Neuroanatomy and development Flashcards

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Gross neuroanatomy encompasses the

L………………….. brain

structures that can be viewed by the naked eye; fine

neuroanatomy,

or M………………………………. neuroanatomy,

has to do with the organization of the brain at the cellular

or S…………………………… level.

A

Large

Microscopic

Subcellular

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The central nervous system consists of the brain and

S…………………….. C…………………..

The P………………….. nervous system

consists of all nerves outside of the central nervous

system.

A

Spinal Cord

Peripheral

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The L…………………..

of the brain include the frontal, parietal, temporal,

occipital

(and occasionally L…………………….) lobes.

A

Lobes

Limbic

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The frontal lobe is for

P……………………………,

C………………………. control, and

E………………………… of movements.

A

Planning

Cognitive

Execution

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The P………………….. lobe

receives sensory input about touch,

P……………..,

temperature, and

L……………….. position,

and is involved in

coding S………………………. and

coordinating A…………………….

A

Parietal

Pain

Limb

Space

Actions

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The temporal lobe contains

A………………………….,

V…………………… and

M………………………… processing areas.

A

Auditory

Visual

Multimodal

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The occipital lobe processes

V………………….. information.

A

Visual

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The L…………………. lobe

is involved in

E…………………….. processing,

L……………………….,

and M……………………

A

Limbic

Emotional

Learning

Memory

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G……………

are the protruding areas seen on the surface of the

C……………………….;

sulci, or fissures, are the enfolded regions of cortex.

A

Gyri

Cortex

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Gray matter is formed by

the cell B………………..

in the brain; white matter is formed by the

A……………………

A

Bodies

Axons

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W……………… matter

forms tracts that connect various regions of the brain.

Tracts are referred to by source and then by target. For

example, the corticospinal tract goes from the cortex to

the S………………. C……………………….

A

White

Spinal Cord

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R………………………………….

tracers are injected at the axon terminal and proceed up

the axon to label the cell body.

A

Retrograde

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Anterograde tracers are injected at the cell body and

travel down the axon to label the axon and the axon

T…………………………..

A

Terminals.

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The corpus C………………………….

is the largest interhemispheric (commissural)

W…………………… matter

tract in the brain.

A

Callosum

White

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Brodmann divided the brain into distinct regions based

on the underlying

C……………………………………….

A

Cytoarchitectonics

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Cerebral cortex can be

S……………………………

into major regions that differ in the degree

of complexity of the neuronal

L…………………………………

(e.g., neocortex, allocortex, and paleocortex).

A

Subdivided

Layering

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The basal ganglia are involved in

M……………………. processing.

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The H…………………………

is involved in learning and

M………………………..

A

Hippocampus

Memory

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The thalamus is the relay station for almost all

S……………………….. information.

Association cortex is

N……………………………………

that is neither sensory nor motor in function.

A

Sensory

Neocortex

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The hypothalamus is important for the

A………………………….. nervous system and

E……………………. system.

It controls functions necessary for the maintenance of

H…………………………………………..

It is also involved in emotional processing and in the

control of the

P…………………………. gland.

A

Autonomic

Endocrine

Homeostasis

Pituitary

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The brainstem includes the

M………………..,

P…………,

and M…………………

A

Midbrain

Pons

Medulla

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Q

The C…………………………..

integrates information about the body and motors

commands and modifies motor outflow to effect smooth,

coordinated movements.

A

Cerebellum

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Q

The spinal cord conducts the final motor signals to the

M…………………….,

and it relays sensory information from the body’s

peripheral receptors to the

B………………..

A

Muscles

Brain

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The A………………………… nervous system

is involved in controlling the action of smooth muscles,

the H……………………….,

and various glands. It includes

the S………………………….

and P……………………………. systems.

A

Autonomic

Heart

Sympathetic

Parasympathetic

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The sympathetic system uses the neurotransmitter N........................................... This system I...................................... heart rate, diverts blood from the digestive tract to the S............................ musculature, and prepares the body for fight-or-flight responses by stimulating the A........................glands.
Norepinephrine Increases Somatic Adrenal
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The parasympathetic system uses acetylcholine as a N................................ It is responsible for D.............................. heart rate and stimulating D...............................
Neurotransmitter Decreasing Digestion
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The nervous system develops from the E........................., which forms a neural plate.
Ectoderm
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The neural plate becomes the neural grooves and eventually the N....................... T........................
Neural Tube
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Neuronal proliferation is the process of cell D......................... in the developing E.......................... and F................... It is responsible for populating the nervous system with N............................
Division Embryo Fetus Neurons
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Neurons and glial cells are formed from P........................... cells. After mitosis these cells migrate along the R.................... G......................... cells to the developing cortex.
Precursor Radial Glial
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The key to the type of cell that will be made (e.g., a stellate or pyramidal cell) appears to be the time at which the cell is B....................... (genesis) rather than the time as which it begins to M......................
Born Migrate
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The radial unit hypothesis states that the columnar organization in the A.................. cortex is derived during development from cells that divide in the V..................... region.
Adult Ventricular
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A belief strongly held by the general public (and, until recently, by most neuroscientists) was that the A........................ brain produces no N................... N...........................
Adult New Neurons
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We now know that that is not the case and that new neurons form throughout L................ in certain brain regions.
Life
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Synaptogenesis is the birth of new S...........................; N....................... is the birth of new neurons.
Synapses Neurogenesis
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The adult brain is plastic – that is, able to change or remap its function. The topographic map of the S............................. C....................., for instance, will remap to reflect changes in S............................... E............................. (e.g., increased use of the fingers of the left hand as in violin playing, or increased use of part of the body because of the loss of a limb).
Sensory Cortex Sensory Experience
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And the visual cortex is able to remap to process information about touch and audition after S................................ D........................ (e.g., the onset of blindness).
Sensory Deprivation
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The mechanisms that underlie C........................ plasticity are not entirely understood but might include one or both of the following: (a) unveiling of weak connections that already exist in the cortex through the release from I......................... and/or changes in the efficacy of the synapses; (b) G................... of new neurons or synapses.
Cortical Inhibition Growth
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