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Overview of the Nervous System Flashcards

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Composed of cells whose function is to receive sensory stimuli, process the stimuli (in the integration center: brain and spinal cord) and transmit them to effector organs (muscular or glandular)

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Nervous System

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It functions to maintain homeostasis.

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Nervous System

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Summary of Nervous System function

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Sensory input -> Integration in the brain or spinal cord ->

Output to effector organs

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2 types of nerve cells

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Neuron and neuroglia

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Name given to nerve cells and all its processes

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Neurons

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Function of neurons

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reception of stimuli and conduction of nerve impulses

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T or F: Neurons do not undergo division and replication.

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T

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Parts of neuron

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Cell body

Neurites/Nerve processes/Nerve fibers

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Part of neuron: consists of nucleus and organelles

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Cell body (Soma/Perikaryon)

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afferent (entry point), shorter, receives stimuli from the environment

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Dendrite

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2 Neurites

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Dendrite and Axon

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efferent (exit point), longer, provides stimulation to other nerves or effector organs

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Axon

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Gap between the myelin sheaths of the axon

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Node of Ranvier

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Insulating coat made up of phospholipids, speeds up transmission of signals through saltatory transmission

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Myelin sheath

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Color of neuron:

  1. Myelinated
  2. Unmyelinated
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  1. White

2. Gray

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The propagation of action potential along myelinated axons (by leaping) from one node of Ranvier to another.

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Saltatory transmission

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Problem with myelin sheath (de-myelination), longer transmission of impulses

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Multiple sclerosis

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Space/cleft in between the axon of one neuron to the dendrite of another neuron; Connects one neuron from another

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Synapse

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Neurons according to function

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Motor
Sensory
Interneuron

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Neuron:

Transmits impulses from the CNS to effector organs

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Motor

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Neuron:

Receives input from peripheral structures (skin, muscles, joints, sense organs) and transmit it to the CNS

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Sensory

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Neuron:

Connects sensory to motor neurons

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Interneuron

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T or F: 95% of the neurons in CNS are interneurons

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F. 90% only

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Neurons accrdg to branching of neurites

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Unipolar
Bipolar
Multipolar

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Neuron:

A single process/neurite arises from the cell body, which branches into 2 axons/dendrites.

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Unipolar

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Neuron:

2 neurites arise from each end of an elongated cell body (1 dendrite, 1 axon)

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Bipolar

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Neuron:

Most common type in the CNS; With a number of neurites arising from the cell body (many short dendrites, 1 long axon)

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Multipolar

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Location of unipolar

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Spinal and Cranial Ganglia

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Location of bipolar

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Sensory cochlear
vestibular ganglia
Retinal bipolar cells

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Location of multipolar

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Fiber tracts of brain
spinal cord
Peripheral nerves
motor cells of spinal cord

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Neurons accrdg to size

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Golgi Type I and Type II

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Neuron:

Form the long fiber that extends from the cortex of the brain to spinal cord, and peripheral nerves

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Golgi Type I

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Location of Golgi Type I

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Pyramidal cells of cerebral cortex
Purkinje cells of the cerebellar cortex
Motor cells of the spinal cord

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Neuron:

Short axons and short dendrites; star shaped due to dendrite spread

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Golgi Type II

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Location of Golgi Type II

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cerebral and cerebellar cortices

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Neuron:
Often inhibitory in function; Functions as interneurons, only interconnect (one part of hemisphere to another part of the same hemisphere)

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Golgi Type II

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Non excitable cells, do not transmit signals; Supporting neurons

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Neuroglia

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Types of Neuroglia

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Astrocytes
Myelin sheath-producing cells
Microglia
Ependymal cells

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Neuroglia:
Star-shaped due to dendrite spread; branching processes serve
as the framework for the nerve cells and fibers

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Astrocytes

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Neuroglia:

Play an important role in the structure of the blood-brain barrier

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Astrocytes

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Neuroglia:
In the embryo, serve as scaffolding for the migration of immature
neurons

