Module 4 lecture notes Flashcards
What is Ginger Japes disease?
it attacks the PNS and moves distal to proximal, which is backward from an injury.
True or False. The cerebellum controls the opposite area of the body.
False. The cerebellum has ipsilateral control, or the same side of the body.
_________ is toward the brain and _________ is away from brain.
afferent; efferent
What does paraplegic mean?
that both lower limbs have lost the ability to move.
What is hemiplegia?
one side of the body is paralyzed.
what is quadraplegia?
all four limbs are paralyzed.
What is grey matter?
unmyelinated brownish cell bodies and dendrites
What is white matter?
myelinated axons that are 70% lipid.
What is reticulate matter?
it has a net like appearance and is composed of grey and white matter.
The four lobes of the cerebral hemispheres weren’t named for function. How were they named?
for the bones that lie beneath them.
how many layers is the neocortex?
six
the caudate nucleus and the putamen make up what?
striatum
the putamen and the globus pallidus make up what?
the lentiform nucleus.
