Practicum 2 Flashcards

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Abducens nerve

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VI-motor movement of lateral rectus muscle-outward gaze.

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Accessory nerve

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Motor nerve-controls neck movement.

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Anterior grey horn

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Is the front column of grey matter in the spinal cord.

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Anterior median fissure

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A groove along the anterior midline of the spinal cord that incompletely divides it into symmetrical halves

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Anterior white column

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Refers to the large bundle of fibers located between the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord and the anterolateral sulcus of the spinal cord.

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Central canal

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Is a fluid-filled space in the spinal cord that has a protective function and allows nutrient transport.

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Central sulcus

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Is a prominent landmark of the brain, separating the parietal lobe from the frontal lobe and the primary motor cortex from the primary somatosensory cortex.

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Cerebellum

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The cerebellum receives information from the sensory systems, the spinal cord, and other parts of the brain that then regulates motor movements.

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Cervix

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Choroid

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Central layer of the eye lying between the retina and sclera it’s function is to provide nourishment to the outer layers of the retina through blood vessels.

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Cingulate gyrus

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Is a curved fold covering the corpus callosum. A component of the limbus system.

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Go Nats clitoris clitoris

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Is the main pleasure center for females during sex as more nerve endings in anywhere else in the body.

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Cornea

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Acts as the eyes outermost lens, it functions like a window that controls and focuses the entry of light into the eye.

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Corpus callosum

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Consists of about 200,000,000 axons that interconnect the two hemispheres. Integrates motor sensory and cognitive performances between the cerebral cortex on one side of the brain to the same region on the other side

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Dorsal ramus

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Contains nerves that serve the dorsal portions of the trunk; it carries visceral motor, somatic motor, and somatic sensory information to and from the skin and muscles of the back.

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Dorsal root

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Is one of two roots which emerge from the spinal cord. It emerges directly from the spinal cord and travels to the dorsal root ganglion.

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Dorsal root ganglion

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a cluster of cell bodies in the dorsal root of a spinal nerve. The dorsal root ganglia contain cell bodies for sensory nerves that carry information to the spinal cord.

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Epididymus

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It transports and stores sperm cells that are used in the testes.

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External auditory canal

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Passageway that leads from the outside of the head to the tympanic membrane.

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Facial nerve

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The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve, it emerges from the pons of the brainstem, controls and muscles of facial expression.

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Fimbriae

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Projections located at the ends of the Fallopian tubes, closest to the ovaries.

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Fornix

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Connects the hippocampus to the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus

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Fourth ventricle

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The main function of this ventricle is to protect the human brain from trauma.

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Fovea centralis

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Is responsible for sharp central vision such as reading and driving

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Frontal lobe

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Is the part of the brain that controls important cognitive skills in humans such as emotional expression problem-solving memory language judgment and sexual behaviors.

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Gland penis

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Can be described as the rounded head of the penis.

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Glossopharyngeal nerve

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Responsible for a number sensory and motor functions associated with the tongue.

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Grey commissure

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Thin strip of grey matter that surround the central canal. And connects the two halves.

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Hypoglossal nerve

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Twelfth cranial nerve motor, and controls the tongue.

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Hypothalamus

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Links the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland.