Lecture 2: Nervous System 2 Flashcards

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What is the CNS comprised of?

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the brain and spinal cord

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What is the PNS defined as?

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the nerves connecting the CNS to the body, and includes a number of ganglia at specific locations along these peripheral nerves

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What are Brodmann areas of the brain?

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result of microscopic analysis of the whole brain, looking for differences in organisation -> based on cellular differences

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Where is the brainstem located?

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between the diencephalon (inter-brain) and the spinal cord

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What is the brainstem composed of?

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the midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata

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What is the central sulcus surrounded by?

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the primary somatosensory cortex and the primary somatomotor cortex

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What is the lateral fissure surrounded by?

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primary auditory and gustatory cortices

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What is the calcerine sulcus surrounded by?

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primary visual cortex

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Where are the upper motor neurons located?

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in the primary motor cortex

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Where are the lower motor neurons located?

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in the spinal cord

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What is the motor homunculus?

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the size of cortical surface responsible for a part of the body is proportional to the degree of motor control needed for that part

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What are primary cortices surrounded by?

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secondary cortices and secondary cortices are surrounded by tertiary (highest order) cortices

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What is each lobe of the brain composed of?

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functional cortical areas called the primary, secondary and tertiary cortex

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In which direction does a motor signal travel through the brain to initiate movement?

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from the prefrontal cortex (highest order) to the supplementary motor cortex and the premotor cortex (secondary motor cortices) to the primary motor cortex to the spinal cord -> somatomotor output

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What does the SMC and PMC contribute to?

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learning sequence of movements and stores skilled (know-how), sensory integration and bilateral coordination (especially upper limbs)

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What does lesion/damage to the primary motor cortex or upper motor neuron result in?

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paresis or paralysis (spastic) - i.e. hypertonia

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What does lesion/damage to the lower motor neuron either in the spinal cord, ventral root or nerve result in?

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paresis or paralysis (flaccid) i.e. hypotonia/atonia

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What does lesion/damage to the premotor cortex / supplementary motor area / other movement planning areas result in?

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What is apraxia?

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inability to execute a voluntary motor movement despite being able to demonstrate normal muscle function; it also includes ability to initiate a movement

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What are the two cortico-spinal tracts which travel from the motor cortex to the ventral horn of the spinal cord?

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the lateral and anterior cortico-spinal tracts / motor systems

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How many upper motor neuron axons cross to the other side of the body?

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most (80%) cross at the level of the brainstem in the lateral cortico-spinal tract and a few (20%) cross at the level of the spinal cord in the anterior cortico-spinal tract

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What is the internal capsule?

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a collection of myelinated axons situated close to the basal ganglia and is the location of the major cortico-spinal tract

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What does the internal capsule contain?

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contains all of the upper motor neuron axons

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What are the terms lateral and anterior derived from?

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from where in the spinal cord the descending tracts are found

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Where do upper motor neuron axons cross?
at the level of the medulla in the brainstem within the medullary pyramids
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Where are axons found in the pyramidal pathways for motor control?
in the pyramids of the medulla -> involved in controlling voluntary movements
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Where are cell bodies of the lower motor neurons found?
in the ventral horn of the spinal cord
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What are the types of motor and descending pathways in the body?
pyramidal tracts and extrapyramidal tracts
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What are the types of sensory and ascending pathways in the body?
dorsal column medial lemniscus system, spinocerebellar tracts and the anterolateral system
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What is the pyramidal system?
pathway for voluntary movement | most fibres originate in motor cortex and cross to contralateral side at the medulla
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What is the extrapyramidal system?
pathways for coordination of movement and control posture / muscle tone cortex can influence this system via inputs to brain stem