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Neuroanatomy Flashcards

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Anterior

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In front of

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Posterior

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Behind

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Rostral

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Top

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Caudal

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Bottom

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Rostral and caudal when referring to the whole body designate what? When referring to the brain, designate what?

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Whole body: rostral- closer to head, caudal- closer to toes

Brain: rostral- closer to front of brain, caudal- closer to back of brain

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Dorsal

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Back

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Ventral

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Front

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Dorsal and ventral when referring to the whole body designate what? When referring to the brain, designate what?

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Whole body: dorsal-closer to back, ventral- closer to front

Brain: dorsal- closer to top of brain, ventral- closer to bottom of brain

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Superior

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Above

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Inferior

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Below

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Coronal

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Plane that divides the body or brain into front and back halves

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Sagittal

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Plane that divides the body or brain into left and right halves

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Horizontal/transverse

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Plane that divides the body or brain into top and bottom halves

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Medial

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Closer to the spinal cord (body)/middle

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Lateral

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Further away from the spinal cord/middle

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What does the CNS develop from?

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Neural tube

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What does the PNS develop from?

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Neural crest (not just PNS)
Cranial placodes
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What parts of the PNS develop from the neural crest?

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Dorsal root ganglia

Meninges

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19
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What part of the PNS develops from the cranial placodes?

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Cranial nerves

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20
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What other structures develop from the neural crest?

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Autonomic ganglia (guts)
Melanocytes
Smooth muscle

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5 phases of early development after formation of zygote

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Morula -> blastula -> gastrulation -> neurulation -> regionalization

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2 layers of blastula

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Top: epiblast
Bottom: hypoblast

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What does the epiblast of the blastula develop into?

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Embryo

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What does the hypoblast of the blastula develop into?

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Placenta

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When does gastrulation begin?

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When cells begin to migrate inward, forming primitive streak

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Cells in the outer surface of the gastrula where the primitive streak was are called what?

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Ectoderm

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Cells in the inner layer of the gastrula that were pushed inward are called what?

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Endoderm

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Cells in between the ectoderm and endoderm are called what?

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Mesoderm

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29
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Mesoderm is formed when?

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Third wave of migration when additional cells migrate inward

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Ectoderm forms what?

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CNS and PNS

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Endoderm forms what?

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Microglia

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Formation of primitive streak creates what 2 axes?

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Rostral/caudal

Medial/lateral

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The primitive node is at what end of the primitive streak?

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Rostral

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What is the first visible stage in nervous system formation?

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Neurulation

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During neurulation, what fuses and changes shape?

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Ectoderm

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36
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What structure is formed during neurulation?

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Neural tube

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37
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Where does the neural tube begin to close?

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Near future brain stem

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38
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What 3 events occur during regionalization?

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Neural tube is divided into different regions
Neurons are born
Cells stay in a certain region and develop differently from cells in a different region

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Regional differences in cells are dependent on differences in what?

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Gene expression
Rates of cell division
Cell shape
Cell-cell adhesion
Cell motility
40
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4 divisions of the mammalian brain (see diagrams on slides 19 and 21)

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Top to bottom:
Forebrain
Midbrain
Hindbrain
Spinal cord
41
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Forebrain contains what 2 structures? (see diagrams on slides 19 and 21)

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Telencephalon (front most part)

Diencephalon (underneath telencephalon)

42
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Telencephalon contains what 2 parts?

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Cortex (cerebrum)

Basal ganglia

43
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Diencephalon contains what 2 parts?

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Thalamus

Hypothalamus

44
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Hindbrain contains what 3 parts? (see diagrams on slides 19 and 21)

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Pons (top)
Medulla (bottom)
Cerebellum (side)

45
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What 2 parts make up the brain stem?

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Midbrain and hindbrain

46
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Where specifically is the midbrain located?

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Underneath the diencephalon and above the hindbrain

47
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5 subdivisions of spinal cord nerves (top to bottom)

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Cervical nerves
Thoracic nerves
Lumbar nerves
Sacral nerves
Coccygeal nerve
48
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Cervical nerves control what?

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Shoulders and arms

49
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Thoracic nerves control what?

50
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Lumbar nerves control what?

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Legs and hips

51
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What are the 4 lobes of the cerebrum? (see diagram on slide 23)

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Clockwise top left to bottom:
Frontal lobe
Parietal lobe
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
52
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What is the name of the groove that separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe?

