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Intro to CNS Flashcards

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Meninges

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CNS Coverings

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CNS

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Brain and spinal cord

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PNS

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31 pairs of spinal nerves and 12 pairs of cranial nerves

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Telencephalon

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Forebrain

Cerebral hemispheres

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Diencephelon

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Thalamus and Hypothalamus
Brain Stem
Sensory and homeostasis

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Mesencephalon

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Mid brain

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Metencephalon

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Pons

Sleep and circadian rhythm

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Myelencephalon

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Medulla

Heart rate and Respiration

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Cerebellum

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Connected to metencephalon

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Superior

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Above midbrain:
Dorsal
Below midbrain:
Rostral

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Anterior

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Above midbrain:
Rostral
Below Midbrain:
Ventral

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Posterior

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Above midbrain:
Caudal
Below midbrain:
Dorsal

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Inferior

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Above midbrain:
Ventral
Below midbrain:
Caudal

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Sulci

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Crevices in the brain

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Gyri

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Bumps or ridges between sulci

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Occipital Lobe

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Vision

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Parietal Lobe

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Pain and touch

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Temporal Lobe

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Auditory processes

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Frontal Lobe

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Problem solving, higher thinking

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Cranial Nerve V

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Trigeminal nerve

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Cerebral peduncle

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Collection of ascending and descending nerve tracts between cerebrum and pons

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Olive

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Olive shaped structures on either side of anterior face of medulla

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Pyramid

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Contain motor fibers within medulla

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Fasciculus cunteatus

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Lateral bundle of fiber nerves in medulla

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Fasciculus gracilis

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Medial bundle of nerve fibers in medulla

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Meninges

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Bone, dura mater, arachoid mater, pia mater

Protect the CNS

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Bone

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Skull around brain or vertebrae

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Dura mater

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Outer layer “tough mother”

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Arachnoid

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Middle layer, spider-web like

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Pia mater

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immediate covering, “delicate mother”

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Epidural space

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Bone/dura
Site for hematoma
Epidrual venous plexus

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Subdural space

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Dura/arachnoid

Site for hematoma

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Subarachnoid space

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arachnoid/pia

True space with CSF

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Plexus

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Where things join together (veins or nerves)

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CSF

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Cerebro-spinal fluid
Clear, colorless liquid that fills and surround the CNS
Bathes brain and spinal cord
Nutrient and waste exchange
Cushion for CNS
Fills ventricles (space) inside the CNS
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Choroid plexus

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Specialized vascular structure located in the ventricles

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Ventricles

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2 lateral ventricles (cerebral hemispheres)

38
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Midline Third Ventricle

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Diencephalon

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Fourth ventricle

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Pons, medulla, cerebellum

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Central canal

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Spinal cord (one of 3 doors for CSF to go through)

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Interventricular foramen of Monro

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between later ventricles and third ventricle

Blockage is bad

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Cerebral aqueduct

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Between third and fourth ventricles

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Lateral apertures of Luschka

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Let CSF flow

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Median aperture of Magendie

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Below lateral apertures of luschka

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Arachnoid villi

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One way valves where CSF can get from subarachnoid space to venous blood

46
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Hydrocephalus

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Occurs when too much CSF occupies the subarachnoid space

Buildup of fluid

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Neurons

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Nerve cells specialized for receiving and transmitting information to effector cells
Dendrites and axons

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Dendrites

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Neuron cell processes that receive info

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Axons

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Neuron cell processes that transmit info

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Synapses

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Where communication between neurons happens

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Neuronal Signals

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Can be excitatory or inhibitory

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Glial cells

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Insulate axons with myelin to ensure signal does not degrade over distance
Blood-brain barrier (bridges between neurons and blood vessels

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Transverse plan

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Cute the face in half horizontally

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Coronal plane

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Cut the face off

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Sagittal Plane

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Cut the face in half vertically

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Gray matter

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Mainly neuron cell bodies, unmyelinated axons, synapses

In cross section of spinal cord creates an H shape

57
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White matter

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Myelinated axons, Transmit over long distances and fast,
Funiculus
Tract
Fasciculus
lemniscus
Bundle
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Gray matter horns

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Posterior/dorsal horns
Lateral
Anterior/ventral

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Cervical Gray matter

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High levels of gray matter

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Thoracic gray matter

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Lower levels of gray matter, higher levels of white matter

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Lumbar gray matter

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Highest gray matter, lowest white matter

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Nucleus (CNS)

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Group of neuronal cell bodies in the CNS

63
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Ganglion

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Group of neuronal cell bodies in the PNS

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Substantia gelatinosa

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Modifies sensation of pain

65
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Nucleus proprius

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Carries info about pain and temp

66
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Dorsal nucleus of Clarke

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Carries proprioceptive information about body

Where you are in space

67
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Lateral horn nuclei

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Autonomic nervous system
Sympathetics at thoracic and lumbar spinal cord levels
Parasympathetics at sacral spinal cord levels

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Anterior/Ventral Horn

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Organized medial to later
Medial nuclei supply muscles of trunk
Lateral nuclei supply muscles of limbs

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White matter

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Divided into funiculi
Anterior/ventral
Lateral
Posterior/dorsal

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Dorsal funiculi

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Sensory info about position, vibratory sense, and fine touch

2 columns

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Fasciculus gracilis

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Fasiculus cuneatus

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Lateral funiculi

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Sensory and motor tracts

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Lateral funiculi sensory info

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Cerebellum for balance

Thalamus for pain and temp

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Cervical Spinal cord

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Wide and squashed, lots of white matter, ventral horn enlargement, gracilis and cuneatus

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Thoracic spinal cord

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Round looking, lots of white matter, little gray matter, lateral horn

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Lumbar spinal cord

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Round looking, little white matter, ventral horn enlargement, fasciculus gracilis

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