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Neuroanatomy - Overview of the CNS Flashcards

1
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what are the two divisions of the nervous system?

A

CNS

PNS

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2
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what makes up the CNS?

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brain

spinal cord

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3
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what makes up the PNS?

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all other nervous tissue

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4
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describe the appearance of the neural tube at around four weeks

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three swellings called the primary vesicles are present

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5
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what are the three primary vesicles called?

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prosencephalon
mesencephalon
rhombencephalon

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6
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which two primary vesicles subdivide to form the secondary vesicles?

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prosencephalon (first)

rhombencephalon (third)

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7
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what are the two divisions of the prosencephalon?

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telencephalon

diencephalon

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what are the two divisions of the rhombencephalon?

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metencephalon

myelencephalon

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9
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when do the secondary vesicles form?

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6-8 weeks development

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10
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what are the five secondary vesicles?

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telencephalon 
diencephalon 
mesencephalon 
metencephalon 
myelencephalon
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11
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what parts of the mature brain are formed by the telencephalon?

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cerebral hemispheres

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12
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what parts of the mature brain are formed by the diencephalon?

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thalamus

hypothalamus

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13
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what parts of the mature brain are formed by the mesencephalon?

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midbrain

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14
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what parts of the mature brain are formed by the metencephalon?

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pons

cerebellum

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15
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what parts of the mature brain are formed by the myelencephalon?

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medulla oblongata

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16
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what forms the brainstem?

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midbrain
pons
medulla oblongata

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17
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what cells are the communicators and main active cells of the CNS?

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neurons

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18
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what is the most common type of neurones?

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multipolar

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19
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what does a multipolar neuron look like?

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many dendrites

one axon

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20
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what are the support cells of the nervous system called?

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glial cells

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21
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where is connective tissue found in the CNS?

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nowhere silly smh

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22
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what are the four main types of glial cells?

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astrocytes
oligodendrocytes
microglia
ependymal cells

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23
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describe the appearance of an astrocyte

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many processes

star shaped

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24
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what roles does an astrocyte have?

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support
maintaining the BBB
homeostasis

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25
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what do oligodendrocytes do?

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produce myelin in the CNS

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26
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what cells produce myelin in the PNS?

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Schwann cells

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27
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describe the structure and function of an oligodendrocyte?

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numerous branches that extend to produce internodes of myelin around axons

28
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what is the gap between two adjacent internodes in an oligodendrocyte?

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the node of ranvier

29
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where do microglia originate?

A

bone marrow

haemopoietic in origin

30
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what is the role of microglia?

A

immune monitoring

antigen presentation

31
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what does an inactive microglia look like?

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elongated nucleus

short processes

32
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what does an active microglia look like?

33
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what are ependymal cells?

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ciliated cuboidal or columnar epithelial cells

34
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what do ependymal cells do?

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line the ventricles of the brain

35
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what is a gyrus?

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projection on the brain

36
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what is a sulcus?

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a depression on the brain

37
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what is a fissure?

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a depression that is deeper than a gyrus

38
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what are the two types of matter in the CNS?

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white

grey

39
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what is white matter made of?

A

axons

support cells

40
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what is grey matter made of?

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neutron cells bodies
cell processes
synapses
support cells

41
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where is grey and white matter located in the spinal cord?

A 
grey = inside 
white = outside
42
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what is the grey matter in the spinal cord referred to as?

43
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what are the two horns of the spinal cord matter?

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posterior and anterior

posterior goes all the way to the edge

44
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what is white matter in the spinal cord referred to as?

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columns

posterior, anterior and lateral

45
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what is another name for the lateral fissure?

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Sylvian fissure

46
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what are the two parts of the lentiform nucleus?

A

putamen

globus pallidus

47
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what is another name for the longitudinal fissure?

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inter hemispheric fissure

48
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where does the cingulate gyrus sit?

A

just above the corpus callous

49
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what is the border for the primary visual cortex?

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the calcarine sulcus

50
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where do the two sides of the thalamus touch?

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inter-thalamic adhesion

51
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what connects the third and lateral ventricles?

A

interventricular foramen

52
Q

what are the boundaries of the frontal lobe laterally?

A

anterior to central sulcus

superior to lateral sulcus

53
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what is the posterior border of the frontal lobe laterally?

A

central sulcus

54
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what is the boundary of the frontal lobe medially?

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anterior to a line drawn from the central sulcus to the corpus callosum

55
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what are the lateral boundaries of the parietal lobe?

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posterior to the central sulcus
superior to the lateral sulcus
anterior to a line drawn

56
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where is the anterior border of the parietal lobe laterally drawn?

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between the parieto-occipital sulcus and the pre-occipital notch

57
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what are the medial boundaries of the parietal lobe medially?

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posterior to the frontal lobe

anterior to the Pareto occipital sulcus

58
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what is the lateral boundary of the occipital lobe?

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posterior to a line from the parieto-occipital sulcus to the pre-occipital notch

59
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what is the medial boundary of the occipital lobe?

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posterior to the parieto-occipital sulcus

60
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what are the lateral boundaries of the temporal lobe?

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inferior to the lateral sulcus

posterior to a line from the parieto-occipital sulcus to the pre-occipital notch

61
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where does the temporal lobe extend to medially?

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from the temporal pole to a line between the pre-occipital notch and the anterior end of the calcimine sulcus

62
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what lobe of the brain is normally hidden?

A

insular lobe

63
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what does the insular lobe play a role in?

A

the experience of pain

64
Q

what are the three layers of the meninges from superficial to deep?

A

dura
arachnoid
pia

65
Q

what are the two blood supplies to the brain?

A

internal carotid system

vertebro-basilar system

66
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how does blood from the brain drain?

A

into a system of dural venous sinuses

67
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where do the dural venous sinuses drain?

A

into the internal jugular vein at the jugular foramen

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