NEURO Flashcards
Structural, Functional Unit
NEURONS
Chemical Messengers
Neurotransmitters
Cerebrum - ______, _______, _______
Motor, Sensory, Thoughts/Learning
Brain consist of 2 hemisphere:
Left & Right Hemisphere
Left hemisphere is responsible for 2L’s
- Logic
- Language
Right hemisphere is responsible for 3T’s
- emoTion
- arTistic
- spaTial
Motor, Sensory Control are?
Contralateral
Cerebral Cortex - ______ layer
outermost layer
Mental Status - morals, emotions, reasoning and judgement, concentration, abstraction, and memory retention
Frontal Lobe
Speech Center
Brocas Area
Aphasia:______cannot speak
Expressive Aphasia
Parietal Lobe is responsible for 2P’s & 3T’s
- Pain
- Pressure
- Touch
- Taste
- Temperature
What lobe is the visual center?
Occipital lobe
Cannot/Unable read
Alexia
What lobe is the auditory center of the brain?
Temporal Lobe
Region of the brain that responsible for comprehending speech:
Wernicke’s area
Cannot understand words/symbols:
Receptive Aphasia
Limbic system is responsible for ______.
Emotion
convert short-term to long-term memory
Hippocampus
short-term to long-term memory loss
Dementia
Responsible for Sex, Emotion (SEA)
Amygdala
Responsible for Sex, Emotion (SEA)
Amygdala
coordinates balance, posture
Cerebellum
Diencephalon contains ______, ______, ______.
Epithalamus, Thalamus, Hypothalamus
Responsible in secreting melatonin
Epithalamus
relays sensory information to cortex
Thalamus
links between the nervous and endocrine system by regulating pituitary gland
Hypothalamus
Regulates ANS→responses of SNS, PNS
Hypothalamus
Also known as Thermoregulatory Center
Hypothalamus
Regulates vital body functions such as HR, BP, RR SURVIVAL
Brain stem
- Regulates motor coordination
- Integrates: Visual reflex and Auditory reflex
Midbrain
Regulates the rhythm of breathing
Pons
Region of pons that prolongs inhalation
Apneustic Center
Region of pons that contributes to exhalation
Pneumotaxic Center
- vital center
- Reflex center for coughing, sneezing, swallowing, and vomiting
- Cardiovascular - respiratory regulation: RR, BP, HR
- Decussation of nerve fibers: lower medulla
Medulla Oblongata
Reticular Activating System - Controls ________________
sleep-wake cycles
Neurotransmitters of PNS:
Acetylcholine
Neurotransmitter of SNS:
Norepinephrine, Epinephrine
Pharmacology of PNS:
- (+) Cholinergic
- (-) Anticholinergic
Pharmacology of SNS:
- (+) Adrenergic
- (-) Sympatholytics
Effects on PNS:
“PARA-tae, -ihi, dura”
“ALL low, slow, except GI/GU”
Effects on SNS:
“DI maka-tae, -ihi, dura”
“ALL high, fast except GI/GU”
GI effect on PNS:
Diarrhea
GI effect on SNS:
- Constipation
- Emesis
Sweat gland effect on PNS & SNS:
both Diaphoresis
GU effect on PNS:
Urination
GU effects on SNS:
Retention