Nervous System Flashcards
collection of myelinated axons located in the PNS
Nerve
collection of myelinated axons within the CNS
Tract
metencephalon and myencephalon
Rhombenceohalon
Telencephalon and Diencephalon
Prosancephalon
roof-cerebellum, gray and white matter, gray=cortex, white= arbor vitae, deep gray matter in form of nuclei, cerebellum involved with equilibrium and motor function
floor-pons, gray and white matter
o gray is pontine nuclei
o white is continuation of fiber tracts
b) involved with regulation of respiration
Metencephalon
medulla oblongata
gray and white matter
o gray is nuclei for # of cranial nerves
o white is pyramidal tract, or pyramids, continuation of fiber tracts
involved in regulation of heart rate, respiration—ongoing visceral activities
Myelencephalon
o cerebrum
o olfactory structures
o basal nuclei
From Telencephalon
o epithalamus (pineal)
o thalamus
o hypothalamus
From Diencephalon
o roof: corpora quadrigemina
(2 superior colliculi and 2 inferior colliculi)
o floor: cerebral peduncles
From Mesencephalon
roof: cerebellum
floor: pons
From Metencephalon
medulla oblongata
From Myelencephalon
- dura mater
- arachnoid
- pia mater
Meninges (meninx)
collection of cell bodies within the CNS
Nuclei
functional cell of the nervous body, can’t regenerate
Neuron
afferent, carry towards smell, see
Sensory infromation
efferent, carry away, movement
Motor information
Menscephalon
mesncepahlon
major sensory relay station for all senses except olfaction, is gray matter
Thalamus
pineal body or gland, endocrine gland that secretes a hormone called melatonin
Epithalamus
area that has an endocrine function as well as a number of regulatory functions, such as body temperature, water balance, sex, heart rate, respiration, etc., pituitary gland connected to hypothalamus by stalk called infundibulum
Hypothalamus
- Spinal Cord is the other part of CNS
- It extends from medulla oblongata— from foramen magnum—to L1
o this is in adult only, due to differential growth - This is shorter than we usually think, but there are nerve roots that extend
inferiorly, forming the cauda equina, “horse’s tail” - To withdraw CSF, needle inserted between L3 and L4 into subarachnoid
space
Spinal cord
- located “around” the sympathetic— “craniosacral”
- includes 4 of the cranial nerves plus some sacral spinal nerves
- the effects of parasympathetic NS on target organs are all for helping the
body to repair and relax
Parasympathetic nervous system
o accommodation for near vision—lens rounds up—ciliary muscle contracts, less tension on suspensory ligaments which hold lens
o pupillary constriction—in light—circular muscles of iris constrict
Oculomotor III
o lacrimal gland secretion—tearing
o submandibular and sublingual salivary gland secretion—salivation (beginning of digestion)
Facial Nerve VIII