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Intro 2 Neuro Flashcards

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Somatic Nervous System

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External Environment: conscious sensation (peripheral), striated mm

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Autonomic Nervous System

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Internal Environment (visceral): sensation (and homeostasis), smooth mm and glands

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Neuraxis

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transverse section through the center

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Horizontal Neuraxis

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transverse section perpendicular to the coronal section

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Prosencephalon

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Cerebrum: telencephalon (cerebral hemispheres) and diencephalon

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Mesencephalon

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Midbrain

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Rhombencephalon

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Metencephalon (pons and cerebellum) and Myelencephalon (medulla oblongata)

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Spinal Cord begins…

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at the base of the skull (Foramen Magnum)= the junction btw the rhombencephalon and spinal cord

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Choroid Plexus

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vascular toughs= produces CSF- lateral, 3rd, and 4th ventricles

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CNS Glia (“glue”) Cells

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astrocytes= look like stars
oligodendroglia= produce myline (white)
microglia= immune in CNS
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PNS Glia Cells

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neurilemmal cell of Schwann- similar to oligodendroglia

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Small Molecule Neurotransmitters

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glutamate (E)= CNS usually
GABA (I)= CNS
acetylcholine (Ach)= memory

-E or I based on receptors

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Monoamines

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dopamine (E)= DO or DA
norepinephrine and epinephrine (E)
serotonin (E)

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Neuropeptides

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ACTH

substance P=PAIN- co-transmitter (accessory NT)

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–a group of nerve cell bodies in the CNS?

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Nucleus

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–a group of nerve cell bodies in the PNS?

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Ganglion

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Ipsilateral

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axon is on the SAME side as the target

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Contralateral

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axon is on OPPOSITE side as the target

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Bilateral

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axon and target are on BOTH sides

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Decussation

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Commissure

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connects one side to the other

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Meninges

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dura mater- dural septae
arachnoid- arachnoid trabeculae
pia mater

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Lines the skull

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adhere to each other (potential space/sinuses)
endosteal layer
meningeal layer

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Dural Septae

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falx cerebri

tentorium cerebelli- tentorial incisure (tentorial notch)-opening for brain stem

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Lateral Fissure btw

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temporal and frontal lobes- deep groove

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Central Sulcus btw

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parietal and frontal lobes

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Insular Cortex

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portion of the cerebral cortex folded deep within the lateral sulcus (the fissure separating the temporal lobe from the parietal and frontal lobes)

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Anterior Commissure

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connecting the two cerebral hemispheres across the midline

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Corpus Callosum

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connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres

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Posterior Commissure

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crossing the middle line on the dorsal aspect of the upper end of the cerebral aqueduct

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% of Blood Flow to Brain

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Arachnoid Villus

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allow CSF to be resorbed

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Increase of inter-cranial pressure will continue to the back of the eye and…

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constrict the Optic papilla (disk)

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Epidural Hematoma

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blood build up btw skull and dura mater

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Subdural Hematoma

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blood build up btw dura mater and aracnoid mater

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Frontal Lobe

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  • largest

- motor function

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Parietal Lobe

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  • touch

- directs (the driver) of the frontal lobe

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Brainstem Arteries

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Vertebral –> Basilar

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Cerebral Arterial Circle

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Basilar –> Posterior Cerebral –> Posterior Communicating –> Internal Carotid –> Middle Cerebral –> Anterior Cerebral –> Anterior Communicating

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Aneurysm

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hemerage in subarachnoid space

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Anterior Cerebral A supplies:

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medial and anterior of brain

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Posterior Cerebral A supplies:

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lateral and posterior of brain?

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