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CNS Flashcards

1
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What are the three meninges surrounding the brain?

A

dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

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2
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What is CSF?

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Fluid that bathes the brain and spinal cord

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3
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What are the three functions of CSF?

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1.Shock absorption
2.Nutrients
3.Immune protection

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4
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Where is CSF made?

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Choroid plexus in ventricles

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5
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What space does CSF occupy

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Subarachnoid space

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6
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Where does CSF enter the blood stream

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Reabsorbed through arachnoid granulation

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7
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What are the ventricles?

A

2 lateral
1 3rd
1 4th

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8
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What is the blood brain barrier

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Special capillaries restrict the flow of many substances

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9
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What is the blood CSF barrier

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more permeable, choroid plexus filters blood

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10
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What is the corpus callosum?

A

Nerve fibers that join the two halves of the brain together

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11
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What are sulci?

A

Grooves in the cerebrum

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12
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What are gyri?

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Raised areas on the cerebrum

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13
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Which lobe of the cerebrum is the site of complex problem solving?

A

Frontal lobe

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14
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What lobe of the cerebrum contains the visual processing center?

A

Occipital lobe

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15
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What lobe of the cerebrum contains the auditory processing center?

A

Temporal lobe

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16
Q

Where is the sensory cortex located?

A

Parietal lobe

17
Q

Where is the motor cortex located?

A

Frontal lobe

18
Q

What is the function of Broca’s area?

A

Controlling/producing speech

19
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What is the function of Wernicke’s area?

A

Interpreting auditory code

20
Q

What is the function of the sensory cortex?

A

receives info from skin surface

21
Q

What is the function of the motor cortex?

A

controls voluntary movement

22
Q

Which part of the brain is responsible for coordination and balance?

A

Cerebellum

23
Q

How would the cerebellum be activated when we drive a car?

A

moving our foot from gas to break, keeping self sitting up right, moving hands on the wheel

24
Q

Which part of the brain includes the hypothalamus and regulates body temperature

A

Diencephalon

25
Q

What is the function of the pineal gland?

A

produces melatonin

26
Q

Which structure within the diencephalon relays sensory information to the cerebrum and transmits replies to the cerebellum?

A

Thalamus

27
Q

Which part of the brain controls basic functions like heart and breathing rates?

A

Brain stem

28
Q

What three structures make up the brain stem

A

Midbrain
Pons
Medulla Oblongata

29
Q

What structure is usually the first to be damaged in Alzheimer’s disease?

A

Hippocampus

30
Q

What does the hippocampus do?

A

The hippocampus encodes long term memories.

31
Q

What is the amygdala

A

Controls strong emotions such as fear and anger

32
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How is the amygdala involved in memories

A

Attaches emotional significance to memories

33
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How would the amygdala be used when we drive a car?

A

Road rage

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