Nervous system Anatomy Flashcards
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Causes of Lesions to the Nervous system
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- traumatic
- vascular
- degenerative
- neoplasms
- inflammation
- immunologic disorders
- metabolic disorders can cause damage
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Rostral
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- toward the head
and - anterior
3
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Caudal
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- toward the tail or coccyx
- posterior
4
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dorsal
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- superior to the brain
- posterior to the spinal cord
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Ventral
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- inferior to the brain
- anterior to spinal cord
6
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Dura mater
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- “tough covering”
- outermost
- two layers
7
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Arachnoid
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- spider like
- middle layer
8
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pia mater
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- soft covering
- innermost
9
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Nervous system regions
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- cerebrum
- brainstem and cerebellum
- spinal region
- peripheral NS
10
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Somatic nervous system
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- innervates cutaneous and MSK structures
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Autonomic nervous system
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innervates viscera
12
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Special sensory system
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innervates visual, auditory, vestibular, olfactory, and gustatory (taste) structures
13
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Neurons functions
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- receives information
- processes information
- generates an output by releasing neurotransmitters
14
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Function of the Nucleus:
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- Control center
- contains the neuron’s genetic material,
- directs the metabolic activity of the neuron
15
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Function of the Golgi apparatus
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package NT
16
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Neuron soma (cell body)
Not as a function but rather what they are called
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- usually located in groups
- gray matter (integration occurs)
- in PNS called ganglia
- in CNS = nucleus or cortex