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Neurology Flashcards

1
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gyrus

A

folds of cerebrum

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brain damage due to lack of O2 time

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4 minutes

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Cerebral peduncles are

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Large tracts that contain axons of motor neurons from cerebrum to rest of brainstem and spinal cord

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Lateral gray horn only in

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thoracic and upper lumbar segments

****autonomic motor only located in lateral gray horn

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Spinal Reflex vs cranial reflex

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simple vs occurs in brain stem

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Ganglion cluster

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cluster in PNS

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Pons aka

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bridge

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Nodes of Ranvier

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Gaps in myelin along axon

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Spinal root definition

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2 bundles of axons connect each spinal nerve to cord

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Axon Terminals aka

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Synaptic Vesicle

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11
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S Division

P Division

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S=Sympathetic

P=parasympathetic

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Spinal Cord description

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Connects to brain surrounded by vertebral column; 100 million neurons

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Ependymal

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Form CSF in ventricles

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Multipolar Structure

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most common; several dendrites one axon

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15
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S and P have what effects

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antagonistic

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16
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Cranial nerves

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12 pairs; I-XII; part of PNS and emerge from base of brain

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Brain stem contains

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continuous with spinal cord contains medulla oblongata, pons and midbrain

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SNS motor pathway

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one neuron from CNS to effector

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19
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SNS sensory pathway

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3 cell bodies

  1. dorsal root ganglion
  2. spinal cord or brain stem
  3. thalamus
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2 spinal white matter columns

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Sensory tract (ascending)
Motor Tract (descending)
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21
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primary somatosensory area

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postcentral gyrus

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22
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Diseases destroying myelin sheaths (2)

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multiple sclerosis

Tay-sechs

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23
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What is called the emotional brain?

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the limbic system

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Somatic Nervous System
Motor:
Sensory:

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Motor: Voluntary control
Sensory: Senses

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25
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What helps execute skilled motor movements?

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Cerebellum

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26
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What cell produces CSF?

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ependymal cells

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27
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sacral plexus supplies

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buttocks, perineum, most lower limbs

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28
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Astrocyte function

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form blood brain barrier

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29
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posterior horn has what neurons

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sensory neurons

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30
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Ganglia (system and description )

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PNS/small masses of neurons

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Brain matter (gray and white)

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Gray matter in thin cortex surrounds white matter

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Subarachnoid space

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between arachnoid and pia mater; filled with CSF

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Enteric Nervous Systems

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Monitors chemical changes in GI tract;

Regulate contractions, acids, endocrine cells

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Unipolar

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Fused dendrite and axon; sensory of spine

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35
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Action Potential aka

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Nerve impulse; allows for neuron communications

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36
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What cell produces myelin around PNS neurons?

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Schwann Cells

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37
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2 spinal cord grooves

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anterior median fissure

posterior median fissure

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38
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Spinal cord 2 enlargements

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Cervical: upper limbs
Lumbar: lower limbs

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39
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Pons connects:

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connects left and right side of cerebellum

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40
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Pineal gland secrets

A

melatonin

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41
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Nerve wrap layers (4)

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  1. endoneurium: wraps axons
  2. fascicle: group of axons in bundle
  3. perineurium : wrap fascicles
  4. Epineurium: covers entire nerve*
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42
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Action Potential requires

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Resting membrane

ion channels

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43
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Amino Acids (4)

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glutamate, aspartate, gamma aminobutyric, glycine

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44
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Neurons function

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electric/ unique functions

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45
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primary motor area

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precentral gyrus

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46
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Somatic motor pathway route

A 
axon 
ventral root
spinal nerve 
muscle 
voluntary movements
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Pia Mater

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Inner layer; thin and delicate; adheres to spina cord and brain

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48
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3 basic neurons

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sensory neurons (afferent)*
interneuron 
moto neuron (efferent)*
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49
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anterior spinothalamic tract controls (2)

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light touch sensation

deep pressure sensation

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50
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lumbar plexus supplies

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abdominal wall, external genitals parts of lower limbs

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51
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What coordinates reflex center for the eye, head movement and auditory relay?

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Cerebellum

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52
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Cerebrum

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largest and most superior part

“X-Men”

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53
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Cell Body contents (3)

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Nucleus cytoplasm organelles

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54
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Sensory Neuron

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Afferent/Conveys info to CNS

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55
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lobes of cerebrum hemispheres

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frontal parietal temporal occipital

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Microglia

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Protects CNS cells from disease

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57
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parietal lobe and frontal lobe separated by

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central sulcus

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58
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Neuro transmitters (5)
AAMNN
A 
ACh
amino acid
modified amino acid
norepinephrine 
nitric oxide
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59
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Regeneration of PNS neurons

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Axons and dendrites can be repaired if cell body is intact and Schwann Cells are functional

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60
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Parasympathetic cell bodied cranial nerves + segments

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3
7
9
10

S2-S4

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Oligodendrocyte

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Produce myelin in CNS

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62
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What cell produces myelin around the CNS neuron?

