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module 3 Flashcards

1
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made up of cranial and spinal nerves

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PNS

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2
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nerves that leave the underside of the brain

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cranial

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3
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nerves which connect to the sides of the spinal cord at each vertebra

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spinal

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4
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includes the motor neurons that operate the skeletal muscle and the sensory neurons that bring info into the CNS from the body and the outside world

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somatic nervous system

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controls smooth muscle , the glands, the heart, and other organs

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autonomic nervous system

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branch of the autonomic nervous system that activates the body in ways to help it cope with demands such as emotional stress and psychological emergencies

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sympathetic nervous system

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ANS branch that slows down the activity of most organs to conserve energy but also activates digestion to renew energy

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parasympathetic nervous system

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towards the front of the body/brain

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anterior

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towards the back of the body/brain

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posterior

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towards the top of the body/brain

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superior

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towards the bottom of the body/brain

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inferior

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12
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toward the middle of the body/brain

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medial

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towards the sides (away from the middle)

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lateral

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14
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towards the front of the spinal cord (towards the nose)

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rostral

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towards the back of the spinal cord (towards the tail)

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caudal

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16
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towards the front of the spinal cord (stomach) and towards to the top side of the brain

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dorsal

17
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towards the back of the spinal cord (back) towards the bottom of the brain

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ventral

18
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plane that divides the body into ventral and dorsal

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coronal

19
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plane that divides body into top and bottom (3 options)

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transverse
axial
horizontal

20
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plane that divides body and brain into left and right

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sagittal

21
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same side of the body

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ipsilateral

22
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opposite of the body

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contralateral

23
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first meninges layer right below the skull

toughest layer

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dura mater

24
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meninges layer below the first layer

comprised of connective tissues

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arachnoid mater

25
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meninge layer where cerebral spinal fluid flows

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subarachnoid space

26
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ultrathin transparent meninge layer that clings to every contour of the brain and spinal cord tissue

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pia mater

27
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what makes up the hindbrain

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the cerebellum and brain stem

28
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structure responsible for fine motor coordination and learned motor associations

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cerebellum

29
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what is the homunculus

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used to help visualize what portion of a cortex receives info from each part of body

30
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reorganization of the brain in response to experience or sensory stimulation

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plasticity

31
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cells in the ventricles of the brain that produces the cerebral spinal fluid

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choroid plexus

Biological Basis (4 decks)

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