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AStrocytes

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Neuroglia:
Take up excess K+ (electrolyte balance) from the extracellular
space and stores glycogen within the cytoplasm

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Astrocytes

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2 types of astrocytes

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Fibrous and protoplasmic

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Astrocyte:
Provide supporting framework, electrical
insulators, limit spread of neurotransmitters, take up K+ ions

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Fibrous astrocyte

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Astrocyte:
mainly white matter; Small cell bodies, long slender processes,
smooth, not much branched

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Fibrous astrocyte

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Astrocyte:
store glycogen, with phagocytic function, take
place of dead neurons, conduit for metabolites or raw
materials, produce trophic substances

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Protoplasmic astrocyte

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Astrocyte:
mainly gray matter; small cell bodies, short thick processes, more
branched

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Protoplasmic astrocyte

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2 myelin sheath-producing cells

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Oligodendrocytes

Schwann cells

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Form several intermodal segments of myelin on

the same or different axon in CNS

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Oligodendrocytes

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Myelin sheath producing cells in the PNS

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Schwann cells

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Neuroglia:
Proliferate in disease and are actively phagocytic (eats
toxins, debris, dirt in CNS); In inflammatory and degenerative
lesions of the CNS, they migrate to the site of lesion
; Can be generated from WBC

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Neuroglia:
Scattered throughout CNS
; Smallest of the neuroglial cells, wavy branches with
spines

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Neuroglia:

Assist in circulation of the CSF by the movement of the cilia; ensure proper CSF circulation

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Ependymal cells

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Neuroglia:
Line the ventricles and the central canal of spinal cord
; Single layer of cuboidal/columnar cells with microvilli and cilia

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Ependymal cells

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3 types of ependyma

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Ependymocytes
Tanycytes
Choroidal Epithelial Cells

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Location: line the ventricles of the brain and central canal of the spinal cord

Structure: Cuboidal or Columnar in shape with villi and microvilli, gap junctions

Function: Circulsae CSF, absorb CSF

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Ependymocytes

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Location: line the floor of the third ventricle overlying the
median eminence of hypothalamus

Structure: has long basal processes

Function: transport substances to CSF to hypophysealportal system

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Location: cover the surfaces of choroid plexuses

Structure: sides and bases thrown into folds, tight junctions

Function: produce and secrete CSF

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Choroidal epithelial cells

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Consists of brain and spinal cord; protected by skull and vertebral column respectively.

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composed of soma (cell body of neurons)

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Gray matter

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composed of myelinated neurites, processes of soma, white due to presence of lipid material in myelin sheath.

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White matter

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3 layers of meninges

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Dura mater
Arachnoid
Pia mater

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Lies in the cranial cavity and continuous with Spinal cord through Foramen Magnum

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3 Major divisions of brain

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Forebrain
Midbrain
Hindbrain

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Meninges:

  1. outermost; dense, strong, fibrous
  2. space which contains the CSF; resembles a spider web
  3. innermost; thin, delicate vascular membrane
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Dura mater
Arachnoid
Pia mater

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2 structures in Forebrain

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Cerebrum and Diencephalon

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Largest part of the brain

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A mass of white matter that connects L and R hemisphere of forebrain

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Corpus collusum

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surface layer of the cerebral hemispheres, arranged into convolutions.

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Cerebral cortex

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cavity present within each hemisphere; communicates with the 3rd ventricle through the interventricular foramina.

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Lateral ventricle

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Folds or convulutions of the cerebrum

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Fissures of the cerebrum

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separates frontal lobe from the parietal lobe

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CEntral sulcus of Rolando

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separates the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes

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Horizontal fissure of Sylvius/Lateral Sulcus

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separates the parietal and occipital lobes

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Parieto-occipital fissure

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separates the cerebrum and cerebellum

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Transverse fissure

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divides cerebrum into 2 hemispheres

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Longitudinal fissure

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Almost completely hidden from the surface of the brain; Consists of thalamus (posterior), hypothalamus (anterior

