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Organization of the Nervous System Flashcards

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CNS is composed of

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Brain and Spinal cord

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PNS consist of

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cranial, spinal n., and their associated ganglia

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CNS main centers where correlation and integration of the nervous system occurs

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Brain and the spinal cord

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System of membranes that covers the spinal cord and brain

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Meninges

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Brain and spinal cord is suspended to

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CSF

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Excitable nerve cells of the CNS

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Neurons

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Processes of neurons

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Axons or nerve fibers

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Protects the meninges

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Skull & vertebral column

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Neurons are supported by specialized tissue

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Neuroglia

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CNS Gray matter consist of

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nerve cells embedded in neuroglia

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CNS White matter consist of

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nerve fibers embedded in neuroglia

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CNS White matter is white d/t the presence of lipid material in the n. fibers

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Myelin sheaths

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Axons are relatively __ and commonly __

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unprotected; trauma

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Part of the nervous system that innervates the body’s involuntary structure

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ANS

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2 parts of ANS

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sympathetic & parasympathetic

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ANS: prepare the body for emergency

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sympathetic

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ANS: Aimed at conserving and restoring energy

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parasympathetic

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Spinal cord is situated withing

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Vertebral canal of the vertebral column

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Spinal cord is surrounded by 3 meninges

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dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

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Surrounds the spinal cord for further protection

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CSF

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CSF found on

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Subarachnoid space

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Shape of the spinal cord

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roughly cylindrical

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Spinal cord begins superiorly in the __

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Medulla oblongata in the skull

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Spinal cord terminates inferiorly at the

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Lower border of L1

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Spinal cord tapers off into the

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Conus medullaris from the apex of which filum terminale descends to attach to the back of the coccyx

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Prolongation of the pia mater

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Filum terminale

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where do filum terminale attaches

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Back of the coccyx

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28
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Gives rise to the peripheral and central nerve fibers

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Posterior Root Ganglion

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29
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How many pairs of spinal nerves

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31

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30
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31 spinal nerves are attached by

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anterior/motor roots; posterior/sensory roots

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Each root is attached to the cord by a __

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series of rootlet

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32
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Posterior nerve root possesses a __

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Posterior root ganglion

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33
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Brain = inner:__ mater; outer;__ mater

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Inner white; outer gray

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Brain = inner:__ matter; outer;__ matter

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Inner white; outer gray

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Spinal: The gray matter is seen on a cross section as an H-shaped pillar called

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anterior and posterior gray columns or horns

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34
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Spinal gray commissure contains the

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small central canal

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anterior and posterior gray columns or horns is united by thin

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gray commissure

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36
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Spinal white matter is divide into

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anterior, lateral, and posterior white column

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Brain lies in the __ cavity

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cranial

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38
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brain is continuous with the spinal cord in the

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foramen magnum

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3 meninges of the brain

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dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

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CSF surrounds the brain in the __ space

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Subarachnoid

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41
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3 major divisions of the brain

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hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain

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Brainstem is the collective term of

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medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain

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Hindbrain comprises the

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Medulla oblongata, pons, cerebellum

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44
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Shape of the medulla oblongata

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Conical

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45
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Medulla oblongata connects __ superiorly

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pons

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46
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Medulla oblongata connects __ inferiorly

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spinal cord

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47
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Medulla oblongata collection of neurons

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nuclei

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48
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Serves as a conduit for ascending and descending nerve fibers

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Medulla oblongata

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49
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Pons is situated on the

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anterior surface of the cerebellum

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50
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Pons is inferior to the

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midbrain

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51
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Pons is superior to the

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medulla oblongata

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52
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Derives its name from the large number of transverse fibers on its anterior aspect

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pons/bridge

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53
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Cerebellum lies within the

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Posterior cranial fossa of the skull

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54
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Cerebellum is posterior to the __ and the __

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Pons and the medulla oblongata

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55
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Cerebellum consist of 2 laterally place hemispheres connected by a median portion called __

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Vermis

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56
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Cerebellum is connected to the midbrain by

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SCP

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57
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Cerebellum is connected to the pons by

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MCP

58
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Cerebellum is connected to the medulla by

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ICP

59
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Composed of large bundles of nerve fibers connecting the cerebellum to the remainder of the nervous system

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Peduncles

60
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Surface layer of each cerebellar hemisphere is called

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cortex

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Composition of cortex

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Gray matter

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The cerebellar cortex is thrown into __ separated by __

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Folds or folia; transverse fissures

63
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Largest gray matter embedded in the white matter (Cerebellum)

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Dentate nuclei

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The medulla oblongata, the pons, and the cerebellum surround a cavity filled w/ CSF called

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4th ventricle

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4th ventricle is connected superiorly to the __ by the __

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3rd ventricle; cerebral aqueduct

66
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4th ventricle is inferiorly connected to __

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Central canal of the spinal cord

67
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4th Ventricle communicates with the subarachnoid space through

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3 openings in the inferior part of the roof

68
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Narrow part of the brain that connects the forebrain and the hindbrain

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midbrain

69
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Narrow cavity of the midbrain

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cerebral aqueduct

70
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Forebrain comprises the

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diencephalon

71
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Central part of the forebrain and the cerebrum

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Diencephalon

72
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Diencephalon is consist of

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Ventral hypothalamus, dorsal thalamus

73
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Shape of the thalamus

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egg

74
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Large, egg shaped mass of gray matter that lies on the either side of the third ventricle

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Thalamus

75
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__ end of the thalamus forms the __ boundary of the __

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anterior, posterior, interventricular foramen

76
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Opening between the third and lateral ventricles

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Interventricular foramen

77
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Hypothalamus forms the __ part of the __ wall and the __ of the __ ventricle

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lower, lateral, floor, third

78
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Largest part of the brain

