Introduction to Neuroscience Flashcards
What are the 5 analyses of the nervous system?
- Cellular neuroscience
- Molecular neuroscience
- Systems neuroscience
- Behavioral neuroscience
- Cognitive neuroscience
Describe cellular neuroscience
This type of analysis considers distinctions between different types of cells in the nervous system and how each cell type functions.
Give a few examples of cellular neuroscience
How an individual neuron processes and conveys information.
How information is transferred among neurons.
The roles of non-neural cells in the nervous system
Describe molecular neuroscience
this type of analysis investigates the chemistry and physics involved in neural function
Describe systems neuroscience
This analysis investigates groups of neurons that perform a common function such as connections of the nervous system
What are the 2 examples of systems neuroscience?
- Proprioceptive system which conveys position and movement information from the musculoskeletal system to the central nervous system.
- Motor system which controls movement
Describe behavioral neuroscience
This analysis examines the interaction among systems that influence behavior
Describe cognitive neuroscience
This analysis covers the fields of thinking, learning, and memory
What are some examples of cognitive-level analysis?
Studies focused on planning, using language, and identifying the differences between memory for remembering specific events and memory for performing motor skills
What are the 2 types of cells of the nervous system?
neurons and glia
What is the functional unit of the nervous system?
a neuron
Neurons that convey information into the central nervous system are _____. In other words these types of neurons are _____.
afferent
sensory
Neurons that transmit information from the central nervous system are _____. In other words these types of neurons are _____.
efferent
motor
What are glia?
non-neural cells that provide services for neurons
What are the 4 regions of the nervous system?
1) Peripheral
2) Spinal
3) Brainstem and Cerebellar
4) Cerebral
What is a gyrus?
A ridge or fold between two clefts on the cerebral surface in the brain
What is a sulcus?
A groove or furrow on the cerebral surface of the brain
If sulci are deep what are they called?
fissures
What is the most important sulcus in the cerebral cortex?
central sulcus
What are the names of the gyri anterior and posterior to the central sulcus?
The precentral gyrus is anterior to the central sulcus and the postcentral gyrus is posterior to the central sulcus
The precentral gyrus is the primary ____ area of the cerebral cortex.
The postcentral gyrus is the primary ____ area of the cerebral cortex.
motor
sensory
List the 3 gyri and 2 sulci of the frontal lobe
The superior, middle and inferior frontal gyri
Superior and inferior frontal sulcus
List the 3 gyri and 2 sulci of the temporal lobe
The superior, middle and inferior temporal gyri
Superior and inferior temporal sulcus
The lateral fissure is aka what?
Sylvian fissure