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What does the CNS contain?

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The brain and spinal cord

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The Nervous System contains what two parts?

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The Central Nervous system (CNS)

The Peripheral Nervous system (PNS)

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What does the middle part of the spinal cord contain?

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Gray Matter

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What does the spinal cord gray matter resemble in a cross-sectional divide?

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A bubbled “H”

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What does the anterior horn in the H of the spinal cord do?

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Relays motor impulses

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What does the posterior gray matter of the H in the spinal cord do?

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Relays sensory impulses

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What surrounds the H gray matter in the spinal cord?

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White matter

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What is the function of the white matter in the spinal cord?

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It forms ascending and descending tracks.

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What three parts does the brain consist of?

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It consists of cerebrum (cerebral cortex), the brain stem, and the cerebellum.

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What is the function of the brain?

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To collect, integrate, and interpret all stimuli; it initiates and monitors voluntary and involuntary motor activity.

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What are the meninges?

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The three layers that enclose the cerebrum.

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What does the meninges contain?

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Dura Mater
Arachnoid Mater
Pia Mater

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What are the four lobes of the cerebrum?

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Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
Frontal

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What is the parietal lobe function?

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Sensations

Awareness of body shape

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What is the occipital lobe function?

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Visual stimuli

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What is the temporal lobe function?

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Hearing
Language
Comprehension
Storage and recall of memories

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What is the frontal lobe function?

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Personality 
Judgement
Abstract reasoning 
Social behavior 
Language expression
Movement 
Speech
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What is the function of the cerebellum?

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Balance

Coordination

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What is the part of the cerebrum that contains the thalamus and hypothalamus and just above the brain stem?

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Diencephalon

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What important nerves does the brain stem contain?

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The cranial nerves 1-12

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What is the functional unit of the NS?

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Neurons

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How many miles of nerves are in the NS?

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45

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What are the two types of cells in the NS?

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Neuroglia and Neurons

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What component of the neuron receives impulses inward to the body?

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Dendrites

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What component of the neuron projects impulses away and may or may not have myelin sheath?

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Axons

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Contains lipid substance and gives the white color to the white matter of the brain.

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Myelin

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26
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A multipolar neuron has what?

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Cell body
Axon
Multiple dendrites (many poles)

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A bipolar neuron has?

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Cell body
1 axon
2 dendrites (poles)

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A unipolar neuron has?

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Cell body
1 axon
1 dendrite (pole)

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Transmits nerve impulses towards the CNS from peripheral sensory organs

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Afferent

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Transmits nerve impulses away from the CNS to muscles, glands, and organs.

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Efferent

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Conduct impulses from 1 neuron to another

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Inter-neurons

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What is the purpose of glial cells?

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Repair, support, and protect neurons.

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Why are glial cells the most common source of primary rumors?

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They are mitotic (able to divide and replicate)

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What are the 4 types of glial cells?

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Oligodendrocytes
Astrocytes
Ependymal
Microglia

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The cells produce the myelin sheath that coats the axons.

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Oligodendrocytes

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These cells are found mostly in gray matter, they accumulate in areas that neurons have been damaged, and feeds the nervous system by the blood brain barrier.

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Astrocytes

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These cells aide in secretion and regulation of CSF

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Ependymal cells

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These cells remove waste.

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Microglia cells

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How fast does nerve impulse conduction travel along the axon and chemical transmission between neurons until it reaches it’s destination?

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325mph

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What state is the resting state?

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No impulse

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41
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The resting state has what potassium and what sodium?

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Potassium is high

Sodium is low

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During depolarization what electrolytes channels open up the cell and enter?

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Sodium enters but no change in potassium.

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During repolarization what electrolyte channels open up and go back into the cell?

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Potassium enters SLOWLY to even out the electrolytes.

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What is the conduction system called when the axons are myelinated?

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Saltatory Conduction

45
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What is the impulses that reach the end of the nerve fiber then transmit across the junction between nerve cells at the synapse?

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Action potential

46
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What are the gaps in the myelin sheath called?

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Nodes of Ranvier

47
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What four components does the synaptic transmission involve?

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Presynaptic knob
Synaptic cleft
Neurotransmitter
Receptor site

48
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What effects does neurotransmitters have?

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Excitability

Inhibitory

49
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What are the four neurotransmitters?

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Acetylcholine
Serotonin
Norepinephrine
Dopamine

50
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What three areas does the brain stem contain?

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Midbrain
Medulla
Pons

51
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What are the three characteristics of neurons?

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Excitability
Conductivity
Influence

52
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The structural and function junction between two neurons.

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The synapse

53
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What are the four essential structures of synaptic transmission?

