NEURO 1 Flashcards

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Brain components

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Forebrain (telencephalon and diencephalon)
Brainstem (midbrain, pons, medulla)
Cerebellum

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2
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CNS

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Brain + spinal cord

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3
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PNS

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Cranial & spinal nerves

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4
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Grey matter

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Neurons and dendrites

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5
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White matter

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Myelinated axons

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6
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Neuron types

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  1. Multipolar (majority)
  2. Bipolar (rods and cones)
  3. Pseudo-unipolar
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7
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Neuroglia

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1/2 of CNS, smaller, not excitable, divisible

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8
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Astrocytes

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Tight junction with capillaries to create blood brain barrier

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9
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Oligodendrocytes

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Myelinates axons in CNS

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10
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Ependymal cells

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Line brain ventricles and spinal cord central canal

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11
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Microglia

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Phagocytes

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12
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Schwann cells

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Myelinates axons in PNS

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13
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Satellite cells

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Surround cell bodies

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14
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Meninges

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Dura mater - arachnoid mater - pia matter

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15
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Dura mater

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Periosteal layer on top of meningeal layer
Contain falx cerebelli/cerebri and tentorium cerebelli
Contains sinuses which drain into jugular vein

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16
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Arachnoid matter

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CSF in subarachnoid space, reabsorbed at granualtions

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17
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Pia matter

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Attached to brain surface and spinal cord

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18
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Ventricles

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Formed from lumen of neural tube
Contain choroid plexus which creates cerebral spinal fluid

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Path of cerebral spinal fluid

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Choroid plexus - subarachnoid space - lateral and medial aperture - subarachnoid space - granulations

20
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Lateral ventricles

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Beneath cerebral cortex

21
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Anterior lateral ventricle

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Frontal lobe

22
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Posterior lateral ventricle

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Occipital lobe

23
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Inferior lateral ventricle

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Temporal lobe

24
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Body of lateral ventricle

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Parietal lobe

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Third ventricle
Along midline
26
Fourth ventricle
Between brainstem and cerebellum
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Masa intermedia
Connects thalamus lobes
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Internal carotid
Anterior/rostal portion
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Anterior branch of internal carotid
Medial aspect of frontal and parietal lobes
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Middle branch of internal carotid
Lateral aspect of frontal, parietal and temporal lobes
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Vertebral carotid
Posterior/caudal portion
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Basilar/posterior branch of vertebral carotid
Medial and lateral aspect of occipital lobe Medial aspect of temporal lobe
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Brain veins
Drain into venous sinuses
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Falx cerebri
Drainage site for superior and inferior sinuses
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Tentorium cerebelli
Drainage site for transverse sinus
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Neuralation
Formation of nervous system
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Neural tube
Openings Cranial neuropore Caudal neuropore
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Ancephaly
Disorder of cranial neuropore
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Spina bifida
Disorder of caudal neuropore
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Layer formation
Deepest first
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Cranial portion
Grows first and fastest
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Caudal portion
Grows slower
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Pontine flexure
Makes head and spine go from parallel to perpendicular
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Ventricle formation
Grow from lumen