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Oligodendrocytes

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63
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Where is CSF produced

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choroid plexuses

located in ventricles in the brain

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64
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Components of synapse

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presynaptic neuron (sending)
Synaptic cleft (space between)
post synaptic neuron (receiving neuron)
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65
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right hemisphere of brain

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pattern recognition, emotional content, sight, sound, taste, smell

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66
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Gray Matter definition

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Lacks myelin

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67
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Axon

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conducts away from cell body/ cone-shaped Axon Hillcock

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68
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Effectors act on

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Muscles and Glands

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69
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Myelination

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insulates axon and speeds up impulses; increases from birth to maturity

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70
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Rest and Digest

“SLUDD”

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salivation
lacrimation
urination
digestion
defecation
71
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White matter definition

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Primarily myelinated axons

72
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Spinal nerve pair breakdown

A 
8 cervical
12 thoracic 
5 lumbar
5 sacral
1 coccyx
73
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Pons associated with which cranial nerves

74
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diencephalon

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superior brain stem contains thalamus, hypothalamus, and pineal gland

75
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Neuroglia (4)

A

Support nourish and protect neurons
critical for homeostasis of ISF around nucleus
cells smaller but many more
make up 1/2 volume of the CNS

76
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Spinal Cord White Matter

A

Tracts act as highways

77
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Meninges layers

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Dura
Arachnoid
Pia

78
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Regeneration of CNS

A

very limited; inhibited by neuroglia

79
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3 PNS subdivisions

EAS

A

SNS
ANS
ENS

80
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left hemisphere of brain

A

speech, writing, numerical, science, reasoning

81
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What AREA* regulates breathing and speech muscles

A

Broca’s Speech Area

82
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Enteric Plexus (system and description)

A

PNS/ located in GI tract

83
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hypothalamus

A

important for homeostasis

controls pituitary gland and hormone production*

84
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Medulla oblongata white matter

A

contains all sensory and motor tracts between spinal cord and brain

85
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stimulus charge

A

-55 microvolts

86
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Dura Mater

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Outer layer; tough and dense; extends to S2; covers brain

87
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Brain description

A

Surrounded by skull; 100 Billion neurons

88
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Satellite Cells

A

Support neurons in PNS ganglia

89
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Posterior Root (grey H)

A

(sensory) Sensory axons supply to CNS

90
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AP phases

A

Stimulus
Depolarizing Phase (rising)
Repolarizing Phase (return to resting)
Hyperpolarization

91
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brain blood supply stats

A

2% body weight; 20% O2 supply

92
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Medulla oblongata associated with what cranial nerves

93
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sulcus

A

shallow grooves of cerebrum

94
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3 neuroglia functions

A

do not generate or conduct impulses
s/n/p neurons
multiply to fill space formerly occupied by neurons

95
Q

One sympathetic preganglionic axon can synapse how may postganglionic neuron cell bodies

96
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Saltatory conduction definition

A

nodes of Ranvier allow impulses to leap from one node to the next
*faster form

97
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brachial plexus supplies

A

upper limbs, some neck, shoulder muscles

98
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Autonomic Nervous System
Motor:
Sensory:

A

Motor: Involuntary
Sensory: to Visceral Organs

99
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Bundle of Axons (2)

A

Nerve-PNS

Tract-CNS

100
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Motor neuron

A

Efferent/ convey info away from CNS to muscle &glands

101
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Sensory Receptor (system and function)

A

PNS; Monitor environment changes

102
Q

3 regions of diencephalon

A

thalamus
hypothalamus
pineal gland

103
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ACh (and function)

A

Acetylcholine

PNS/Stimulatory to skeletal muscle and inhibitory to cardiac muscle

104
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Anterior Root (grey H)

A

(motor) Axons of motor neuron from CNS to effector

105
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3 Neuron Structural Classes

A

Multipolar
Bipolar
Unipolar

106
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6 neuroglia types

“A-MOSES”

A 
astrocytes
oligodendrocytes
microglia 
ependymal 
Schwann cells
Satellite cells
107
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Midbrain connects…

A

Pons to diencephalon

108
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Autonomic Nervous System motor pathway

A

two neurons from CNS to effector

109
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Pons contains which tracts?

