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Nervous System Divisions Flashcards

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CNS - Parts of the Brain (3)

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  1. Forebrain or Prosencephalon [includes telencephalon, diencephalon]
  2. Midbrain or Mesencephalong [includes tectum, tegementum]
  3. Hindbrain or Rhombencephalon [includes metencephalon, myelencephalon]
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CNS - Telencephalon (4)

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  1. Cerebrum
  2. Hippocampus
  3. Basal Ganglia
  4. Amygdala
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CNS - Diencephalon (4)

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  1. Thalamus
  2. Hypothalamus
  3. Subthalamus
  4. Epithalamus

Function: interactive site between CNS and endocrine/limbic system, where major motor and sensory tracts synapse

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CNS - Tectum (2)

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  1. Superior Colliculi
  2. Inferior Colliculi
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CNS - Tegmentum (5)

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  1. Cerebral Aqueduct
  2. Periaqueductal Gray
  3. Reticular Formation
  4. Substantia Nigra
  5. Red Nucleus
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CNS - Metencephalon (2)

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  1. Cerebellum
  2. Pons
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CNS - Myelencephalon

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Medulla Oblongata

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CNS - Brainstem (3)

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  1. Midbrain
  2. Pons
  3. Medulla Oblongata
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PNS (2)

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  1. 12 Cranial Nerves
  2. 31 Pairs of Spinal Nerves
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PNS - Spinal Nerves (5)

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  1. 8 Cervical
  2. 12 Thoracic
  3. 5 Lumbar
  4. 5 Sacral
  5. 1 Coccygeal
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PNS - Spinal Nerve Roots

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Anterior = Efferent (away from CNS), Motor

Posterior = Afferent (toward CNS), Sensory

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Ganglia

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Clusters/Swellings of cells that give rise to peripheral/central nerve fibers

Can be snesory or autonomic

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ANS - Neurotransmitters

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Sympathetic = Norepinephrine

Parasympathetic = Acetylcholine

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Somatic Nervous System

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Peripheral and motor nerve fibers, voluntary movement, all five senses

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CNS - Cerebrum (2)

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  1. Outer surface = gray matter
  2. Interior = white matter
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CNS - Cerebrum Fissures (2)

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  1. Interhemispheric (medial longitudinal)
  2. Sylvian (lateral): anterior separates temporal/frontal lobes, posterior separates temporal/parietal lobes
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CNS - Cerebrum Sulci (3)

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  1. Central Sulcus: separates frontal/parietal lobes laterally
  2. Parieto-Occipital Sulcus: separates parietal and occipital loes medially
  3. Calcarine Sulcus: separates occipital lobe into superior/inferior havles
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CNS - Cerebrum Left Hemisphere Dominance (11)

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APPLE SCRUML

Analytical

Process verbally coded information

Produce written/spoken language

Logical

Express + emotions

Sequence/perform movement

Rational

Understand Language

Mathematical calculation

Language

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CNS - Cerebrum Right Hemisphere Dominance (12)

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MEN BUHN SHACK

Mathematical reasoning

Express negative emotions

Nonverbal communications

Body Image Awareness

Understand Music

Holistic Information Processing

Nonverbal Processing

Spatial Relationships

Hand-Eye Coordination

Artistic

Comprehension

Kinesthetic Awarenss

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CNS Cerebrum - Frontal Lobe Function (5)

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EXECUTIVE FUNCTION

  1. Voluntary movement
  2. Intellect
  3. Broca’s Area (speech, concentration)
  4. Personality/Temper/Behavior
  5. Judgement/Reasoning
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CNS Cerebrum - Frontal Lobe Impairment (5)

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  1. Contralateral weakness
  2. Perseveration
  3. Broca’s aphasia
  4. Inattention/Poor Concentration
  5. Personality Change
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CNS Cerebrum - Parietal Lobe Function (4)

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  1. Sense of touch
  2. Provides meaning for objects
  3. Interprets language/words
  4. Spatial/visual perception
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CNS Cerebrum - Parietal Lobe Impairment (5)

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  1. Dominant Hemisphere = Agraphia/Alexia/Agnosia
  2. Nondominant Hemisphere = apraxia, anosognosia
  3. Contralateral sensory deficits
  4. Impaired languate comprehension
  5. Impaired taste
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CNS Cerebrum - Temporal Lobe Function (4)

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  1. Primary auditory processing
  2. Primary olfaction processing
  3. Wernicke’s Area (understand/produce meaninful speech/language)
  4. Interpret others’ emotions/reactions
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CNS Cerebrum - Temporal Lobe Impairment

