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What 2 parts make up the CNS?

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  1. the brain

2. the spinal cord

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what does PNS do?

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carry peripheral nerves and information into and out of CNS

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what 3 systems is the nervous system divided into?

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  1. autonomic nervous system
  2. somatic nervous system
  3. enteric nervous system
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what is autonomic nervous system?

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Involuntary control (e.g. heart rate, breathing, endocrine and exocrine glands)

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what is somatic nervous system?

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voluntary control (e.g. movement, skeletal muscle and motor neurones involved in movement)

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what is enteric nervous system? (often controlled by autonomic division)

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involuntary control; in the walls of the digestive tracts in GI tract

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what is CNS contained within?

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bone (spine or skull)

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why is the brain convoluted shape?

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to maximise neurone numbers and create big sheets of neurones (increasing neurone connections through maximising surface area)

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what are 4 lobes found in the brain?

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  1. frontal
  2. occipital
  3. temporal
  4. parietal
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what is the function of frontal lobe?

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controls behaviour, personality, creates thoughts/emotions, coordinates information from other association areas, contains pre-motor cortices

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what is the function of parietal lobe?

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contains sensory information from muscoskeletal system, viscera and taste buds (has somatosensory system/cortex)

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what is the function of the temporal lobe?

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combines auditory and visual data (contains primary auditory complex)

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what is the function of the occipital lobe?

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interprets light signals in your eyes into shapes and patterns (contains primary visual cortex)

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what is the function of the meninges?

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  • contain CSF to support the brain
  • contain no ligaments to hold it in place
  • membranes found around the brain and the spinal cord
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what is the gyrus?

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the top part of the high/top part of the cerebral cortex

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what is the sulcus?

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the low part of the high cerebral cortex?

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what is the function of the cerebellum?

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  • balance and coordination
  • motor control
  • coordinates movement, muscle tone control, posture etc
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what is the function of the cerebrum?

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  • 4 lobes make it up and on the frontal side of the brain
  • thoughts and emotions formed there
  • contains integrated sensory complex and neural functions
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What two parts is the diencephalon composed of?

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  1. thalamus

2. hypothalamus

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What two glands does the diencephalon contain?

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  1. pituitary gland

2. pineal gland (where melatonin which regulates our 24hr body clock is produced)

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what is the function of the thalamus?

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  • transmits sensory info and serves as a relay station for information going to and from higher brain centres
  • projects fibres to the cerebrum where info is processed
  • can modify sensory info from regions such as optic tract, ears, spinal cord and motor info from cerebellum
  • It’s an INTEGRATING centre
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what is the function of the hypothalamus?

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  • site of homeostasis

- integrates hormonal and nervous systems together for thermal control, fluid control etc.

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what are the 3 brain stems?

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  1. midbrain
  2. pons
  3. medulla oblongata
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what functions is the midbrain associated with?

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part of CNS associated with motor, hearing, vision and temperature control/regulation

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what is function of pons?
connect two sides of the cerebral cortex (connect forebrain to cerebellum)
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what is function of medulla oblongata?
heart rate and breathing (involuntary actions keeping us alive) + cardiovascular system control
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how many VERTEBRAE are there in the spinal column?
33 vertebrae
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what are the 33 vertebrae split into? how many in each section of vertebral column?
cervical: 7 thoracic: 12 lumbar: 5 sacral: 5 coccyx: 4
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how many SPINAL NERVES are there in the vertebral column?
31 spinal nerves
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What are the 31 spinal nerves split into in each section of vertebral column?
cervical: 8 thoracic: 12 lumbar: 5 sacral :5 coccyx: 1
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which two regions of spinal cord are the thickest because of need for movement?
Cervical and lumbar regions
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which route does sensory info flow into?
dorsal route (TOP)
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which route does motor info travel out of?
ventral route (BOTTOM)
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what is a ganglion?
set/ group/cluster of cell bodies
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what is the main ganglion found on the posterior root of the spinal nerve?
dorsal root ganglion
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what is in the white matter? (outside)
axons (myelinated)
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what is in the grey matter? (inside)
cell bodies/ neurones
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what are afferent nerve fibres?
sensory nerve fibres
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what are efferent nerve fibres?
motor nerve fibres ( e=exit)
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in the middle of the spinal cord, what is the jumble of cells called?
inter-neurones
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what is the name for a neurone cell body?
soma
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what is the function of soma? (2)
- contains the nucleus | - cytoprotein production site
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what is the function of dendrites?
- receive info from other neurones | connection between 2 neurones
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what is the function of an axon hillock (initial segment)?
- triggers action potential | - all info needed for an AP is arranged there
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what is the function of an axon?
- sends AP (conducts electrical impulses away from the cell body and transmits information) - Na gated channels which fire AP are initiated there and sent AP to a distant site
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what is the function of axon pre-synaptic terminal?
releases neurotransmitters which act on the next nerve cell to make a new electrical signal
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what are 3 main types of neurones?
1. afferent (sensory) neurones 2. interneurones 3. efferent (motor) neurones
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where are afferent/ sensory neurones found and what is their function?
Found in PNS; detect things in environment
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where are interneurones found and what is their function?
found in CNS; decide what to do with the signal
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where are efferent/motor neurones found and what is their function?
found in PNS; sends signal and responds to the stimulus
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describe how a signal travels through the spinal cord (what nerves and routes involved)
1. stimulus sends signal to sensory neurone/afferent neurone along DORSAL route to the CNS 2. the signal travels into VENTRAL route, through the motor/ efferent neurone and to the effector into PNS
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what percentage of nerve cells in body are glia?
90%
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what is the function of glia? (2)
- provide structure and support for neurones (physical and biochemical) - help maintain homeostasis of the brain's extracellular fluid by taking up excess brain metabolites and ions
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what are 4 types of glia?
1. astrocyte 2. oligodendrocyte 3. microglia 4. ependymal cells
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what is the function of an astrocyte?
- maintain external environment for neurones - surround blood vessels and produce blood brain barrier - "keep neurones happy" - maintain extracellular ion conc.; make capillaries tight to prevent ion leakage around CNS neurones (take up K and neurotransmitters)
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what is the function of oligodentrocytes?
- form myelin sheaths in the CNS | - they're wrapped around neurones and involved in myelination process
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what is the function of microglia?
- phagocytic hoovers which "mop up" infection | - secrete antibodies in presence of infection and engulf pathogens
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what is the function of ependymal cells?
- pruduce CSF - separate fluid compartments in the CNS - have big surface area

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