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Exam 5 Flashcards

1
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Meninges inner layer. Thin layer with vessels that nourish the brain & spinal cord
-attached to surface & follows contours

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Pia mater

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2
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Meninges middle layer. A vascular weblike membrane

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Arachnoid mater

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3
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This is below the arachnoid layer & contains cerebrospinal fluid

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Subarachnoid space

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4
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Meninges outer layer. Dense irregular CT

Terminates at the 2nd sacral vertebrae

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Dura mater

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5
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This is between rural sheath & bony walls of vertebrae where it contains loose CT & fat

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Epidural space

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6
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This is below dura mater

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Subdural space

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7
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Cavities within the brain; lined with ependymal cells; contains cerebrospinal fluid

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Ventricles

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8
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Masses of capillaries from pia mater that project into ventricles & and secretes CSF

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Choroid plexus

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9
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Finger like structures from subarachnoid space that project into blood filled dural sinuses

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Arachnoid granulations

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10
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What are the 5 lobes of the brain?

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Frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, insula

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11
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Separates frontal lobe from parietal lobe

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Central sulcus

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12
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Separates the temporal lobe from the frontal & parietal

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Lateral sulcus

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13
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Separates cerebrum from cerebellum

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Transverse fissure

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14
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Separates hemispheres

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Longitudinal fissure

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15
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Outer layer of gray matter in cerebral hemisphere

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Cerebral cortex

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16
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In parietal gyri of frontal lobes

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Primary motor cortex

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17
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Small area of frontal lobe usually of left hemisphere that controls speech ( muscle movement)

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Broca’s area

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18
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Above bocas’s area, controls voluntary eye movement

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Frontal eye field

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19
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Receives sensory stimuli & identifies body region being stimulated.

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Primary somatosensory cortex

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20
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Lies posterior to primary & integrates sensory inputs to increase understanding

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Somatosensory association cortex

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21
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Connect corresponding gray areas of the two hemispheres

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Commissural tracts

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22
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Connect different parts of the same hemisphere

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Association tracts

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23
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Connect cerebral hemispheres to lower brain or cord centers

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Projection tracts

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24
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Most people have ____ ________ dominant for language & reasoning

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Left hemisphere

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25
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Pairs of irregular masses of gray matter within the white matter of the cerebrum
- help regulate motor activity, reducing unwanted movement

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Basal nuclei

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26
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Involved in emotional expressions, moods, control of behavior

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Amygdala

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27
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The diencephalon is composed Mosley of ____ ______

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Gray matter

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28
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Connects paired oval gray matter masses to the 3rd ventricle

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Interthalamic adhesion

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29
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Stalk of hypothalamus that connects to pituitary gland

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Infundibulum

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30
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The thalamus is the ______ to the cerebral cortex

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Gateway

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31
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Extends from the posterior border & secrets melatonin

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Pineal gland

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32
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The hypothalamus is the heart of the ____ system

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Limbic

33
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Midbrain contains the inferior & superior _____ which represents the ____ & ______ reflex centers respectively.

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Colliculi

Visual; auditory

34
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Mostly conduction tracts connecting higher brain to spinal cord

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Pons

35
Q

Controls autonomic functions

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Medulla oblongata

36
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Where most fibers cross over to opposite side

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Decussation of the pyramids

37
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What does the cerebellum provide?

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Timing & patterns to skeletal muscles for coordinated movement

38
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Connects 2 cerebellar hemispheres

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Vermis

39
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Small ridges in the cerebellum

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Folia

40
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White pattern resembles tree branches in the cerebellum

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Arbor vitae

41
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3 paired fibers tracts that connect the cerebellum to the brain stem

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Cerebellar peduncles

42
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Connects the cerebellum to the midbrain

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Superior peduncles

43
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Connect the pons to the cerebellum

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Middle peduncle

44
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Connects the medulla to the cerebellum

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Inferior peduncles

45
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The lambic system is the ____ brain and incorporates starters surrounding the ____

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Emotional ; diencephalon

46
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The ___ keeps us alert with a constant stream of impulses

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Reticular activating system (RAS)

47
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Tapering cone-shaped end

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Conus medullares

48
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Arises from end- an extension of pia mater that anchors cord to coccyx

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Filum terminale

49
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Filum terminale & lower spinal nerves

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Cauda equine (horsetail)

50
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Cell bodies of inter neurons & axons of sensory neurons

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Posterior horns

51
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Cell bodies of somatic motor neurons going to skeletal muscles

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Anterior horns

52
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(T1-L2) are cell bodies of automatic motor neurons going to cardiac & smooth muscle & glands

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Lateral horns

53
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Central bar of the H, connects the 2 sides (wings) surrounds the central canal

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Gray commissure

54
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What is a nerve tract?

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Each funicular has bundles of longitudinal myelinated nerve fibers (axon) that make up nerve tracts

55
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Impulse go toward brain

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Ascending (sensory) tracts

56
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Impulse down cord away from brain

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Descending (motor) tracts

57
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How many spinal nerves are there?

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31

58
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What are the kinds of spinal nerves?

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Cervical (8) thoracic (12) lumbar (5) sacral ( 5) coccygeal (1)

59
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How are nerves named and numbered?

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According to region and level of spins, cord from which they emerge

60
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What type of axons attach at the posterior (dorsal) root of the spinal cord?

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Sensory axons

61
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What type of axons attach at the anterior (ventral) root of the spinal cord?

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Motor axons

62
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What is a plexus?

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Network of nerves of the anterior & motor neurons

63
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Simplest reflex between sensory & motor neurons

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Monosynaptic reflex

64
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Involves more than one synapses & 2 types of neurons

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Polysnaptic reflex

65
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Interneurons in reflex center of spinal cord pass impulse to opposite side to produce opposite effect (contra lateral)

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Crossed extensor reflex

66
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What is the main difference between somatic and automatic nervous system?

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Somatic is conscious control and auto is not

67
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Where does somatic motor neurons send its impulses to?

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Striated muscle fibers

68
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Where does a autonomic motor neuron send its impulses to?

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A muscle, gland, or other effector tissue

69
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Maintains homeostasis at rest “resting & digesting”

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Parasympathetic division

70
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Prepares bodies for emergencies “fight or flight”

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Sympathetic division

71
Q

If the sympathetic trunk is a overall necklace, the string is ____ and the pearls are ____ containing _____.

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Bundles of axons

Sympathetic trunk ganglia
Ganglionic nerve cell bodies

72
Q

Carry nerve fibers to the sympathetic trunk

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White rami

73
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Return to the spinal cord, which is followed until it reaches its target organ

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Gray rami

74
Q

Choline rigid receptors release the neurotransmitter_______?

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Acetylcholine (ach)

75
Q

Where are cholinergic neurons found?

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Skin, sweat, glands, & blood vessels in skeletal muscle

76
Q

Adrenergic receptors release the neurotransmitter ____?

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Norepinephrine (NE)

77
Q

The command center for the autonomic nervous system is the ____?

A

Hypothalamus

78
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What are the 4 main regions of the brain?

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  • cerebrum (largest section)
  • brain stem (midbrain, pons, medulla, oblongata)
  • diencephalon (thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus)
  • cerebellum

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