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Presynaptic terminal
Synaptic cleft
Neurotransmitter
Receptor site

54
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What are the two types of synapses?

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Electrical

Chemical

55
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What is the area where the brain stem exits from the cranial cavity?

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Foramen magnum

56
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Which direction does the spinocerebellar tract go?

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Ascending

57
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Which direction does the corticospinal tract go?

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Descending

58
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What direction is the corticobulbar tracts go?

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Ascending to the brain stem

59
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What direction do corticospinal tracts go to

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Descending to the spinal cord.

60
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Which area contains Wernicke’s area?

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Temporal lobe

61
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Broca’s Area is located in what area?

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The frontal lobe

62
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are in the peripheral nervous system?

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31

63
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How many cranial nerves are located in the cerebrum?

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2

64
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How many cranial nerves are located in the brain stem?

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3-12

65
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The outermost protective layer that is fibrous and freely moving?

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Scalp

66
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The thickest and toughest outer later of the meninges

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Dura Mater

67
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What is the middle layer of the meninges that is thinner and delicate?

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Arachnoid

68
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What is the innermost layer that is mesh like and vascular?

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Pia Mater

69
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What is the meninges space below the arachnoid and between the pia Mater, where CSF flows?

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Subarachnoid

70
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What is the dura fold that separates the 2 cerebral hemispheres?

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Falx cerebri

71
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Double dura layer folds between cerebral hemispheres and cerebellum

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Tentorium cerebelli

72
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Clear, colorless, odorless fluid; shock absorber; cushions brain and spinal cord against injury. Approximately 135ml of fluid.

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Cerebrospinal fluid CSF

73
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CSF doesn’t contain what?

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RBCs

74
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Are cauliflower-like and located within the ventricles where CSF is stored and secreted is Astrocytes.

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Choroids plexus

75
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What is termed the 3rd circulation?

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CSF

76
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What absorbs CSF daily?

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Arachnoid villi projections

77
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What gets 20% of cardiac output?

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Cerebral circulation

78
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How much of the body’s oxygen and glucose does the brain require?

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25%

79
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What doesn’t the brain store?

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Minerals

80
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Where do the cerebral veins empty?

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Into the dura sinuses.

81
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A unique feature of the valves in the brain.

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They have NO valves.

82
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Why is no valves important?

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Gravity

83
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Anterior circulation is provided by?

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Common carotid from internal and external carotids

84
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Posterior circulation is provided by?

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The subclavian artery from two vertebral arteries that merge into basilar arteries.

85
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This structure is a safely valve to protect from pressures and occlusion and can re-route circulation.

A

Circle of Willis

86
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What is it called when the brain can self regulate it’s blood supply to meet it’s needs by change to the blood vessel diameter.

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Auto regulation

87
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Physiological barrier between blood capillaries and brain tissue.

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Blood brain barrier.

88
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What is the blood brain barrier made of?

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Tight shaped star shaped cells.

89
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What are the folds on the surface of the brain called?

A

Gyrus

90
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What are deep predictable separations in the brain?

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Fissures

91
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What is the outer layer of the brain called (it contains gray matter)?

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Cerebral cortex

92
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Just beneath the the cerebral cortex contains?

A

White matter or myelinated axon tracts

93
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What is contra lateral?

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Where the ride side of the frontal lobe controls the left side of the body and vice versa.

94
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What divides the hemisphere of the cerebrum?

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Great longitudinal fissure

95
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Cerebral dominancy is located where?

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Left frontal lobe

96
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Position in relation to objects around you (comes from the parietal lobe)?

A

Spatial awareness

97
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Damage to Wernicke’s area where you can ask a question but they may not understand the question asked.

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Receptive aphasia

98
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Responsible for fine body movements.

A

Basal ganglia

99
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This area enables us to form words (located in the frontal lobe).

A

Brocas Area

100
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System activated under stressful conditions (fight or flight)

A

Sympathetic

101
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System activated during relaxing situations (rest and digest)

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Parasympathetic

102
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This is the relay station for all sensations.

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Thalamus

103
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Regulates autonomic nervous system.

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Hypothalamus

104
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This is responsible for primal human functions (rage, emotional eating)

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Limbic system

105
Q

What is the primary rhythm center for respirations and heart rate?

A

Medulla oblongata

106
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In what system does the control of neurons control the sleep-wake cycle called the RAS.

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Reticular formation

107
Q

Extends from C1-L1-L2

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Spinal cord

108
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Horse tail look from the spinal column of nerves that exit the spinal cord

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Cauda Equina

109
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What is the Monosynaptic Reflex?

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Receptor organ to sensory neuron to information processed by the spinal cord to motor neuron

Nursing 101 & 102 (19 decks)

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