Pathophysiology of CNS - Rochet Flashcards
What structures are found in the hindbrain?
Medulla
Pons
Cerebellum
What structures are found in the midbrain?
Substantia nigra
What structures are found in the forebrain?
Cerebral cortex
Basal ganglia
Limbic System
Diencephalon
What structures are found in the basal ganglia?
Striatum
Globus pallidus
subthalamic nucleus
What structure are part of the limbic system?
Hipocampus
Amygdala
What structures are part of the diencephalon?
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
What does the medulla do?
- Respiration, cardiac function, vasomotor responses, reflexes
- Reticular system (arousal, wakefulness)
What does the pons do?
Relays signals from forebrain to cerebellum
What does the cerebellum do?
-Motor coordination (smooth movements)
What structures are part of the brain stem?
Medulla
Pons
What does the cerebellum look like?
A little brain (two lobes)
What is a sagittal section?
Cut between the eyes
What are the substantia nigra (SN) pars compacta do?
- INPUT to the basal ganglia
- Voluntary motor control, some cognitivie functions
- Neurodegeneration in PD
The SN pars compacta provides input to the basal ganglia by supplying _______ to the _____
dopamine to the striatum
What does the SN pars reticulata do?
OUTPUT: signals from basal ganglia to the thalamus
What does the cortex do?
Process and interpret info
What does the basal ganglia do?
Voluntary motor control
Cognitive functions
What does the amygdala do?
Emotions
What does the hippocampus do?
Memory
What does the thalamus do?
Relay station–to and from the cortex
What does the hypothalamus do?
Regulate homeostasis
Emotions
Hormonal control
Neural regulation
Where is the amygdala located?
The base of the hippocampus
Decisions are made in _____ loops about how to act on information
cortico-thalamic loops
Schizophrenia is a disease of the _____
frontal cortex
Efferent/afferent neuron tracts transmit signals from the cortex to the periphery?
Efferent
Efferent/afferent neuron tracts transmit signals from the periphery to the cortex?
Afferent
What is the hierarchy of information processing in CNS?
Spinal cord –> hindbrain/cerebellum –> midbrain –> forebrain
The brain is surrounded by layers of membrane called _____
Meninges
What are the three meninges layers?
Dura
Pia
Arachnoid
What is the outer layer of the meninges?
Dura
What is the middle layer of the meninges?
Arachnoid
What is the inner layer of the meninges?
Pia
What fills the space in b/w arachnoid and pia?
CSF
Which layer of the meninges contains blood vessels?
Arachnoid
What is a tumor of the meninges called?
Meningeoma
What is the artery that enters the brain called?
Internal carotid artery
What 4 arteries does the internal carotid artery branch into?
Anterior Cerebral
Middle Cerebral
Posterior communicating
Opthalmic
Migraine involves _____ of cerebral arteries
Dilation
What are the glial cell types?
Astrocytes
Oligodendrocytes
Microglia
What do astrocytes do?
- Provide growth factors and antioxidants
- Remove glutamate
- Support BBB
What do oligodendrocytes do?
Produce myelin sheath
What do microglia do?
Provide growth factors
Clear debris (phagocytosis)
Neuroinflammation (play a role)