CNS Overview Flashcards

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Main parts of the CNS

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  • Brain
  • Spinal cord
  • Ventricles and meninges
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Main parts of the brain

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  • Cerebrum
  • Cerebellum
  • Brainstem
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Parts of the Cerebrum

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  • Cerebral hemispheres(2)

- Diencephalon

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Parts of cerebral hemispheres

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  • Cerebral cortex

- Subcortical gray matter

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parts of the diencephalon

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Epithalamus, Thalamus, hypothalamus, and subthalamus

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parts of the brainstem

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  • Midbrain
  • Pons
  • Medulla
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Gyrus

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A ridge on the cerebrum

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Sulcus

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Groove between ridges

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Fissure

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A very deep sulcus

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Cerebrum(how its divided)

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  • There are 2 cerebral hemispheres(Halves)

- each hemisphere is divided into 4-5 anatomical lobes

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Cerebral hemisphere lobes

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Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal

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Central sulcus

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Divides the frontal from the parietal lobe

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Lateral sulcus (Sylvian fissure)

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Separates the temporal from the frontal and parietal lobes

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Parietooccipial sulcus

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separates occipital from from the parietal lobe

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15
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corpus callosum

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Major axonal bundles joining 2 cerebral hemispheres

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major fossae of the cranial cavity

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  • Anterior cranial fossa
  • Middle cranial fossa
  • Posterior cranial fossa
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Anterior cranial fossa

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  • Above the orbit and nasal cavity

- Filled by the frontal lobe

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Middle Cranial fossa

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Contains the temporal lobe

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Posterior cranial fossa

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  • Largest and deepest of the fossa

- contains the cerebellum and brainstem

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Tentorium cerebelli

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Extension of the dura mater that is superior to the cerebellum and inferior to the occipital lobe

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Bones of the anterior cranial fossa

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  • Frontal bone
  • Ethmoid bone
  • Sphenoid bone
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Bones of the Middle cranial fossa

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  • Sphenoid bone

- Temporal bone

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Bones of the posterior cranial fossa

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  • Sphenoid bone
  • Temporal bone
  • Occipital bone
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Cerebral cortex (general)

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layers of neurons on the outside of the cerebrum

-6 layers(neocortex) numbered from outside- in

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Gray matter

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Neuronal cell bodies in CNS

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White matter

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Formed by the axons

27
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Nissil stain

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Stains neuronal cell bodies

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Myelin stain

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stains myelinated axons

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Gray matter and white matter location in the cerebrum

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Gray matter comprises of most of the outer surface(cerebral cortex)
White matter comprises most of the interior.

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Corona radiata

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The white matter immediately deep to the gray matter that radiates and fans out like a “crown”

31
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Internal capsule(Location)

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  • Deep to the corona radiata

- What matter tracts that course between nuclei of the basal ganglia and thalamus

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Internal capsule(regions)

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  • Anterior limb
  • Posterior limb
  • Genu
  • Retrolenticular
  • Sublenticular
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Cerebral cortex organication

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It is highly organized
-Information is first processed by the primary sensory cortices then travels to association cortices where integration occurs.

34
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What structure does the thalamus form?

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The third ventricle walls are formed by the thalamus

Can be seen on a mid saggittal view

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Thalamus

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  • Bilateral and highly organized

- Made up of many nuclei

36
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“Gateway” to the cerebral cortex(what is it and why is it called this)

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The Thalamus

  • It is called the gateway because mjority of the sensory and motor pathways relay at the thalamus before reaching the cerebral cortex.
  • Also many coritcal regions send projections back to the thalamus
37
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Hypothalamus

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Important in maintaining the internal environment in a physiological range(promotes maintenance of homeostasis)
-Comprised of many nulcei

38
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Cerebellum

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“Little brain”

  • Receives extensive sensory input
  • Projects to the subcortical structures and indirectly to the coritcal regions
  • Influences motor cognitive, and behavioral functions
39
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Brain stem main parts

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(Rostal to caudal)
Midbrain
Pons
Medulla
(each can be divided into caudal and rostral aspects)
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Spinal cord

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Rostral spinal cord is continuous with the caudal medulla

-Spinal nerves emerge to form peripheral nerves that carry seonsory/motor information to/from the CNS(respectively)

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What kind of neurons are sensory neurons?

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Psuedounipolar

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Ipsilateral

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Same side

43
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Contralateral

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opposite side

44
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Bilateral

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On both sides

45
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Unilateral

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on one side

46
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The ventricles (list and function)

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  • Lateral ventricles(one on each side,2 total)
  • 3rd ventricle
  • Cerebral aqueduct
  • 4th ventricle
  • Central canal of the spinal cord
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3rd Ventricle

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Joins the two lateral ventricles

48
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Cerebral aqueduct

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A duct that joins the 3rd and 4th ventricle going caudally

49
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4th ventricle

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posterior to the pons

50
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Meninges(list parts)

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  • Dura mater
  • Arachnoid
  • Pia mater
51
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Dura mater

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Covers the outside of the brain. Does NOT go into the sulci
Thickest/toughest layer
opaque

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Arachnoid

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Middle layer
Thin and transparent
Does NOT go into the sulci

53
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Pia mater

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Internal layer
adheres to the brain(cannot peel it off without damaging the tissue)
Dips into the sulci