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  1. Learning deficits
  2. Wernicke’s aphasia
  3. Antisocial/Aggressive
  4. Difficulty with facial recognition/memory
  5. Inability to categorize objects
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CNS Cerebrum - Occipital Lobe Function (4)

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  1. Primary Visual Processing
  2. Processes color/shape/light
  3. Judge distance
  4. Sees 3 dimensions
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CNS Cerebrum - Occipital Lobe Impairment (4)

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  1. Homonymous hemianopsia
  2. Impaired extraocular movement
  3. Impaired color recognition
  4. Reading/writing impairment
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CNS - Hippocampus (3)

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  1. Forming/Storing new memories of one’s peronsal history and other declarative memory
  2. Learning language
  3. Long term memory
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CNS - Basal Ganglia (3)

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  1. Gray matter deep within white matter of cerebrum
  2. Voluntary movement
  3. Autonomic movement (posture, muscle tone
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CNS - Amygdala

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  1. Emotional/Social processing
  2. Fear/Pleasure response
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CNS - Thalamus

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  1. Relay/Processing Stataion
  2. Receiving all sensory information EXCEPT from olfactory tract
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CNS - Hypothalamus

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  1. Receives/Integrates information from ANS
  2. Regulates hormones
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CNS - Subthalamus

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Regulates movement produced by skeletal muscle

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CNS - Epithalamus

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Involved with internal clock/circadian rhythm

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CNS - Midbrain

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Large relay area for information passing from the cerebrum, cerebellum, and spinal cord

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CNS - Cerebellum

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  1. Fine tunes movement
  2. Maintains posture/balance
  3. Ability to perform rapid alternating movements
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CNS - Pons (3)

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  1. Regulation of respiration rate
  2. Orteination of head in relation to visual/auditory stimuli
  3. CN V, VI, VII, VIII
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CNS - Medulla Oblongata (3)

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  1. REgulation of respiration and HR
  2. Reflex centers for vomiting, coughing, and sneezing
  3. CN IX, X, XII, XII
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Circle of Willis

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Formed by branches of the 2 internal carotid arteries and 2 vertebral arteries

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Symptoms of Meningitis (6)

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  1. fever, HA, vomiting
  2. stiff neck/nuchal ridigity
  3. pain in lumbar/posterior thight
  4. Brudzinki’s sign
  5. Kernig’s sign
  6. sensitivity to light
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Anterior Cerberal Artery: Supply (2)

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  1. Anterior frontal lobe
  2. Medial surface of frontal and parietal lobes
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Anterior Cerberal Artery: Impairment (5)

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  1. Contralateral LE motor/sensory involvement
  2. Loss of B/B control
  3. Neglect
  4. Aphasia
  5. Perseveration
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Middle Cerebral Artery: Supply (6)

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  1. Most of outer cerebrum
  2. Basal ganglia
  3. Posterior/Anterior internal capsule
  4. Putament
  5. Pallidum
  6. Lentiform Nucleus
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Middle Cerebral Artery: Impairment (5)

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  1. Wernicke’s aphasia
  2. Homonymous hemianopsia
  3. Apraxia
  4. Flat affect
  5. Contralateral weakness/sensory loss of face and upper extremity
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Posterior Cerebral Artery: Supply (6)

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  1. Midbrain
  2. Subthalamic nucleus
  3. Basal nucleus
  4. Thalmus
  5. Inferior temporal lobe
  6. Occipital and occipitoparietal cortices
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Posterior Cerebral Artery: Impairment (5)

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  1. Contralateral pain/temp sensory loss
  2. Contralateral hemiplegia
  3. Ataxia
  4. Thalamic pain syndrome
  5. Homonymous hemianopsia
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Vertebral Basilar Artery: Supply (5)

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  1. Cerebellum
  2. Medula
  3. Pons
  4. Midbrain/Thalamus
  5. Occipital cortex
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Vertebral Basilar Artery: Impairment (5)

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  1. Loss of consciousness
  2. Hemiplegia/Tetraplegia
  3. Coma/Vegetative state
  4. Locked-In syndrome
  5. Vertigo/Nystagmus/Syncope
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Cerebrospinal Fluid (2)

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  1. Cushion for brain
  2. 500-700ml/day produced
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Symptoms of Hydrocephalus (7)

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  1. Headache
  2. Changes in vision
  3. Large veins on scalp
  4. Seizures
  5. Alternating between having an appetite and vomiting
  6. Sun Downing (downward deviation of th eyes
  7. Incontinence

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