A

ascending(sensory) and descending (motor)

110
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Bipolar Structure

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One dendrite one axon; specialized

111
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descending tract example

A

corticospinal tract (CST)

112
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Spinal Cord Gray Matter

A

Receives and integrates info for reflexes

113
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3 factors increasing rate of conduction

A

myelin
large diameter
warm nerve fibers

114
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Little brain aka

A

Cerebellum

115
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Longitudinal fissure

A

divides cerebrum into right and left hemispheres

116
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Spinal cord matter (white and gray)

A

white(tracts) surround the gray H (butterfly)

117
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Somatosensory association area

A

located in postcentral gyrus

storage of memories of past sensory experiences

118
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Dendrite

A

Carry Impulses to cell body/ branches

119
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Cell body in CNS

120
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Interneuron

A

Integrates info/ analyzes and stores info

121
Q

What network of nerves are located in the GI tract?

122
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Arachnoid Mater

A

middle layer; extends into subarachnoid space

123
Q

2 classes of neurologic tissue

A

Neuron

Neuroglia

124
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lateral spinothalamic tract

A

pain

hot vs cold

125
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Spinal nerves

A

31 PAIRS serving each part of the body

126
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Medulla oblongata location

A

forms inferior part of brain stem

127
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Schwan Cells

A

Produce myelin around PNS

128
Q

Epidural Space

A

Fat between vertebrae and dura mater

129
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PNS contents

A 
Cranial Nerves
Spinal Nerves
Ganglia
Enteric Plexus
Sensory Receptors
130
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Continuous conduction definition

A

in unmyelinated axons currents flow across adjacent portions of plasma membrane

131
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Spinal cord lengths

A

16-18” from medulla ob. to L2

132
Q

Responsible for conscious proprioception

A

posterior column- medial lemniscus pathway

133
Q

modified amino acids (3)

A

Norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin

134
Q

Coordinates muscular movement

A

Red nuclei of midbrain

135
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Midbrain associated with what cranial nerves?

A

III and IV

136
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Autonomic controls voluntary or involuntary

A

involuntary

137
Q

Medulla oblongata gray matter + 2 important features

A

contains nuclei where neurons form synapses

  1. Cardiovascular center regulates rate and force of the heart and diameter of vessels
  2. Medullary rhythmicity regulates breathing
138
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Lateralization

A

brain controls the opposite of the body

139
Q

What nerves carry 80% of P impulses to viscera?

A

Vagus
CN X
“DMX/CNX”

140
Q

Neuron 4 parts

A

Cell body
Dendrite
Axon
Axon Terminal

141
Q

Circle of Willis

A

circulatory anastomosis supplies blood to brain and surrounding areas via 2 carotid arteries

142
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Neuroglia function

A

Support, nourish and protect neurons

143
Q

resting potential charge

A

-70 microvolts

144
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cervical plexus supplies

A

posterior head, neck, upper shoulder and diaphragm

145
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Spinal cord white mater

A

myelinated axons with 2 columns

146
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anterior horn

A

motor neurons

147
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thalamus

A

major sensory relay center; contributes to motor functions

148
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Nervous system tasks (7)

A 
smell
touch
temp
speech
remember
body movement
operation of internal organs
149
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ANS subdivisions

A

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

150
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CNS contents

A

Brain and Spinal Cord

151
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3 neurons in SNS pathway

A

distal root ganglion
brain stem or spinal cord
thalamus

152
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Somatic Sensory Pathway example

A

Posterior column - medial lemniscus pathway senses

153
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Anterior spinothalamic tracts 2 tasks

A

light touch

deep sensation

154
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Lateral spinothalamic tract

2 tasks

A

pain and temp

155
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What tests for proprioception?

156
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Upper abdominal reflex vertebrae

157
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Lower Abdominal Reflex Vertebrae

158
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Cremasteric reflex vertebrae

159
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Deep Tendon Bicep Vertebrae

160
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Plantar vertebrae reflex

161
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Triceps reflex

162
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Patellar reflex vertebrae

163
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Achilles reflex vertebrae

164
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DTR 4

A

very brisk/hyperactive

165
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DTR 3

A

brisk/ slightly hyperactive

166
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DTR 2

A

active/normal

167
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DTR 1

A

sluggish/diminished

168
Q

reabsorbs CSF

A

arachnoid villi

169
Q

One antibiotic that permeates blood brain barrier

A

ceftriaxone

170
Q

Tract for Deep Sensation and Light Touch

A

AST

Anterior Spinothalamic Tract

171
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Tract for Px and Temp

A

LST

Lateral Spinothalamic Tract

172
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CN in Pons

173
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Brain Blood Barrier allows what to pass

A 
Lipid soluble and :
O2 
CO2
EOTH
Anesthesia

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