Neuroanatomy General Flashcards
2 parts of nervous systems
Central nervous system
Peripheral nervous system
Components of CNS
Brain and spinal cords
PNS componentc
Cranial nerves
Spinal nerves
Associated ganglia
Name of cell units in nervous system
Neurons
Name of long processes of neurons
Axons
What is gray matter
Nerve cells (body)in neuroglia
What is white matter
Nerve fibers (axons) in neuroglia
Divisions of autonomic nervous system
Sympathetic
Parasympathetic
Layers of meninges
Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater
Parts of the brain
Forebrain (cerebrum, diencephalon)
Midbrain
Hindbrain ( medulla oblongata, pons, cerebellum)
Spinal cord parts
Cervical segments Thoracic segments Lumbar segments Sacral segments Coccygeal segments
Medulla oblongata role
Connect pons to spinal cord
Contains nuclei
Conduit for ascending and descending nerve fibers
Nuclei
Collection of nerves
Diencephalon composition
Dorsal thalamus ( gray matter) Ventral hypothalamus
Name of white matter that connects two cerebral hemispheres of cerebrum
Corpus callosum
Outer covering of brain is …. Matter
Gray
Inner core of brain is … matter
White
Number of spinal nerves
31
Motor fibers are efferent or afférent ? Ventral or dorsal ?
Ventral efferent
Sensory fibers are afférent or efferent.? Ventral or dorsal ?
Afferent dorsal
Spinal nerve
Unification of spinal and motor fibers
Nucleus of a neuron
Centrally located large and round
Organelles in the cytoplasm of a neuron
Nissl substance Golgi complex mitochondria microfilaments microtubules lysosomes centrioles lipofuscin melanin glycogen lipids
What is the nissl substance
Granules found throughout the cytoplasm of cell body
Role of nissl substance
Synthesis of proteins
Neuroglia
None excitable cells which supports neurons in the central nervous system
Type of neuroglia
astrocytes
oligodendrocytes
microglia
Epemdyma
Type of astrocytes
Fibrous
protoplasmic
Where are fibrous astrocytes located
White matter
Where do you find protoplasmic
Astrocytes
In the gray matter
Functions of astrocytes
Supporting framework for nerve cells and fibers
electrical insulators which creates a barrier between neurons
Regulate K+ balance
Metabolize neurotransmitters
Blood brain barrier
Functions of Oligodendrocytes
Formation of myelin sheath of nerve fibers in central nervous system
Particularity of oligodendrocytes compared to Schwann cells
They could form segments which can work on different axons all at once
Microglia functions
Act like macrophages
Phagocyte - clear away dead cells
Epemdymal cells functions
Produce CSF
form epithelial membrane that lines cerebral cavities and central canal
Tracts
Bundle of nerve fibers (axons )
Name of supporting cell in the peripheral system
Schwann cells
What are the non myelinated Structure of the nervous system
Smaller axons of the CNS
Post ganglionic axons of autonomic parts of nervous system
Some fine sensory axons associated with pain
Dense connective tissue that’s covers the nerve trunk
Epineurium
Bundles of nerve fibers inside sheath are covered with
Perineurium
Loose connective tissue that covers individual nerve fibers
Endoneurium
Number of spinal nerve
31 pairs
Name of nerve fibers that carry impulses away from the CNS
Efferent fibers
Name of nerve fibers that carry impulses to the central nervous system
Afferent fibers
Number of cranial nerves
12
purely afferent nerve fibers cranial nerves
Olfactory
Optic
vestibulocochlear
purely efferent fibers cranial nerves
Oculomotor Trochlear Abducent Accessory Hypoglossal
Cranial nerves with both afferent and efferent fibers
Trigeminal
facial
glossopharyngeal
Vagus
CNI
Olfactory
CN II
Optic
CNIII
Oculomotor
CN IV
Trochlear
CNV
Trigeminal
CN VI
Abducent
CN VII
Facial
CN VIII
Vestibulovochlear
CN IX
Glossopharyngeal
CNX
Vagus
CNXI
Accessory
CNXI
Accessory
CN XII
Hypoglossal
Number of sensory neurons
100million
Number of motor neuron
500,000
Number of interneuron
500 billion
Are neuglial cells smaller than neurons
Yes