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Cerebrum

79
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2 CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES connected by a mass of white matter called

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Corpus callosum

80
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Cerebrum is superior to

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anterior and middle cranial fossae

81
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Posteriorly, Cerebrum lies above the

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tentorium cerebelli

82
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The hemisphere is separated by a deep cleft

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Longitudinal fissure

83
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Longitudinal fissure projects thr

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falx cerebri

84
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Surface layer of cerebrum

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Cortex

85
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Cerebral cortex is thrown into

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Folds (gyri)

86
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Folds (gyri) is separated by

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fissures or sulci

87
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Large sulci subdivide the surface of each hemisphere into

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Lobes

88
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Central core of white matter containing large mass of gray matter

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Basal nuclei or ganglia

89
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Fan-shaped collection of n. fibers

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corona radiata

90
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The corona radiata converges on the basal nuclei and passes on them as the

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internal capsule

91
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White matter to and from the cerebral cortex to the brainstem

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Corona Radiata

92
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Tailed nucleus situated on the medial side of internal capsule

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Caudate nucleus

93
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Lens-shaped nucleus on the lateral side of the internal capsule

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Lentiform nucleus

94
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Cerebral hemisphere cavity

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lateral ventricle

95
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Lateral ventricle communicate with the third ventricle through the

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interventricular foramina

96
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The cranial and spinal nerves are made up of

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bundles of nerve fibers supported by connective tissue.

97
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Pairs of CN

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12

98
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12 pairs of cranlal nerves leave the — and pass through — in the skull.

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Brain, foramina

99
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31 pairs of spinal nerves leave the — and pass through — In the vertebral column.

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Spinal cord, intervertebral foramina

100
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The spinal nerves are associated with regions of the spinal cord:

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8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 1 coceygeal.

101
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Each spinal nerve Is connected to the spinal cord by two roots:

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anterior root and the polterlor root

102
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— consists of bundles of nerve fibers carrying nerve Impulses away from the CNS-

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Anterior root , efferent

103
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Efferent /motor fibers’ origin lie in

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anterior gray horn of the spinal cord.

104
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The posterior root consists of bundles of

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afferent fibers that carry nervous impulses to the CNS

105
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Aka afferent fibers

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Sensory fibers

106
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cell bodies of these sensory fibers are situated ln a swelling on the posterior root

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posterior root ganglion.

107
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compared with that of the spinal cord, the length of the roots Increases progressively from __

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above downward

108
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upper cervical region, the spinal nerve roots are

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short and run almost horizontally,

109
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lumbar and sacral nerves below the level of the termination of the cord form

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vertical leash of nerves around the ftlum termlnale

110
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Bundle of lower nerve roots are called

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cauda equlna.

111
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After emerging from the intervertebral foranten, each spinal nerve Immediately divides Into a

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large anterior ramus and a smaller posterior ramus

112
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The posterior ramus
passes

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posteriorly around the vertebral column to supply the muscles and skJn of the back

113
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anterior ramus continues

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anteriorly to supply the muscles and skin over the anterolateral body wall and all the mus- cles and skin of the limbs.

114
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Ganglia can be divided into

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sensory ganglia of spinal nerves (posterior root ganglia) and cranial nerves and autonomic ganglia.

115
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fusiform swellings on the posterior root of each spinal nerve just proximal to the root’s junction with a corresponding anterior root

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Sensory Ganglia/posterior root ganglia

116
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Similar ganglia found along the course of cranial nerves

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V, VII, VIII, IX, and X

117
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Shape of ANS ganglia

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irregular in shape

118
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Autonomic ganglia is situated along the

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course of efferent nerve fibers of the ANS.

119
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AN Ganglia are found in

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paravertebral sympathetic chains around the roots of the great visceral arteries in the abdomen and close to, or embedded within, the walls of various viscera

120
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bundles of CNS axons that share a common
origin and destination

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Tracts

121
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several tracts that form an anatomically
distinct mass

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Column

122
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Centers and tracts that connect the brain with other organs and systems in the body

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Pathway

123
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Transmit information in the form of
electrical current at their cell
membranes from one area to
another

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Neurons

124
Q

Provide physical support for
neurons
▪ Represent 90% of cells in brain

A

Neuroglia

125
Q

the functional unit of the nervous
system

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Neuron

126
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receive information from another cell or
receptor and transmit the message to the cell body

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Dendrites

127
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Dura mater

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Pachymeninx:

128
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arachnoid and pia mater

A

Leptomenix

129
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separates the frontal and
parietal lobes

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Central sulcus of Rolando

130
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separates the temporal lobe
from the frontal and parietal lobes

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Lateral Sylvian fissure

131
Q

Controls somatic motor activities at the subconscious
level

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Hypothalamus

132
Q

Controls autonomic function

A

Hypothalamus

133
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Coordinates activities of the endocrine and nervous systems

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Hypothalamus

134
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Secretes hormones

A

Hypothalamus

135
Q

Produces emotions and behavioral drives

A

Hypothalamus

136
Q

Regulates body temperature

A

Hypothalamus

137
Q

Coordinates circadian cycles of activity (sleep-wake pattern)

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Hypothalamus

138
Q

Final relay point for ascending sensory information

A

Thalamus

139
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Coordinates the activities of the cerebral cortex, basal nuclei, and cerebellum

A

Thalamus

140
Q

Serves as a conduit for the ascending and descending
tracts connecting the spinal cord to the higher centers
in the forebrain

A

THE BRAINSTEM

141
Q

Contains important reflex centers associated with
control of respiration and the cardiovascular system

A

THE BRAINSTEM

142
Q

Contains important nuclei of cranial nerves III through
XII

A

Brainstem

143
Q

Adjusts postural muscles and tunes on-going
movements

A

CEREBELLUM

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