Nervous System Intro

Question 1

2 Branches of Nervous System

Answer 1

Central and Peripheral

Question 2

2 Parts of Central Nervous System

Answer 2

Brain and Spinal Chord

Question 3

2 Parts of Peripheral Nervous System

Answer 3

Cranial Nerves (12 pairs) and Spinal Nerves (31 pairs)

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Nervous System Controls

Answer 4

Motor function, sensory function, memory and emotions

Question 5

2 Functional Aspects of Nervous System

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Automatic and Somatic

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Automatic Nervous System Function

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Regulates glands, blood vessels and internal organs

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Somatic Nervous System Functions

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Controls voluntary functions

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2 Parts of Automatic Nervous system

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Sympathetic (fight or flight) and Parasympathetic (rest and digest)

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3 Types of Meninges Surrounding Brain and Spinal Chord

Answer 9

Pin Mater (in contact with nervous tissue), arachnoid mater, dura mater external envelope (towards bone)

Question 10

Super Sagittal Sinus Function

Answer 10

Drains spinal fluid from brain and spinal chord into subclavian vein. Used in waste removal

Question 11

Limbic System Function

Answer 11

Controls memories and emotion

Question 12

Space between Pia and Arachnoid

Answer 12

Spinal fluid that acts as shock absorber, immune system and nutrient transfer system

Question 13

Sulci Def.

Answer 13

Pits in brain

Question 14

Gyri Def.

Answer 14

Flat bits in brain

Question 15

Outermost meninge (closest to skull)

Answer 15

Dura

Question 16

Innermost meninge (closest to brain/spinal chord)

Answer 16

Pia

Question 17

Parts of brain stem

Answer 17

Midbrain, Pons and Medulla Oblongata

Question 18

Pons Function

Answer 18

Axons conduit between brain and spinal chord

Question 19

Medulla Oblongata Function

Answer 19

Conduit. Regulates breathing and heart rate control and autonomic functions

Question 20

Midbrain Function

Answer 20

Autonomic System. Conveys information to the rest of the brain

Question 21

Sagittal Section Def.

Answer 21

Vertical (left to right) section

Question 22

Coronal

Answer 22

Vertical (top to bottom) sectional

Question 23

Grey Matter Def.

Answer 23

Contains neuron cell bodies

Question 24

White Matter Def.

Answer 24

Contains neuron axons and dendrites

Question 25

Cerebellum Def.

Answer 25

Muscle control and balance

Question 26

Caudate Nucleus Def.

Answer 26

Group of neurons in brain. Found in basal ganglia

Question 27

Basal Ganglia Subsections

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Caudate nucleus, putamen and globulus pallidus

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Basal Ganglia Function

Answer 28

Memory Processing, Memory Consolidation, Emotional. Controls fine, smooth muscle movements

Question 29

Ventricles Def.

Answer 29

Pores in brain. Spinal fluid moves out from internal top of brain to external brain and spinal cord

Question 30

What does structure of brain system determine

Answer 30

What parts of the brain it can communicate with

Question 31

Increase in Foldings Lead To

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Increase in surface area, increase in number of neurons, increase in complexity of action

Question 32

Ancient in Brain Components

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Brainstem and Cerebellum

Question 33

Ancient Brain Functions

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Fight, Flight, Feed and Fornicate. Self preservation

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Mammalian Feeling Brain Components

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Hippocampus, Pineal Gland, Hypothalamus, Thalamus and Amygdala

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Mammalian Feeling Brain Function

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Community Survival, emotions, learning, emotional memory, spirituality

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Primate Thinking Brain Component

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Cortex

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Primate Thinking Brain Functions

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Sensory Perception, Spatial Reasoning, Conscious Thought, Motor Commands, Intellectual Memory. Community Thriving

Question 38

5 Cortical Regions in Brain

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Broca's Area, Wernicke's Area, Primary Somatosensory Cortex, Primary Motor Cortex and Primary visual cortex

Question 39

Broca's Area

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Speech and motor coordination

Question 40

Wernicke's Area

Answer 40

Speech and sensory coordination

Question 41

Primary Somatosensory Cortex

Answer 41

Record general sensations in parts of body

Question 42

Primary Motor Cortex

Answer 42

Voluntary Motion Generation

Question 43

Primary Visual Cortex

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Record of visual stimuli calcarine fissure (optical lobe)

Question 44

What happens when blood vessels are cut off

Answer 44

The brain loses oxygen in brain

Question 45

2 Blood Vessels That Enter Brain Through Basilar

Answer 45

Internal Carotid Arteries and 2 oasomated Vertebral Arteries

Question 46

Spinal Cord Length

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Foramen Magnum (skull base) to L1 vertebrae. Continuous with medulla oblongata

Question 47

Spinal Cord Protection

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Cerebrospinal fluid, meninges and bone

Question 48

Spinal Cord Functions

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Reflex center (at each cord segment) and conduction pathway for impulses

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Peripheral System Components

Answer 49

nerves, ganglia and receptors

Question 50

2 Types of nerves

Answer 50

cranial and spinal

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Nerve fibre components

Answer 51

axon and sheath

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Ganglia Def.

Answer 52

islets of cell bodies outside of peripheral nervous system

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Receptors Def.

Answer 53

Record various stimuli transmitted to CNS via nerves

Question 54

Cranial Nerve that controls smell

Answer 54

Cranial nerve 1

Question 55

Cranial nerve that controls vision

Answer 55

2

Question 56

Cranial nerves that control eye moevements

Answer 56

3,4,6

Question 57

Cranial nerves that show facial and scalp sensation and mendibualr movements

Answer 57

5

Question 58

Cranial nerve that controls facial expression

Answer 58

7

Question 59

CN for hearing and balance

Answer 59

8

Question 60

CN for swallowing

Answer 60

9, 10

Question 61

CN neck and head movements

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11

Question 62

CN tounge movement

Answer 62

12

Question 63

How do spinal nerves connect to spinal cord

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Dorsal and ventral roots

Question 64

Sensory nerves outline

Answer 64

Affrent. Enters posterior region of spinal cord. Cell bodies in ganglion

Question 65

Motor Nerves Outline

Answer 65

Efferent. Exits spinal cord at anterior. Cell bodies in grey matter

Question 66

Spinal Nerves Outline

Answer 66

Exit spinal cord. Combine fibres from different levels forming new nerves