Neuroanatomy Flashcards

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CNS

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Brain and spinal cord

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2
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ANS is?

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Autonomous or visceral nervous system

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3
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Grey matter consist of?

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Nuclei and cortex (contains the neurons)

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4
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What is White matter

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Tracts of axons

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5
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Enteric nervous system

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innervation and organization of the gut local plexus

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6
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Important elements of neurons

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Cell body - Axon - Dendrite

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7
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Outside of the the brain

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Cortex

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8
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Why is Whitematter white?

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Myolin (fat)

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9
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Where is Greymatter

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Close to ventricle (Core)

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10
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3 types of neurons

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Unipolar, Bipolar and Pseudo-unipolar cells

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Neurons function

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Neurons receive inputs through axonal synapses that target dendrites, dendritic spines or soma

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12
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Neurons in layers on the outside of the brain

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Cortex

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13
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Neurons close to the ventricle

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Nucleus

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14
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Axons travel together in tracts

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Corpus callosum

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15
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Oligodendrocyte

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Makes myelin in CNS

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16
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Astrocyte

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1. Participate in formation of the 
           blood-brain barrier.
	2. Controls glutamate levels in 
             intracellular space
	3. Are required to provide 
            glutamate to neurons
        4.Control homeostasis in the 
            brain
17
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Schwann cell

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provide the myelin sheet around the axon in PNS

18
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Presynaptic element (end of axon) contains?

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synaptic vesicles and mitochondria

19
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postsynaptic elements

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cellbody / dendrite / spine of a dendrite / axon

20
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4 main arteries

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  • L & R internal carotid artery
    • L & R vertebral artery
    • Internal carotids supply
      • Basal artery
21
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Brainstem consist of

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Midbrain, Pons, Medulla

22
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Hindbrain

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Metencephalon (Cerebellum & Pons)

Myelencephalon (Medulla oblongata)

23
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Midbrain

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Mesencephalon (superior and inferior colliculi)

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Forebrain

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Telencephalon (Cerebral cortex & Cerebral nuclei)

Diencephalon (Thalamus, hypothalamus, Retina)

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locus coeruleus
Noradrenergic system
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raphe nuclei
Serotonergic system
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substantia nigra compacta
Dopaminergic
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Serotonergic system
Involved in fear , anxiety , depression
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Noradrenergic system
Part of the reticular activating system: arousal , sleep / wake cycle , posture , attention
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Dopaminergic system
Subst. Nigra: Regulate fine motor control , involved in reward
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Histaminergic system: Tuberomammilary nucleus
Sleepwake cycle , arousal
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Cholinergic system: Nc . Basalis
Learning and memory , Main transmitter in the attention parasympathetic nervous system
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Thalamus
- Relaying sensory and motor signals | - Regulation of consciousness and alertness
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Hypothalamus
basic behavioral functions: eating/drinking, fight/flight, sexual behavior
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Telencephalon function
Cortex with functional divisions: - Sensory - Motor - Association
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Names of the 4 lobes and their functions + Cerebellum
1. Frontal lobe (judgement and emotional response) 2. Temporal lobe (sensory processing) 3. Parietal lobe (motor and sensory skills) 4. Occipital lobe (visual processing) 5. Cerebellum: (cognitive skills, movement coordination and learning)
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Basal ganglia's division and function
Division: Striatum, Subthalamic nucleus, Substantia nigra (dopaminergic cells) Function: Automatic motor function