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CNS and PNS test Flashcards

1
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What is the cauda equina?

A

Extended nerve that branches from the end of the spinal cord

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How are spinal nerves grouped and numbered?

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Grouped by their location along the spinal cord

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3
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What does the cervical plexus control?

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Neck

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What does the brachial plexus control?

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Shoulders and upper arms

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What does the lumbar plexus and the sacral plexus control?

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The pelvic girdle and lower limb

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What is a plexus?

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Complex network of nerves

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What does a gyrus look like?

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Ridges

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What does a sulcus look like?

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Shallow groove

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What does a fissure look like?

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Deep groove

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What is the function of the frontal lobe?

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Controls movements of skeletal muscles, and performs higher intellectual processes

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What is the function of the parietal lobe?

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Has sensory areas that provide sensations of temperature, pain, touch, and pressure. Also has an association area function in understanding speech

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What is the function of the temporal lobe?

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Has sensory areas responsible for hearing, and association areas to interpret sensory experiences

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What is the function of the occipital lobe?

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Sensory areas responsible for vision

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14
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What is Broca’s area?

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In the left cerebral hemisphere, it coordinates complex muscular actions of the mouth

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What is Wernicke’s area?

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General interpretation. Where the parietal, temporal, and occipital association areas join, plays the primary role in complex thought processing and helps arrange words

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What is the role of the hippocampus?

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Memory

17
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What does the midbrain do?

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Processes visual and auditory information. Regulates involuntary functions

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What do the pons do?

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Relay nerve impulses to and from the medulla oblongata and cerebrum. Also helps regulate deep breathing and sleep/wake cycles

19
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What does the medulla do?

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Regulates autonomic functions like heart rate, blood pressure and digestive activities

20
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What is gray matter composed of?

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Cell bodies and dendrites

21
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What is white matter composed of?

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Myelinated axons

22
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What is the main function of the cerebellum?

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Balance and coordination

23
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What is the primary function of the brain stem?

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Regulates visceral functions. To serve as a relay station. Connects brain to spinal cord.

24
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What are the three parts the brain stem consists of?

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Midbrain
Pons
Medulla oblongata

25
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What are the three parts of the diencephalon?

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Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Epithalamus

26
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Function of the thalamus?

A

Relay sensory info

27
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Function of hypothalamus?

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Maintain homeostasis by regulation hormones and autonomic functions

28
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Function of the epithalamus?

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Contains pineal gland which secretes the hormone melatonin

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