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Nervous Anatomy Lab Quiz Flashcards

1
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What are the two main sections of the nervous system?

A

Central and Nervous systems

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2
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What are the autonomic subcategories of the nervous system?

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Sympathetic

Parasympathetic

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3
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What are the meninges?

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Protective layers protecting the brain and spinal cord

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4
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What are gyrus’?

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Ridges in the cerebral cortex

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5
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What is the sulcus?

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Depression or groove in the cerebral cortex

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6
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What does the longitudinal fissure do?

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Divides cerebrum into left and right hemispheres

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7
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Occipital lobe

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Visual cortex

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8
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Parietal lobe

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Somatosensory cortex

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9
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Temporal lobe

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Auditory cortex

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10
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Frontal lobe

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Motor cortex

“Prefrontal cortex”

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11
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Pons

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breathing, sensations

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12
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Medulla

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body maintenance/survival

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13
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Cerebellum

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movement, control, coordination

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14
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Superior and inferior colliculus

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Sensory information

  • vision
  • hearing
  • motor control
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15
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Cerebral cortex

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memory, attention, preception, awareness

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16
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Pituitary gland

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growth and development

- endocrine functions

17
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Thalamus

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relays information between sensory organs and cortex

18
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Hypothalamus

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Autonomic system

- Hormone secretion/regulation

19
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Limbic system

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Emotion & memories

20
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Where are grey and white matter present?

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In the brain, brainstem, and spinal cord

21
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Grey matter

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contains cell bodies, dendrites, and axon terminals

  • unmyelinated
  • synapses occur
22
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White matter

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made of axons connection different parts of grey matter together
- myelinated

23
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Where does the spinal cord extend?

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extends from the medulla oblongata to the lumbar vertebrae

24
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What is the spinal column made of?

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Spinal cord + vertebrae

25
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What is the spinal cord protected by?

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Bone & meninges

26
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What does the spinal cord do?

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Communication between CNS and PNS

27
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ecto- / exo-

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outer, outside, situated on

28
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anti- / contra-

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against / opposite

29
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cephal / capit

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head

30
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crani

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cranium / skull

31
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encephala

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brain

32
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myel

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spinal cord / bone marrow / myeline sheath of nerve fibers

33
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-tomy

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cutting / incision (typically an operation)

34
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-esis, -ia, ism, -osis, -tion, -y

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state or condition of

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