Module 3: Central Nervous System Flashcards
Where is cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) made?
In the choroid plexus (roof of ventricles)
What areas of the brain does the central sulcus seperate?
The frontal from the parietal lobe
what are the components of the CNS?
- spinal cord
- brain
what is the fuction of the CNS?
integrating signals and performing high cognitive fuctions
what cells are in the CNS?
- Neurons
- Neuroglia
what do neurons do in the CNS?
they are excitable cells that transmit electrical signals via synapses. They are the basic functional unit of the nervous system
what do neuroglia do in the CNS?
they are supporting cells, there’s 10x more than neurons, they support and insulate the neurons
what part of the neuron is grey matter?
the soma of the neuron
what part of the neuron is white matter?
the axon of the cell
name the 3 major regions of the brain
- cerebral hemisphere
- cerebellum
- brain stem
what are the 3 features of the brain stem?
- diencephalon
- pons
- medulla oblongata
what seperates the brain left to right?
the longitudinal fissure
what seperates the brain front to back?
the central sulcus
what’s the difference between a fissure and sulcus?
fissure=deep
sulcus=shallow
what is the name of the region ajacent to the central sulcus?
- precentral gyrus: motor
- postcentral gyrus: sensory
what % of brain is the cerebrum?
83%
what are the 4 lobes of the cerebrum?
- frontal
- parietal
- temporal
- occipital
what’s the name of the fissure that seperates the cerebrum to the cerebellum?
transverse cerebral fissure
what is the fuction of the frontal lobe?
primary motor area: voluntary movements
what is the function of the parietal lobe?
primary somasensory area: proprioception: awareness of own body
what does proprioception mean?
awareness of own body
what is the function of the occipital lobe?
primary visual cortex - sight
what is the function of the temporal lobe?
primary auditory cortex - hearing
what are the 3 matters of the cerebrum
- grey matter
- white matter
- Basal Nuclei: deep grey matter
how do the hemispheres interact?
contralaterally
what are the 3 functional areas of the cerebrum?
- motor area
- sensory area
- association area
what is the function of the motor area?
controls voluntary movement