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Intro Flashcards

1
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3D model

A

https://www.minerva.shef.ac.uk/minerva/med/RAS/

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2
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Label different planes?

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3
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Which way is rostral?
Which way is caudal?

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Rostral- front brain
Caudal- back brain

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4
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Which way is dorsal?
Which way is ventral?

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Dorsal- above horizontal division and down
Ventral- below horizontal division and down

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5
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What is central nervous system (CNS) composed of?

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Brain (encephalon)
Spinal cord

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6
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What are main 3 parts of brain?

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Hindbrain (rhombencephalon)
Midbrain (mesencephalon)
Forebrain (prosencephalon)

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7
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What is Hindbrain divided into?

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Medulla oblongata
Pons
Cerebellum

(formed from metencephalon)

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8
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What is midbrain divided into?

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Tectum
Cerebral peduncle

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9
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What is forebrain divided into?

A

Diencephalon
Telencephalon

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10
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What makes up brainstem?

A

Midbrain
Pons
Medulla

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11
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Label

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12
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What encloses and surrounds CNS?

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Meninges

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13
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What are different meninges? (outside to inside)

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Dura mater (outside)
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater (inside)

DAP

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14
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What meninge is adhered to surface of CNS?

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Pia mater

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15
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What cells provide physical and metabolic support for neurons?

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Astrocytes

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16
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What are 2 layers of dura mater?

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Outer endosteal later
Inner meningeal- dura mater proper

17
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What meninge loosely covers brain, spiderweb?

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Arachnoid mater

18
Q

What seperates pia from arachnoid mater?
What does it contain?

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Subarachnoid space
Contains CSF

19
Q

Where is cerebrospinal fluid located?

A

Subarachnoid space

20
Q

Define white matter in CNS?
Define grey matter in CNS?

A

White matter- formed nerve fibres (axons) and myelin sheaths
Grey matter- neuron cell bodies

21
Q

Is cell bodies white or grey matter?

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Grey

22
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What are the neuronal processes called?

A

Neuropil

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