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Diencephalon

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Parts of diencephalon

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Thalamus and hypothalamus

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Connects the forebrain to the hind brain

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narrow cavity that connects the 3rd and 4th ventricles

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Cerebral aqueduct

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part of midbrain posterior to cerebral aqueduct

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2 swellings of tectum

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superior and inferior colliculi

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Cerebral peduncles parts

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Crus cerebri
Tegmentum
Substantia Nigra

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situated in the tegmentum of each side, color red because it is vascular

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Red nucleus

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Conical in shape, connects the pons superiorly to the spinal cord inferiorly (in the foramen magnum)

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Medulla oblongata

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Midbrain + Pons + Medulla Oblangata = ?

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Parts of hindbrain

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Medulla oblongata
Pons
Cerebellum

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Parts of medulla oblongata:

  1. posterior to pyramids
  2. posterior to olives
  3. 2 structures found on the posterior surface
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  1. Olives
  2. Inferior Cerebellar Peduncle
  3. Nucleus gracili and Nucleus cuneatus
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“bridge” situated on anterior of cerebellum; connects the 2 cerebellar hemispheres

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connective tissue from the dura mater which separates the cerebellum and cerebrum

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Tentorium cerebelli

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Connections of the Cerebellum:

  1. Superior Cerebellar Peduncle
  2. Middle Cerebellar Peduncles
  3. Inferior Cerebellar Peduncles
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  1. midbrain
  2. Pons
  3. Medulla oblongata
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Communicating network of cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and located within the brain parenchyma

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Ventricular system

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Ventricular system:

  1. connects the lateral ventricles to the 3rd ventricle
  2. connects the 3rd and 4th ventricle
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  1. Interventricular ventricle/Foramen of Monro

2. Aqueduct of Sylvius

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Cushions and protects CNS from trauma;
Provides mechanical buoyancy;
Serves as reservoir and assist in regulation of contents;
Nourishment of cells;
Removes Metabolites from CNS
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CSF is secreted by?

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Choroid plexus

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Roughly cylindrical in shape, located within the vertebral canal;
Begins at foramen magnum where it is continuous with the Medulla Oblongata;
Terminates in the lumbar region (L1 for adults, L3 for children)

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Spinal cord

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conical distal (inferior) end of the spinal cord

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Conus medullaris

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prolongation of pia mater from the spinal cord

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Filum Terminale

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collective term for the nerve roots below the spinal cord, resembling a horse tail

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Cauda equina

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Consists of cranial and spinal nerves and their associated ganglia; Conducts information to and from CNS

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No. of pairs of cranial nerves

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No. of pairs of spinal nerves

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Spinal cord motor function

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anterior spinal cord

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spinal cord on sensory function

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posterior spinal cord

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Leave the brain and pass through foramina in the skull; Distributed in the head and neck, except cranial nerve X (extends to thorax and abdomen)

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Cranial nerves

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Made up of a mixture of motor and sensory fibers; Leave the spinal cord and pass through intervertebral column with which they are associated

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Spinal nerves

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T or F. After emerging from the intervertebral foramen, each spinal nerve immediately divides into a large anterior ramus and a smaller posterior ramus, each containing both motor and sensory fibers.

109
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No. of nerves in:

  1. Cervical vertebra
  2. Thoracic vertebra
  3. Lumbar vertebra
  4. Sacral vertebra
  5. Coccygeal vertebra
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  1. 8
  2. 13
  3. 5
  4. 5
  5. 1
110
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They are often irregular in shape and are situated along the course of efferent nerve fibers of the autonomic nervous system.

111
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Fusiform swellings situated on the posterior root of each spinal nerve just proximal to the root’s junction with a corresponding anterior root (posterior root ganglia) and are also found along the course of cranial nerves V, VII, VIII, IX, and X (sensory ganglia of these nerves).

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Sensory ganglia

112
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Enumerate cranial nerves

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(I-XII)
Olfactory
Optic
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Trigeminal
Abducens
Facial
Vestibulocochlear
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Spinal accessory
Hypoglossal

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