Test 1 #1 Flashcards
Anatomical divisions of nervous system
CNSPNS
Functional divisions of Nervous system
Autonomic nervous systemSomatic nervous system
autonomic Nervous system consists of
internal organs
Somatic nervous system consists of (3)
skinmusclebone
_____ = brain and spinal cord
CNS
_____ = everything else
PNS
Main divisions of the brain (3)
forebrainmidbrainhindbrain
Forebrain is aka _____
prosencephalon
forebrain divisions (2)
telencephalondiencephalon
Telencephalon contains (3)
cerebrumunderlying basal gangliawhite matter
Diencephalon contains _____
thalamus, and everthing thalamus named
Midbrain is aka ______
mesencephalon
the midbrain includes (3)
cerebral pedunclescerebral aqueductstectum
Hindbrain is aka _____
rhombencephalon
Hindbrain has 2 divisions
metencephalonmyelencephalon
Myelencephalon forms the _____
medulla
Metencephalon contains (2)
ponscerebellum
Brain stem consists of these ONLY!! (3)
midbrainponsmedulla
Layers that surround the CNS for protection (3)
dura materpia materarachnoid mater
____ insulates and cushions
CSF
There is a small amount of muscle around the _____, but a lot around the _____
brain, spinal cord
The most well protected system is generally the most _____
Important
Gray matter is a group of _____
cell bodies
Gray matter has ______ fibers that contain______ that are short in length
unmyelinated, dendrites
Gray matter does not have many _____
axons
First part of a name is the _____, the second part of a name is the _____
origin, destination
Gray matter is found in the _____ & _____ in the CNS, and _____ in the PNS
cortex, nuclei, ganglia
White matter has _______ fibers
myelinated
White matter has many _____
axons
_____ gives myelinated fibers color
myelin
_____ is a bundle of fibers
tact
_____ is a tract through the brainstem
Lemniscus
A ______ is a bundle or a cluster
fascicle
Small bundle is called a _____
stria
A _____ is a bundle of fibers that joins structures, resembles a foot or a leg
peduncle
Spinoreticular is a(n) _____ tract
acending
Reticulospinal tract is a(n) ____ tract
Decending
ascending tract is
sensory
decending tract is
motor
A couple of tracts or fibers together is a(n) _____
reflex
Motor control is controlled by (3)
basal gangliacerebellumvestibular system
Chemical senses (2)
taste, smell
Homeostasis is a function of the _____
ANS
The hypothalamus maintains homeostasis via ____ control, which is a _____ process
endocrine, slower
ANS divisions (2)
sympatheticparasympathetic
Sympathetic nerves are _____ (location wise)
thoracolumbar
Parasympathetic nerves are _____ (location wise)
craniosacral
There are ____ cranial nerves, and _____ spinal nerves
12,31
Blood is for _____, CSF is for _____
oxygen, insulation
_____ is just a cell and is the basic functional unit of the nervous system
Neuron