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NB Exam 1 > Organization Of Nervous System > Flashcards

Organization Of Nervous System Flashcards

1
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Cluster of cell bodies, functionally specialized

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Nuclei (grey matter)

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2
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Bundled cables that interconnect nuclei

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Tracts (white matter)

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3
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Forebrain

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Telencephalon and Diencephalon

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4
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Midbrain

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Mesencephalon

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5
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Hindbrain

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Metencephalon and Myelencephalon

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6
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Brain stem (Bulbus)

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Mes, Met, and Mye-encephalon

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7
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Prosencephalon

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Tele and Di-encephalon

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8
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What ventricle is in the telencephalon

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Lateral ventricles

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9
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What ventricle is in the diencephalon

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Third ventricle

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10
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What part of ventricle is in the mesencephalon

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Cerebral aqueduct

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11
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What ventricle is in the Met and Myel-encephalopathy

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Fourth ventricle

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12
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Pons and Cerebellum

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Metencephalon

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13
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Medulla Oblongata

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Myelencephalon

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14
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End brain, from rostral prosecephalon

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Telencephalon

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15
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Inter Brian, from caudal prosencephalon

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Diencephalon

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16
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Structures of the Diencephalon

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Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Subthalamus
Epithalamus

CN II (Optic)

17
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Where are CN III (Oculomotor) and CN IV (Trochlear)

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Mesencephalon

18
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Derived from Rhombencephalon

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Met and Myel-encephalon

19
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Where are CN V-VIII

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Metencephalon

20
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Where are CN IX-XII

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Myelencephalon

21
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What are the 5 parts of the spinal cord

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Cervical (Enlargement) - C7/8
Thoracic
Lumbar (Enlargement) - L5
Sacral
Coccygeal
22
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What is the transitional zone between CNS and PNS

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Redlich-Obersteiner’s Zone

23
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The boundary b/n CNS and PNS is marked by basal lamina of which cells

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Schwann cells

24
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What surrounds each peripheral nerve

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Epineurium

25
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What surrounds each peripheral nerve fasicle

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Perineurium

26
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What surrounds a peripheral nerve fiber

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Endoneurium

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