CNS Flashcards
Identify medulla oblongata
Identify pons
Identify midbrain
Identify thalamus
Identify corpus collosum
Identify cerebellum
Identify cerebrum
Medulla oblongata function
pons function
midbrain function
thalamus function
corpus collosum function
cerebellum function
cerebrum function
Identify pia mater
Identify arachnoid membrane
Identify dura mater
Reticular activating system function
Choroid plexus
Produces CSF which is reabsorbed by the arachnoid villi
Blood brain barrier function
Blood brain barrier is created by…
tight junctions of astrocytes
Blood brain barrier allows what to flow freely?
Glucose and oxygen
What areas are not protected by the blood brain barrier?
Vomiting center (chemoreceptor trigger zone) and pituitary
Brain stem controls:
Basic functions of life like breathing, swallowing, blood pressure, etc