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Gross brain, bs and sc Flashcards

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What is the diencephalon made of?

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cerebral hemispheres and diencephalon

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What is gray matter made of?

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neuronal/glial cell bodies and dendrites

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What is white matter made of?

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collection of axons, many with myelin

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What makes up the lateral surface of the frontal lobe?

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precentral gyrus, superior, middle and inferior frontal gyri

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5
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What houses the primary motor cortex?

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precentral gyrus

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What is the function of the premotor and supplementary motor areas?

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Planning and initiating voluntary movements

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What makes up Broca’s area?

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opercular/triangular parts of inferior frontal gyrus

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Function of Broca’s area

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Motor aspects of written and spoken language

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Function of prefrontal cortex

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Executive functions, personality, decision making, insight and foresight.

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Function of primary somatosensory cortex?

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processing of tactile and proprioceptive info and sensory localization

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Function of inferior parietal lobule

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language comprehension

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12
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Where is Wenicke’s area located?

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posterior portion of superior temporal gyrus

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13
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What is the temporal lobe composed of?

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superior, middle and inferior temporal gyri

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What does the medial part of the temporal lobe do?

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Learning and memory

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15
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What is the inferior portion of the temporal lobe responsible for?

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Higher order processing information

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16
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Function of superior surface of superior temporal gyrus

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primary auditory cortex

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Where is the primary visual cortex located?

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Lateral surface of occipital gyri

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What is the function of the limbic lobe?

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emotional responses, drive related behavior and memory

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19
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What makes up the diencephalon?

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thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus and subthalamus

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Function of thalamus

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relays info to cerebral cortex

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21
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Function of hypothalamus

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controls ans (visceral responses, temperature, limbic functions)

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22
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What parts make up the midbrain?

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tectum, superior and inferior colliculi ,paired cerebra peduncles

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What makes up the ponds?

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basal pons, pontine tegmentum

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What makes up the medulla?

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Rostral open portion, caudal closed portion

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Function of cerebellum

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sensory information processing, influences motor neurons

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Damage to cerebellum leads to

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equilibrium problems, postural control, problem with coordination of voluntary movements

27
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Anterior lobe of cerebellum does what?

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Receives afferents from SC, coordinates trunk and limb movements

28
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Flocculonodular lobe function of cerebellum

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receives afferents from vestibular system, helps control eye movements and postural adjustments

29
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posterior love function of cerebellum

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afferents from cerebrum, coordinates voluntary movements

30
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Where do posterior rootlets enter the SC?

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Through posterolateral sulcus

31
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Where do anterior rootlets leave the SC?

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anterolateral sulcus

32
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What is the substantia gelatinosa?

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region of gray matter that caps the posterior horn

33
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Function of body of posterior horn?

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interneurons and projection neurons transmit somatic and visceral sensory info

34
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What fibers are in the substantia gelatinosa?

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myelinated/unmyelinated sensory fibers relaying pain and temperature

35
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What is Lissauer’s tract?

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white matter in posterior horn between substantia gelatinosa and surface of SC

36
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What is lissauer’s tract made of?

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finely myelinated/unmyelinated fibers

37
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What cell bodies are in the anterior horn?

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lower MNs, supply skeletal muscle

38
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What do the cell bodies of the anterior horn do??

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provide control over body movements, both voluntary and involuntary

39
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What is Clark’s nucleus?

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Part of intermediate gray matter, collection of large cells on medial surface of base of posterior horn

40
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Clark’s nucleus function?

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role in sensory processing, treated as part of posterior horn

41
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What type of cells are in intermediate gray matter?

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various projection neurons, sensory interneurons and interneurons that synapse on MN

42
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What is Lamina I

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thin layer of gray matter covering substantia gelatinosa

43
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What is lamina II

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is substantia gelatinosa

44
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What is Laminae III through VI

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body of posterior horn

45
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What is Lamina VII

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intermediate gray matter and also includes extensions into anterior horn

46
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What is lamina VIII

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some of interneuron zones of anterior horn

47
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What is Lamina IX

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clusters of motor neurons in anterior horn

48
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What is Lamina X

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zone of gray matter surrounding the central canal

49
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What makes up the fasciculus cuneatus

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axon fibers in posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway of SC

50
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Function of Fasciculus cuneatus

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carries sensory info from arms

51
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What makes up fasciculus gracilis

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axon fibers in posterior colun-medial lemniscus

52
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Function of fasciculus gracilis

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carries sensory information from the middle thoracic and lower limbs

53
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Function of second-order nuerons

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relay signals from primary afferents to a target in CNS, can cross midline

54
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Third order neuron function

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relay message to specific final target in specific cortical areas

55
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What does white matter contain?

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long descending tracts, long ascending tracts, and local axons

56
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Gray matter contains

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motor neuron cell bodies, endings of incoming sensory axons, second order sensory cell bodies, endings of long descending tracts and local interneurons

57
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How do lower motor neurons leave the CNS?

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do not cross midline.

58
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Where do lower motor neurons go?

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Travel through peripheral nerves and end of ipsilateral muscle fibers

59
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What neurons can cross the midline?

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second order and first order can too.

60
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How do lower motor neurons control voluntary movement?

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Corticospinal tract

61
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Where are the corticospinal neurons located?

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Distributed in precentral gyrus

62
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Do UMNs of corticospinal tract cross the midline?

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Yas queen

63
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What happens if you damage one cerebral hemisphere?

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Weakness in contralateral arm and leg.

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