Neuro Flashcards
What is the function of astrocytes?
A. Metabolic support to neurons
B. CSF production
C. Phagocytosis
D. Increase neuronal conduction velocity
A - metabolic support to neurons
What is the function of Ependymal cells?
A. Metabolic support to neurons
B. CSF production
C. Phagocytosis
D. Increase neuronal conduction velocity
B - CSF production
What is the function of Microglia?
A. Metabolic support to neurons
B. CSF production
C. Phagocytosis
D. Increase neuronal conduction velocity
C - Phagocytosis
What is the function of Oligodendrocytes?
A. Metabolic support to neurons
B. CSF production
C. Phagocytosis
D. Increase neuronal conduction velocity
D - increase neuronal conduction velocity
What forms the myelin sheath in peripheral nerves?
Schwann cells
The ____ is the functional unit of the nervous system
neuron
What forms grey matter?
Cell bodies and nonmyelinated axons
What forms white matter?
Myelinated axons
A collection of nerve cell bodies in the CNS is called a _____.
nucelus
What do glial cells do?
Support neuronal function
Name 4 glial cells.
Astrocytes, ependymal cells. oligodendrocytes, microglia
Where do most brain tumors arise from?
Glial cells
The ____ of neurons form the grey matter.
cell body
The ____ of neurons form the white matter.
axons
What is the purpose of the dendrite of a neuron?
receives and processes signal
What does the axon do?
Sends signals
What does the presynaptic terminal of neurons do?
Releases NT
What does the soma of neurons do?
Integrates signal and cellular machinery
What are the 3 types of neurons found in the CNS?
- multipolar
- pseudounipolar
- bipolar
Where are bipolar neurons located?
Retina and ear
Where are pseudounipolar neurons located?
DRG and cranial ganglion
Most of the CNS neurons are _____ neurons.
multipolar
What is known as nerve glue?
Glial cells
What is the most abundant type of glial cell?
Astrocytes
Which type of glial cell repairs neurons after neuronal injury?
Astrocytes
What type of glial cell regulates metabolic environment?
Astrocytes
_____ cells are concentrated in the roof of the 3rd and 4th ventricles and spinal canal.
Ependymal
What forms the choroid plexus?
Ependymal cells
What produces CSF?
The choroid plexus
What forms the myelin sheath in the CNS?
Oliogdendrocytes
What glial cell acts as macrophages and phagocytizes neuronal debris?
Microglia
What is the function of the occipital lobe?
A. Motor cortex
B. Vision
C. Sensation
D. Audition
B - vision
What is the function of the Frontal lobe?
A. Motor cortex
B. Vision
C. Sensation
D. Audition
A - motor cortex
What is the function of the parietal lobe?
A. Motor cortex
B. Vision
C. Sensation
D. Audition
C- sensation
What is the function of the temporal lobe?
A. Motor cortex
B. Vision
C. Sensation
D. Audition
D - audition
The brain can be divided into 4 areas:
1. _____________
2. _____________
3. _____________
4. ______________
- cerebral hemispheres
- diencephalon
- brainstem
- cerebellum
Each ______ is divided into four lobes: frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal.
cerebral hemisphere
What contains the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, and basal ganglia?
the cerebral hemispheres
The _____ contains the thalamus and hypothalamus.
Diencephalon
The _____ contains the midbrain, pons, medulla, and reticular activating system.
brainsteam
The cerebellum can be divided into the ______, ____, and _____.
archeocerebellum, paleocerebellum, and neocerebellum
Where is the corpus callosum located?
deep in the longitudinal fissure
What connects the 2 cerebral hemispheres of the brain?
The corpus callosum
What is the purpose of Wernicke’s area?
understanding of speech
What is the purpose Broca’s area?
Motor control of speech
Where is Broca’s area located?
The frontal area
T/F: Broca’s area is connected to Wernicke’s area via neural pathways.
True
What is the purpose of the cerebral cortex?
cognition, movement, and sensatoin
The precentral gyrus of the frontal lobe has what purpsoe?
movement
The postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe has what purpose?
Sensation