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Central sulcus

53
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What is the name of the groove that separates the parietal lobe from the occipital lobe?

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Parieto-occipital sulcus

54
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What is the name of the groove that separates the temporal lobe from the frontal lobe?

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Lateral fissure

55
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Where is the primary motor cortex located relative to the central sulcus? The primary sensory cortex?

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Primary motor cortex: rostral (in frontal lobe)

Primary sensory cortex: caudal (in parietal lobe)

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Excitatory vs inhibitory

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Excitatory: activates neuron it synapses on
Inhibitory: reduces activity of neuron it synapses on

57
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Efferent vs afferent

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Efferent: exiting
Afferent: arriving

58
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Pyramidal neurons: what part of brain, projection or interneurons?

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Cortex

Projection neurons

59
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Pyramidal neurons have cell bodies in ____ but axons that project into ___ ___.

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Cortex

Other regions

60
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Pyramidial neurons are excitatory or inhibitory?

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Excitatory

61
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2 parts of basal ganglia (see diagram on slide 29)

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Globus pallidus (innermost)
Straitum (outermost)
62
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The basal ganglia is ___ to the cortex.

63
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The term nucleus in reference to the brain means what?

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Group of neurons that have a specialized function

64
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2 parts of striatum

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Dorsal striatum

Ventral striatum

65
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What does the dorsal striatum control?

66
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2 parts of dorsal striatum (see diagram on slide 30)

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Top to bottom:
Caudate
Putamen

67
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What does the ventral striatum control?

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Reward and emotion

68
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2 parts of ventral striatum (see diagram on slide 30)

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Amygdala (beneath putamen, under fold)

Olfactory tubercle

69
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2 parts of globus pallidus (see diagram on slide 30)

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External (in between putamen and internal)

Internal (next to external, medial to external)

70
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The thalamus serves as what?

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Relay station for sensory information

71
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Thalamus is located _____ to the basal ganglia

72
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Part of the thalamus responsible for vision information

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Lateral geniculate nucleus

73
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Part of the thalamus responsible for information from the face

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Ventral posterior medial

74
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Part of the thalamus responsible for information from the body and about pain/touch

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Ventral posterior lateral

75
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How spinal cord sections are labeled (2 axes)

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Dorsal/ventral

Left/right (backwards to normal)

76
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Gray matter refers to ___ ____ and white matter refers to ___.

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Cell bodies

Axons

77
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In a stain of a spinal cord, do the cell bodies actually appear gray and do the axons actually appear white?

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No- their appearance is often the opposite

78
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The gray matter of the spinal cord is divided into dorsal and ventral ____.

79
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Function of dorsal horns

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Receive sensory information

80
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Function of ventral horns

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Location of motor axons and cell bodies

81
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The cervical and lumbar sections of the spinal cord have ___ dorsal and ventral horns than the thoracic section of the spinal cord.

82
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Motor neurons are ___ from the spinal cord

83
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Each vertebra has a pair of ___ ____ ____. Where are the two located?

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Dorsal root ganglia

One on the left, one on the right

84
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Each dorsal root ganglia services a specific region of the ___, called a ____.

A

Skin

Dermatome

85
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Cranial nerves service what 3 regions of the brain?

A

Midbrain
Pons
Medulla

86
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Autonomic/enteric nervous system is divided into what 2 parts?

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Parasympathetic

Sympathetic

87
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Sympathetic nervous system controls what?

A

Fight or flight

88
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Parasympathetic nervous system controls what?

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Rest and digest

89
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Ventricles are filled with what?

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Cerebral spinal fluid

90
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Cerebral spinal fluid is made in and pumped into the ventricles from what structure?

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Choroid plexus

91
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Cerebral spinal fluid flows from the ____ ventricle to the ____ ventricle to the ___ ventricle to the ____ ____ of the ___ ___.

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Lateral
3rd
4th
Central canal of the spinal cord

92
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Where are the lateral ventricles located relative to the 3rd and 4th ventricles?

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Lateral ventricles are lateral to 3rd and 4th ventricles (medial to lateral ventricles)

93
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Blood-brain barrier is made from fused ____ that surround ___ ____.

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Astrocytes

Blood vessels

94
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The astrocytes of the blood-brain barrier limit what into the brain?

95
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3 layers of meninges (see diagram on slide 44)

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Top to bottom:
Dura
Arachnoid
Pia

96
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Function of the meninges

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Protect brain

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