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CNS 1ac Limbic Flashcards

1
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What 2 organs did we cover that the limbic system consists of?

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Amygdala and hippocampus

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2
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The amygdala is responsible for

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emotions

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3
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The hippocampus is responsible for

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learning and short term memory

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4
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Retrograde amnesia

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lose long-term memory

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5
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Anterograde amnesia

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cannot form new memories

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6
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Diazepam (Valium) and Halcion may be used with anesthesia and surgery and also to treat

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anxiety

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7
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Memory consolidation is a time-dependent process by which recent learned experiences are transformed into long-term memory by

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structural and chemical changes in the nervous system

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8
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Where does the pineal gland sit in mammals?

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Between the 2 lobes of the thalamus

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9
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Where are ADH and oxytocin produced?

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In the NCB in the hypothalamus

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10
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Hormones released from supraoptic nucleus (above optic chiasma) enter a hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal blood system to

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control the hormone production and release from the anterior pituitary

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11
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Hypothalamus produce 2 octapeptides hormones:

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Oxytocin & ADH

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12
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Oxytocin causes contraction of what muscle in what tract?

A

smooth
reproductive

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13
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ADH decreases ______ production, decreases __________, constricts ____________ and increase _________

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urine production
sweat
blood vessels
blood pressure

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14
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What are the 5 parts of milk-ejection reflex?

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Receptors
Afferents
Connecting neurons
Efferents
Effector

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15
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Releasing Hormones (RH) and Inhibiting Hormones (IH) are produced in the

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hypothalamus

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16
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What are the 2 large protein hormones?

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Growth hormone & prolactin

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17
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What are the 2 glycoprotein hormones?

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FSH
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)

18
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Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) is a pro-hormone cleaved to form several peptide hormones that leave the cell by

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exocytosis

19
Q

5 POMC

A

Melanotropin
Melanocyte Stimulating H (MSH)
Adrenocorticotropic H (ACTH)
B-lipotropin (B-LPH)
B-Endorphin

20
Q

When GH is anabolic it ______
and when it is catabolic it _______

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promotes muscle growth
breaks down muscle

21
Q

When you have excess GH when you are young you develop _________ & when you are old you develop _____

A

gigantism
acromegaly

22
Q

Prolactin is associated with

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milk production and maternal behaviors

23
Q

Prolactin is used to stimulate

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lactation

24
Q

Prolactin can also affect kidney and other

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osmotic functions

25
Q

The 2 anterior pituitary glycoprotein hormones both exert their major effects on the gonads (

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ovaries and testes

26
Q

Gonadotropins are

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gonad stimulating hormones

27
Q

The two gonadotropins are

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LH and FSH

28
Q

FSH is the _________ (ovum and sperm) development

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gamete

29
Q

LH releases

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gamete

30
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CL produces

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progesterone to maintain pregnancy

31
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TSH stimulates the

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thyroid gland to produce iodinated hormones

32
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What are the two iodinated hormones TSH produces

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T3 and T4

33
Q

T3 and T4 affect (increase) the

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Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) of the body

34
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T3 and T4 convert oxygen and calories to

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energy

35
Q

What are the 2 pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) derived hormones?

A

Melanotropin
Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone

36
Q

MSH causes

A

darkening of skin

37
Q

ACTH stimulates the

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Adrenal cortex

38
Q

ACTH stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce

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glucocorticoids

39
Q

B-Lipotropin release

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fat reserves from the liver

40
Q

B-Endorphin is an

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endogenous opioid

41
Q

B-Endorphin interacts with specific opioid receptors to give

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pain reduction
pleasure

42
Q

How do you increase B-Endorphin?

A

runners “high”
favorite food
spicy food
sex

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