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L10: Organisations of the Nervous System Flashcards

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2 nervous systems

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1) Central Nervous System (CNS)
2) Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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What does CNS contain?

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1) Brain
2) Spinal Cord

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What does PNS contain?

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1) Motor Neuron
2) Sensory Neuron

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What 2 systems can motor neurons be a part of ?

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1) Somatic Nervous System
2) Autonomic Nervous System

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Role of sensory neurones

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Take information from sensory organs to CNS

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Role of motor neurons

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Take information from CNS to muscle/glands

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Role of spinal cord

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Conducts signals to & from the brain

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Role of somatic nervous system

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Controls voluntary movements

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Role of autonomic nervous system

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Controls involuntary responses

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2 division in the autonomic nervous system

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1) Sympathetic
2) Parasympathetic

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What is the sympathetic division?

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“fight or flight”

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What is the parasympathetic division?

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“rest or digest”

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What is peripheral nervous system made up of?

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Somatic + Visceral

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What does the somatic nervous system contain?

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1) Motor Fibres
2) Sensory Fibres

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What are motor fibres also called?

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General somatic efferents (GSEs)

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What are sensory fibres also called?

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General somatic afferents (GSAs)

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What is a CNS neuron?

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Neuron that is entirely contained within the brain or spinal cord

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What is a PNS neuron

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Any part of a neurone that projects outside of the CNS

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What does the coronal plane show of the brain?

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Back of head

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What does the horizontal plane show of the brain?

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Cross section

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What does the sagittal plane of the brain show?

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Side profile

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What is white matter?

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Mostly axons (forming fibres)

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What is grey matter?

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Cell bodies

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What does grey matter contain?

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Nuclei

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23
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Name the grooves on the cerebrum

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Sulci (sulcus)

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What does white matter contain?

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Myelinated axons

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Name the bumps/ridges on the cerebrum

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Gyri (gyrus)

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Name the deep grooves on the cerebrum

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4 main subdivisions of the brain

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1) Forebrain
2) Midbrain
3) Hindbrain
4) Spinal cord

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What is the hindbrain made up of ?

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1) Pons
2) Cerebellum
3) Medulla

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What makes up the forebrain?

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Cerebrum, thalamus and hypothalamus

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Name given to
midbrain + pons + medulla oblongata together?

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Brain stem

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4 lobes in the cerebrum

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1) Frontal Lobe
2) Parietal Lobe
3) Occipital Lobe
4) Temporal Lobe

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Function of the frontal lobe

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Function of the parietal lobe

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Sensory processing, spelling

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Function of the occipital lobe

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Function of the temporal lobe

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Memory, language

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When does the 1st spinal nerve emerges?

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Between the skull & vertebrae C1

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When does C8 emerges ?

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Between vertebrae C7 & T1

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How many pairs of spinal nerves in the spinal cord?

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What does it mean when spinal nerves are ‘mixed’ ?

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Contains motor & sensory fibres

39
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Where is the cell body of the sensory neurone found?

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Dorsal root ganglion

40
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Where is the cell body of the motor neuron found?

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Ventral horn

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What are nerve rootlets?

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Come together to form individual nerves in the spinal cord

42
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What is the scientific term for when spinal nerves hang down the spinal cord?

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Cauda Equina

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What are the empty spaces in the brain filled with?

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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

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What is the brain full of ?

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Neurons + Glia

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How many ventricles in the brain?

46
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What are the different ventricles in the brain?

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1) 2 lateral ventricles
2) 1/3rd ventricle
3) 1/4th ventricle

47
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Role of the choroid plexus

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Line all the ventricles in the brain

48
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What cells make up the choroid plexus?

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Ependymal Cells

49
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Are ependymal cells neurons or glial cells?

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Glial Cells

50
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What is the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) made by ?

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Choroid Plexus Epithelium

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What does it mean if the choroid plexus epithelium is highly vascularised ?

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Develops blood vessels

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4 functions of CSF

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1) Buoyancy
2) Protection
3) Removal of waste products
4) Growth & signalling factors

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3 layers of meninges in the CNS

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1) Innermost pia mater
2) Intermediate arachnoid mater
3) Outermost dura mater

54
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What does the CSF leave the ventricular system through?

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Apertures (foramina)

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3 functions of the pia mater

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1) Protects the CNS
2) Allows entry of blood vessels into the CNS
3) Impermeable layer to contain CSF

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Why is arachnoid mater called this?

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Like ‘spider web’ around the brain

57
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3 functions of the arachnoid mater

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1) Protects the CNS
2) Cob-web like membrane to form sub-arachnoid space
3) Closely associated to the dura mater

58
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Where is the CSF found?

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Sub-arachnoid space

59
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Where is the sub-arachnoid space?

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Between pia mater & arachnoid mater

60
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Where does the CSF end up after it is drained out through the arachnoid granulation?

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Superior sagittal sinus

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