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CNS and PNS** Flashcards

1
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Where are the cranial meninges located?

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Between bone and soft tissue

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What is the function of the cranial meninges?

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Enclose and protect the brain and spinal cord

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Outermost layer membrane made of tough, white dense connective tissue. Contains many blood vessels

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Dura mater

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Middle layer that is thin and has no blood vessels

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Arachnoid mater

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Located between the arachnoid mater and pia mater in the subarachnoid space

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CSF

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6
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innermost membrane that is attached to the surface of the brain and spinal cord. Contains many vessels

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Pia Mater

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7
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Medical condition caused by inflammation of the meninges

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Meningitis

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Provides physical stability and shock absorption for spinal cord; blood vessels within the meninges deliver oxygen and nutrients to the spinal cord

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Spinal cord meninges

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9
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What are 2 functions of the spinal cord?

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Conduct nerve impulses, serving as the integration center for spinal reflexes

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10
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Carries sensory information to the brain

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Ascending tract

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Conduct motor impulses from the brain to the effector

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Descending tracts

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12
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Lies between the dura mater and walls of the vertebral canal

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Epidural region

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13
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What does the epidural region include?

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Loose connective tissue, blood vessels, adipose tissue

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14
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How many segments does the spinal cord consist of?

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31

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15
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What does a central canal contain?

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CSF

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16
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What is the CSF flow in order?

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lateral ventricle, interventricular foramen, 3rd ventricle, cerebral aqueduct, 4th ventricle, central canal

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17
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Specialized capillaries that secrete CSF into the ventricles; produces CSF

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Choroid plexus

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18
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CSF is removed form the subarachnoid space

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Lumbar Puncture

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19
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What can cross the blood brain barrier?

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Lipid soluble compounds, uncharged oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules

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20
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Where is the brainstem located?

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Between the cerebrum and spinal cord

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21
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Controls visceral activities

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Medulla oblongata

22
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Relays information from medulla to cerebrum and maintain rhythm of breathing

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Pons

23
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Visual and auditory reflex centers

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Midbrain

24
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Provides timing for coordinated skeletal muscle activity; controls balance and equilibrium

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Cerebellum

25
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Located between the cerebral hemispheres

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Diencephalon

26
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Sensory impulses and general awareness of pain and touch

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Thalamus

27
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Produce hormone melatonin that controls our circadian rhythms

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Pineal gland

28
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Maintains homeostasis by regulating visceral activities, links endocrine and nervous system

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Hypothalamus

29
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What are the 4 major lobes of the cerebrum?

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Frontal, parietal, occipital,temporal

30
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Motor areas involved with control of voluntary muscles, concentration, planning, problem solving, home of personality

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Frontal

31
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Sensory areas involved with cutaneous and other senses, understanding speech, using words

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Parietal

32
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Interpretation of sensory experiences, memory of visual and auditory patterns

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Temporal

33
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Combines visual images, visual recognition of objects

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Occipital

34
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Controls language related abilities, movement on left side of the body

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Right hemisphere

35
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Controls language related activities of speech, writing, reading, intellectual functions

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Left hemisphere

36
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Mass of white matter in the brain composed of nerve fibers connecting the right and left hemispheres

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Corpus Callosum

37
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Elevations on the brain

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Gyrus

38
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Shallow grooves on the brain

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Sulcus

39
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Consists of the cranial and spinal nerves that arise from the CNS and travel to the remainder of the body

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PNS

40
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Cranial and spinal nerves that connect the CNS to skin and skeletal muscles; oversees conscious activity

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Somatic nervous system

41
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Nerve fibers that connect the CNS to viscera, heart, glands, stomach, intestines; oversees unconscious activity

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Autonomic nervous systme

42
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Prepares the body for energy expending, stressful for emergency situations; fight or flight respons

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Sympathetic nervous system

43
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Portion of the PNS that functions without conscious effort, control visceral functions by regulating actions of smooth cardiac muscles and glands

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Autonomic nervous system

44
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Counterbalances the effects of the sympathetic division and restores the body to a resting state following a stressful experience

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Parasympathetic nervous system

45
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Where is the choroid plexus located?

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Behind pons and medulla oblongata

46
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What are the 4 major areas of the brain?

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Brainstem, cerebellum, deincephalon, cerebrum

47
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What structures do the brainstem include?

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Pons, midbrain, medulla oblongata

48
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What structures do the cerebrum include?

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Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal

49
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What structures does the deincephalon include?

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Thalamus, hypothalamus, pineal gland

50
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What are the 4 spinal nerves?

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Cervical plexus, brachial plexus, intercostal nerves, lumbosacral plexus

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