neuro lec 1 Flashcards
what makes up the central (2) vs peripheral (3) nervous systems?
- central: brain, spinal cord
- peripheral: 31 pairs of spinal nerves, 12 pairs of cranial nerves, autonomic and sensory ganglia
where approx does the spinal cord end?
lumbar vertebrae
afferent vs efferent nerves?
- afferent: bring sensory info to brain
- efferent: send motor innervation to muscles
T or F: neurons in the CNS can regenerate
false (Wallerian degeneration)
T or F: neurons in the PNS can regenerate
true (cranial and spinal)
in the PNS, which cells guide axon sprouts back together for regeneration?
schwann cells
diff bw somatic vs autonomic nervous system?
- somatic: voluntary body functions, divided into motor and sensory system
- autonomic: involuntary body functions, divided into sympa (ForF) and parasympa (R&D) system
what are the anatomical/embryological divisions of the brain (5)?
- telencephalon
- diencephalon
- mesencephalon
- metencephalon
- myelencephalon
parts of telencephalon?
- cerebral hemispheres
- basal ganglia
- parts of limbic system
parts of diencephalon?
- thalamus
- hypothalamus
- subthalamus
parts of mesencephalon?
- midbrain
parts of myelencephalon?
- medulla oblongata
where are cell bodies located for motor neurons? what about sensory neurons?
- motor neurons: cell bodies in spinal cord
- sensory neurons: cell bodies outside of spinal cord
what are the 2 main CNS descending tracts?
- pyramidal
- extrapyramidal
what are the 2 tracts of the pyramidal tract?
- corticospinal
- corticobulbar