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BS014—Anatomy & Physiology II Lab > Exercise 17 & 19 — Brain & Spinal Nerves > Flashcards

Exercise 17 & 19 — Brain & Spinal Nerves Flashcards

1
Q

components of Central nervous system

A

brain & spinal cord

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2
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components of Peripheral nervous system

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cranial & spinal nerves, ganglia, and sensory receptors

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3
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the _____ portion of the PNS carries impulses to the CNS

A

sensory

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4
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the ______ portion of the PNS carries impulses from the CNS

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motor

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5
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the ______ division of the motor portion controls skeletal muscles, while the ____ ______ _____ controls smooth and cardiac muscles and glands

A

somatic

autonomic nervous system (ANS)

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6
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During embryonic development, the CNS begins as the ______ ____.

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neural tube

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7
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primary brain vesicles at week 4 of embryonic development

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prosencephalon (forebrain) mesencephalon (midbrain) rhombencephalon (hindbrain)

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8
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proper name for forebrain

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prosencephalon

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9
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proper name for midbrain

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mesencephalon

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10
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proper name for hindbrain

A

rhombencephalon

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11
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the cerebrum (cortex, white matter, basal nuclei) and the diencephalon (thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus) and the retina arise from the ___________

A

prosencephalon (forebrain)

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12
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the brain stem arises from the _________

A

mesencephalon (midbrain)

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13
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the brain stem (pons and medulla oblangata) and the cerebellum arise from the _________

A

rhombencephalon (hindbrain)

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14
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“forehead” lobe

A

frontal lobe

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15
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topmost lobe

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parietal lobe

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16
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backmost lobe

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occipital lobe

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17
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side lobes

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temporal lobes

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18
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wrinkly section at bottom/back of brain

A

cerebellum

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19
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bulb between the medulla oblangata and the brain

A

pons

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20
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brain stem

A

medulla oblangata

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21
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a ridge between two clefts on the surface of the brain

A

gyrus

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22
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a ‘crack’ in the gray matter at a cleft on the surface of the brain

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sulcus

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23
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a deep sulcus

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fissure

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24
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outermost portions of the brain

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cerebral hemispheres

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25
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pale bulb within thalamus

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interthalamic adhesion

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26
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pale, flat mass below thalamus — ends in two points that point downward

A

hypothalamus

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27
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pale bulb that sits just in front of the pituitary gland

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optic chiasma

28
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gland extending downward from the hypothalamus

A

pituitary gland

29
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protrusion between the hypothalamus and the pons below

A

mammillary body

30
Q

bulb attached to the medulla oblangata

31
Q

brain stem

A

medulla oblongata

32
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arched, smooth band between the cerebral hemisphere and the lateral ventricle

A

corpus callosum

33
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“floor” of lateral ventricle

34
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body in the center of the brain just behind the lateral ventricle

35
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dark gland extending from the back of the thalamus

A

pineal gland

36
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two components of the midbrain

A

corpora quadrigemina cerebral aqueduct

37
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dual bulbs of the midbrain extending behind the cerebral aqueduct

A

corpora quadrigemina

38
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treelike structure of cerebellum

A

arbor vitae

39
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space between the medulla and the cerebellum

A

fourth ventricle

40
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outermost meninge

A

dura mater

41
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middle meninge

A

arachnoid mater

42
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bottommost meninge

43
Q

a little CSF is located in the sub_____ space

44
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meninges are ______ tissue ________

A

connective tissue membranes

45
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the ______ mater is double-layered

46
Q

long superior ventricles that arch through the center of the brain

A

lateral ventricles

47
Q

middle o-shaped ventricle below lateral ventricle

A

third ventricle

48
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thin ventricle running down from third

A

cerebral aqueduct

49
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bottommost ventricle

A

fourth ventricle

50
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frontmost bulbs of cranial nerve system

A

olfactory bulbs

51
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tract descending from olfactory bulbs

A

olfactory tracts

52
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large nerve in center of brain (ventral aspect)

A

optic nerve

53
Q

body of optic nerve

A

optic chiasma

54
Q

dual-bulbed thing below the optic nerve

A

infundibulum

67
Q

marks the barrier between the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord

A

decussation of pyramids

BS014—Anatomy & Physiology II Lab (13 decks)

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