neuro test 1 pwp 1 Flashcards
central nervous system consists of two main structues known as
brain and spinal cord
main parts of the brain
cerebrum, cerebellum, diencephalon, brainstem
parts of the diencephalon
thalamus, hypothalamus, pineal gland and pituitary gland
the brain is contained within the
cranial cavity
thalamus is known as the
hwy or executive secretary of the
pineal gland secretes which major hormone
melatonin
what is the position of the pituitary in relation to the hypothalamus?
in front of it
parts of the brainstem
midbrain
pons
medulla
peripheral nervous system
all nervous tissue outside the axial skeleton
how many pairs of spinal nerves are within PNS?
31
how many pairs of CNs within the PNS?
12
Ganglia house
sensory and autonomic
somatic nervous system supplies
afferent and efferent nerves to the body wall & extremities
visceral nervous system supplies
afferent & efferent nerves to the viscera
sensory pathway originate from the _____
periphery
impulses sensed by afferent fibers in PNS travel to where
the CNS
conscious sensory pathway requires how many neurons?
3
conscious sensory pathway leads to what portion of the brain?
cerebral cortex & the thalamus is involved
unconscious control sensory pathway involves how many neurons
2
unconscious control portion of the sensory pathway leads to where in the brain and bypasses which structure?
leads to the cerebellum and bypasses the thalamus
spinocerebellar tract transmits info about which portions of the body?
trunk and lower limb muscles and tendons
spinocerebellar tract sends info to which portion of the brain?
the cerebellum
is the spinocerebellar tract conscious or unconscious?
unconscious
dorsal column tract (medial lemniscal pathway) run only in which column
dorsal
Dorsal column tract transmits impulses from where in the body?
from receptors in the skin and joints
what kind of sensation does the DCML detect?
proprioception, discriminative touch
DCML: 1st order neuron synapses with the 2nd O.N. in the
nucleus gracilis OR cuneatus of the medulla
3rd order neuron (thalamic neuron) transmits impulse to where in the brain? For sensory pathway
somatosensory cortex (postcentral gyrus)