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Nervous System Flashcards

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Brain, Spinal Cord

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CNS structure

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Cranial nerves, spinal nerves

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PNS structure

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Incoming sensory information

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Afferent

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Outgoing motor information

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Efferent

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CNS motor signals to muscles, voluntary

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Somatic Nervous system

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Involuntary (signals to heart, digestion, glands)

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Autonomic Nervous system

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Fight or flight

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Sympathetic Nervous system

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Feed and breed, repair and repose, rest and digest, etc.

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Parasympathetic Nervous system

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produce nerve impulses and neurotransmitters

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Neuron

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nerve cell bodies in the CNS

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Perikaryon

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11
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RER in nerve cells

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Nissel Substance

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Outgoing information from neurons, transmitter

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Axon

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incoming information to neurons, receiver

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Dendrite

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support cells for neurons

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Neuroglia (Glial Cells)

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support cells of the CNS, provides structure and nutrition for neurons (Glial Cell)

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Astrocytes

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myelin of the CNS, myelinates axons (insulated axons) (Glial Cell)

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Oligodendrocytes

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support cells of the PNS, Astrocyte of the PNS (Glial Cell)

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Satellite Cells

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myelin of the PNS, Oligodendrocyte of the PNS (Glial Cell)

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Neurolemma, Schwann cells

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Phagocytic cells, immune system cell (Glial Cell)

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Microglia

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20
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produces CSF (Glial Cell)

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Ependymal Cells

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21
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connects axons

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Nodes of Ranvier

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nerve cell bodies(Perikaryon) + glial cells

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Grey Matter

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myelinated nerve cell processes(axons) + glial cells

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White Matter

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nerve cell bodies outside the CNS

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ganglia

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25
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collection of nerve cell bodies inside the CNS

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nucleus

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bundle of nerve fibers inside the CNS

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nerve tracts

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electrical signal travels through gap junctions between neurons (common in the heart)

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electrical synapses

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28
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use neurotransmitters for signaling (most common, neuron + axon)

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chemical synapses

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29
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motor signals/functions in the spinal cord

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ventral roots

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30
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sensory signals/functions in the spinal cord(dorsal root ganglion)

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dorsal roots

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takes sensory information up the spinal cord to the brain(dorsal)

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ascending tracts

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32
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takes motor information down the spinal cord from the brain(ventral)

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descending tracts

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33
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nerves that supply skin, muscles of the face, neck, and shoulders

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C1-C5

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34
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phrenic nerves to diaphragm (breathing regulation)

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C3-C5

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35
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brachial plexus, arm muscles

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C5-T1

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36
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location of the termination of the cord (becomes filamentous)

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L2

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transection causes quadriplegia

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transection can cause paraplegia

39
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mapping pattern for body sensation, dictated by spinal nerves

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dermatomes

40
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inner layer of meninges, forms blood brain barrier, includes the Choroid plexus

41
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secretes CSF

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choroid plexus

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middle layer of meninges, fluid filled space, contains blood vessels, “concussion cushion”

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arachnoid mater

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outer layer of meninges, made of dense connective tissue

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dura mater

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CSF flow

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lateral ventricle (choroid plexus)
foramen of Monroe
Third ventricle (Choroid plexus)
Cerebral Aqueduct
Fourth Ventricle (Choroid plexus)
foramen of Magendie, Luschka
Subarachnoid space
Arachnoid Villi
Sagittal Sinus

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smell, sight, hearing, taste, touch, speech, body motor and sensory control, cognitive reasoning

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telencephalon function

46
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sense of smell, olfactory lobes, bulbs, tracts

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rhinencephalon

47
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grey matter exterior

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gray matter location in the brain

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white matter interior

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white matter location in the brain

49
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the way gray matter in the brain is arranged, bumpy surface

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spaces between gyrus’s (folds)

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links the right brain and left brain

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corpus collosum

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location of lateral ventricles and foramen of Monroe

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telencephalon

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location of thalamus, hypothalamus, third ventricle, pineal gland, optic chiasm

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diencephalon

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integration areas to cerebrum

55
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regulation of hunger, thirst, temperature, hormones

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hypothalamus

56
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circadian rhythm control

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pineal gland

57
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location of the corpora quadrigemina, superior colliculi, inferior colliculi, cerebral peduncles, and cerebral aqueduct

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Mesencephalon (Midbrain)

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eye and head movements for vision

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superior colliculi

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head and trunk movements for hearing

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inferior colliculi

60
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connects the ascending and descending tracts to the brain

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cerebral peduncles

61
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location of the cerebellum and fourth ventricle

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Metencephalon

62
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coordinates muscle movements, maintains equilibrium and posture,

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cerebellum

63
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location of the medulla oblongata

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Myelencephalon

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visual cortex, primary visual area, location of the visual association area

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occipital lobe

65
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recognition of visual maps (faces, objects)

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visual association area

66
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primary auditory area, location of the auditory association area

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temporal lobe

67
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recognition of sound maps (sirens, animal noises)

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auditory associate area

68
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primary motor cortex, (skilled, voluntary motor movements)

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precentral gyrus

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contralateral mapping, upside down mapping, motor homunculus (hands and face)

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precentral gyrus mapping

70
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splits the pre and post central gyrus

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central sulcus

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somatosensory area (body sensation map,)
location of the gustatory area

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postcentral gyrus

72
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contralateral mapping, upside down mapping, sensory homunculus (fingers and lips)

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postcentral gyrus mapping

73
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interprets taste

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gustatory area

74
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somatosensory association area, interprets sensory info

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parietal lobe

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location of the premotor cortex, frontal eye field area, Broca’s area, and the prefrontal cortex

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frontal lobe

76
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memory bank for skilled motor activities (muscle memory, playing piano, typing, etc.)

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premotor cortex

77
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voluntary eye movements

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frontal eye field area

78
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motor for speech

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Broca’s area

79
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complex learning, personality (makes us human)

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prefrontal cortex

80
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visceral sensation

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insular cortex

81
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right hand control
language skills (speaking and writing)
numeric and scientific skills
reasoning

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left brain

82
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left hand control
music and artistic skills
imagination
spacial relationships
mental images or sight, sound, touch, taste, smell

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right brain

83
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easily reversable state of inactivity characterized by a withdrawal of interaction with the external environment
activated by serotonin and immune system regulators

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light sleep

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transitional stage

86
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slow wave sleep: EEG “Delta Waves” arousal is difficult

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stage 3, 4

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rapid eye movement, EEG looks like an awake person, skeletal muscles are inhibited, dreaming evident

88
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severe decrease in mental function due to injury, infection, or drug overdose, loses ability for arousal, behavioral, mental function, and sleep wake cycles disappear

89
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characterized by flat EEG, apnea, no response to stimuli, lack of pupil response, and no eye movement w/ cold water exposure, vital organs may still be functioning

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brain death

90
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The location where optic nerves cross

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Optic chiasm

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