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L7 - CNS Flashcards

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Central nervous system contains

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The brain and spinal cord

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The CNS function is

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Integration

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What is gray matter made up of?

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Cell bodies, dendrites, unmyelinated axons

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What is white matter made up of?

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Myelinated axons

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In the spinal cord where is white matter found? Gray matter?

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White matter = tracts

Gray matter = horns

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In the brain where is gray matter and white matter found?

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Grey matter = cerebral cortex & cerebral nuclei

White matter = tracts ( connect the brain together)

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What are the functions of the spinal cord?

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  1. Transmit sensory info to the brain ( ascending tracts)
  2. Transmit motor commands from brain (descending tracts)
  3. Integrate spinal reflexes ➡️ stretch reflex
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Decussation can occur where

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Decussation = Cross over

  • can happen at the medualla obligata and spinal cord
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What are the functions of the brain?

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  1. Receive/ interpret sensory information
  2. Respond with motor output
  3. Perform higher brain functions
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What Carries out brain functions

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Interneurons and neurotransmitters

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What causes complexity in the brain?

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Wiring - interneuron to interneuron communication

Synapses - receptors + neurotransmitters

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Organizing principles of the brain

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  1. Redundancy
    - different brain regions work together
  2. Bilateral structural symmetry
    - left and right look the same
  3. Evolutionary organization
    - areas nearest spinal cord = most primitive (survival)
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Brain ventricles are defined as

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Brain spaces with cerebral spinal fluid

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What are the functions of cerebral spinal fluid?

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  • support/ protects brain/ spinal cord
  • provides nutrition (derived from plasma)
  • maintains ionic balance and cranial pressure
  • removes wastes during sleep
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True or false ; cerebralspinal fluid is constancy secreted/ reabsorbed at the same rate

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True

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Glymphatic system

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CSF flushes cellular wastes from the brain during sleep

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Explain how the glymphatic system works

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  1. Brain shrinks creating space for csf flow
  2. Csf enters interstitial fluid outside of arteries
  3. Flushes waste in interstitial fluid to outside veins
  4. Wastes leave brain entering lymphatic system
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Hydrocephalus
1. Cause
2. Treatment

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Water in the brain - happens in babies

  1. Partial obstruction of normal Csf flow
  2. Insert a drain ➡️ shunt
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What are the four regions of the brain?

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  1. Cerebrum - outer part
    - cerebral cortex & basal nuclei
  2. Diencephalon
    - thalamus & hypothalamus
  3. Brain stem
    - pons, medulla obligata, midbrain
  4. ## Cerebellum
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Corpus collosum

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Connects left and right hemispheres

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What are the 5 lobes of the brain?

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Frontal, occipital, parietal, temporal, insula

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Longitudinal fissure

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Separates left and right hemispheres

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Central sulcus

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Separates frontal & parietal lobes

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Right vs left brain functions

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Left - language, analytic

Right - visual, spatial

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The cerebrum contains….

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Cerebral cortex, white matter, & basal nuclei

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Corpus callosum

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Myelinated axon fibers connecting left/ right hemispheres

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Primary motor cortex location and function

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In frontal lobe - pre central gyrus

Function = voluntary control of skeletal muscle

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Somatosensory cortex location and function

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Location= parietal lobe - precentral gyrus

Function = interpret general sensory input (skin, joints, muscles)

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Frontal lobes functions

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Personality/ behavior
- intellect/ higher thinking
- verbal communication

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Parietal lobe functions

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  • understand speech
  • Formulate words
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Occipital lobe functions

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Movement of eyes/ vision

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Temporal lobe functions

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Interpret auditory Input

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Insula lobe functions

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Integrate sensation (pain) w/ visceral response

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Wenicke’s area function

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Understands words
- language comprehension

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What happens if the wenicke’s area is damaged?

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Can’t understand words but can articulate

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Broca’s areas function

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Speaks words
- motor speech area

37
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What happens if the Broca’s area is damaged?

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Can understand words but can’t articulate

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What is a PET scan? And how does it work?

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Pet scan = imaging of brain activity by looking at the use of glucose used as energy

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Basal nuclei function and location

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Location: deep in cerebrum

Function: modify output of motor pathways (desending)

40
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What is huntingtons disease?

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Accumulation of protein ; damaging basal nuclei causing build up of Csf in ventricles

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Midbrain

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Subconscious control of skeletal muscle

42
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What two nuclei are involved in the midbrain?

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  1. Substantia nigra
  2. Red nucleus
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Red nucleus

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A change in motor coordination

44
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Cerebellum

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Smooth and coordinate skeletal muscle activity

  • goal directed
  • posture/ balance
  • new movement activity’s program here
45
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What controls skeletal muscle ( hint: 1 conscious 2 subconscious]

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Conscious = primary motor cortex

Subconscious = basal nuclei, midbrain and cerebellum

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Diencephalon

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Contains thalamus and hypothalamus

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Thalamus function

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Sensory relay station
➡️send output to appropriate brain regions
- grey matter

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Hypothalamus function

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Maintain homeostasis & links nervous system to endocrine system

  • grey matter
49
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Brain stem

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Oldest most primitive part of brain

Contains: pons & middle oblongata

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Pons function

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Respiratory control center
( regulates breathing)

  • works with medulla
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Medulla oblongata function

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  1. Respiratory center
  2. Cardiac control center
    - control heart rate
  3. Vasometer center
    - control blood vessel diameter
52
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Lambic system

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Basis of emotional states

  • fear, aggression, sexual drive, feeding
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Reticular activating system

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Regulated sleep & wakefulness

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Location of reticular activating system

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Fibers from brain stem to thalamus and cerebral cortex

Physio Fall 22 (24 decks)

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