nose.

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Rostral?

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The direction pointing towards the tail.

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Posterior or caudal?

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The direction pointing up

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Ventral?

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The direction pointing down.

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What is the midline?

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The invisible line running down the middle of the nervous systms.

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Medial?

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Structures close to the midline.

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Lateral?

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Structures far away from the midline.

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Ipsilateral?

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On the same side of the midline.

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Contralateral?

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On opposite sides of the midline.

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Coronal plane?

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A section splitting the brain into front and back.

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What is the cerebrum?

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The rostral-most part of the brain. It is split down the middle.

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Rostral hemispeheres

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The two parts of the rostral part of the brain.

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Cerebellum?

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Lying behind the cerebrum. Near the neck

It is primarily a movement control center.

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The brain stem?

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In the very middle of the brain. Most vital functions such as breathing, consciousness and the control of body temperature.

Damage to the brain stem usually leads to death.

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Spinal cord?

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Encased in the body vertebral column. The spinal cord gathers information from the skin, joints and muscles.

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What is the peripheral nervous system?

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All parts of the nervous system apart from the brain and spinal cord.

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Somatic PNS

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All the spinal nerves that innervate the skin, the joints and the muscles that are under voluntary control.

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The visceral PNS

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The involuntary , vegetative or autonomic nervous system. Consists of neurons that innervate the internal organs., blood vessels and glands.

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Afferent axons

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Axons transporting information to the nervous system.

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Efferent axons

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Axons transporting information from the nervous system.

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Cranial nerves

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Nerves that innervate the head.

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The ventricular system

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The fluid filled canals and caverns inside the brain.

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Gray matter

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A generic term for a collection of neuronal cell bodies in the CNS. When freshly dissected brain is cut open, neurons appear gray.

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Cortex

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Any collection of neurons that form a thin sheet. Usually at the brain’s surface. Cortex is Latin for “bark”. example: cerebral cortex, the sheet of neurons found just under the surface of the cerebrum.

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Nucleus

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A clearly distinguishable mass of neurons, usually deep in the brain (not to be confused with the nucleus of a cell). Nucleus is from the Latin word for “nut”. Example: lateral genculate nucleus, a cell group in the brain stem that relays information from the eye to the cerebral cortex.

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Substantia

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A group of related neurons deep within the brain, but usually with less distinct borders than those of nuclei. Example: substantia nigra (from the latin word “black substance”), a brain stem cell group involved in the control of voluntary movement.

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Locus

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A small, well-defined group of cells. Example: locus coeruleus (Latin for “blue spot”), a brain stem cell group involved in the control of voluntary movement.

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Ganglion

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A collection of neurons in the PNS. Ganglion is from the Greek for “knot”. Example: the dorsal root ganglia, which contain the cells of sensory axons entering the spinal cord via the dorsal roots. Only one cell group in the CNS goes by this name: the basal ganglia, which are structures lying deep within the cerebrum that control movement.

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Nerve

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A bundle of axons in the PNS. Only one collection of the CNS axons is called a nerve: the optic nerve.

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White matter

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A generic term for a colelction of CNS axons. When a freshly dissected brain is cut open, axons appear white.

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Tract

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a collection of CNS axons having a common site of origin and a common destination. Example: Corticospinal tract, which originates in the cerebral cortex and ends in the spinal cord.

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Bundle

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A collection of axons that run together but do not necessarily have the same origin and destination. Example: medial forebrain bundle, which connects cells scattered within the crebrum and brain stem.

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Capsule

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A collection of axons that connect the cerebrum with the brain stem. Example: interanl capsule, which connects the brain stem with the cerebral cortex.

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Commisure

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Any collection of axons that connect one side of the brain with the other side.

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Lemniscus

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A tract that meanders through the brain like a ribbon. Example: medial lemniscus, which brings touch information from the spinal cord through the brain stem.

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What is differentiation?

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The process by which structures become more complex and functionally specialized during development.

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What is the role of the forebrain?

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It is the seat of perceptions, conscious awareness, cognition and voluntary action.

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What is the role of the cerebral cortex?

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Receives information from perceptions of the outside world and commands voluntary movements. Part of the forebrain.

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What is the role of the midbrain?

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Contains neurons that contribute to sensory systems, the control of movement and several other functions.

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What are sucli?

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Grooves on the surface of the cerebrum.

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What are gyri?

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Bumps on the surface of the cerebrum.

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Where is the temporal lobe located?

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On the sides of the cerebrum.

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Where is the occipital lobe located?

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On the back of the cerebrum.

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Where is the parietal lobe located?

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On the top-back of the cerebrum above the occipital lobe.

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