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Problem 1 - Development of the NS Flashcards

1
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Anterior/ Rostral

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Towards the nose

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Posterior/ Caudal

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Towards the tail

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Dorsal

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To the back

–> up when talking about the brain

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Ventral

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To the belly/down

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Medial

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Towards the middle

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Lateral

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Towards the side

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Ipsilateral

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The same side

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Contralateral

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Opposite sides

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Saggital plane

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Dividing brain in left vs right

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Horizontal plane

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Dividing brain in up vs down

–> in brain ventral vs dorsal

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Coronal plane

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Dividing brain into front vs back

–> anterior vs posterior

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What does the Central nervous system (CNS) consist of ?

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  1. Brain

2. Spinal cord

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Saggital/Longitudinal fissure

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Seperates the 2 hemispheres

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Cerebrum

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Refers to the most rostral + largest part of the brain, which can be divided into 2 hemispheres

–> sensations of the 2 hemispheres are contralateral

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Cerebellum

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Lies behind the cerebrum (little brain)

–> sensation of each side are ipsilateral in contrast to the cerebrum

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Brain stem

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Serves to relay info from the cerebrum to the spinal cord + cerebellum and vice versa

–> regulates breathing, consciousness + control of body temperature

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Spinal cord

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Is attached to the brain stem

–> conducts info from the skin, joints, muscles of the body to the brain and vice versa

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Spinal nerves

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Are part of the PNS, and attach to the spinal cord by 2 branches

a) dorsal root
- -> carry info away from SC
b) ventral root
- -> carry info into SC

–> spinal cord communicates via them

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Peripheral nervous system

PNS

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Refers to all parts of the NS other than the brain + spinal cord

–> it contains 2 parts

a) somatic PNS
b) visceral PNS

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Somatic PNS/

Somatic nervous system (SNS)

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Contains all the spinal nerves that innervate the

a) skin
b) joints
c) muscles

that are under voluntary control

–> its axons enter the spinal cord via the dorsal roots

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Dorsal root ganglia

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Are clusters that contain the cell bodies of somatic sensory axons

22
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Visceral PNS/

Autonomic nervous system (ANS)

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Consists of neurons that innervate the

a) internal organs
b) blood vessels
c) glands

–> mediates reactions beyond voluntary control

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Afferent neurons

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Carry info toward target point

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Efferent neurons

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Carry info away from target point

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Cranial nerves

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Arise from the brain stem + innervate the head

–> there are 12 pairs, some of them part of the CNS others of the SNS

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Meninges

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Refer to 3 membranes, covering the brain

a) Dura mater
- -> outermost, though + inelastic

b) Arachnoid mater
- -> middle, spiderweb like

c) Pia mater
- -> close to surface of brain, seperated from the arachnoid by CSF, thin membrane

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Ventricular system

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Refers to the fluid-filled (CSF) canals inside the brain

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CT

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Scans can noninvasively reveal the

a) organization of white + grey matter
b) position of the ventricles

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Why are Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) much more used ? What are its advantages ?

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Yields more detailed map of the brain than CT + doesn’t require X-irradiation

30
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Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)

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Visualizes large bundles of axons in the brain

–> application of MRI

31
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What are the functions of both Position emission tomography (PET) + Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) ?

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Detecting changes in regional blood flow + metabolism in the brain

32
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What are the 3 distinct layers of cells that make up an embryo called ?

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  1. Endoderm
    - -> gives ride to internal organs
  2. Mesoderm
    - -> gives rise to bones + muscles
  3. Ectoderm (!!most important!!)
    - -> gives rise to NS + skin
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Name the steps in the process by which the neural plate becomes the neural tube.

(Neurolation)

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  1. Neural plate
  2. Neural groove
    - -> its folds come together dorsally to fuse
  3. Neural tube
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Neural crest

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Refers to tissue that is pinched off from the ectoderm and comes to lie lateral to the Neural tube

–> develops closely in association with mesoderm

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Differentiation

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Refers to the process by which structures become more complex + functionally specialized

–> occurs after Neurolation

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