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1.1 Histology, Anatomy and Physiology > The Nervous System > Flashcards

The Nervous System Flashcards

1
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What does the nervous system include?

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The central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system

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What are the two pathways in the brain?

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Simple or complex

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What does the central nervous system consist of?

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The spinal cord and brain

Contains neural tissue (neurons and glia), connective tissues, and blood vessels

Is protected by bone and meninges (CT)

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What is the CNS protected by?

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The meninges

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What does the CNS contain?

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Neurons

Glia

Connective tissues

Blood vessels

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List the functions of the CNS

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To process and coordinate sensory data, motor commands, higher functions of brain

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How does the CNS process and coordinate sensory data?

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It does so from inside and outside the body

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How does the CNS process and coordinate motor commands?

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It controls activities of peripheral organs (via muscles, glands)

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How does the CNS process and coordinate higher functions of brain?

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It coordinates intelligence, memory, learning, emotion

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What are the four main regions of the brain?

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Cerebrum

Diencephalon

Cerebellum

Brainstem

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What does the deincephalon consist of?

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The thalamus and hypothalamus

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What regions of the brain form the subconscious brain?

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Diencephalon

Cerebellum

Brainstem

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What does the peripheral nervous system consist of?

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All neural tissue outside the CNS

Consists of bundles of axons

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What does the PNS do?

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It delivers sensory information to CNS

It delivers motor commands from the CNS

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Where are cranial nerves connected?

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They are connected to the brain

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Where are spinal nerves connected?

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They are connected to the spinal cord

17
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How many pairs of spinal nerves do we have attached to the spinal cord?

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31 pairs of spinal nerves

18
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What is each spinal nerve composed of?

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Sensory and motor axons

19
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What are the spinal nerves names after?

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They are named after the spinal cord segment they are connected to

20
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How many cranial nerves are attached directly to the brain?

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12

21
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What do the cranial nerves connect?

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They connect parts of the face, neck and chest to the brain

22
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What do cranial nerves consist of?

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Sensory, motor or mixed (sensory and motor) nerves

23
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Give an example of a mixed cranial nerve.

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The optic nerve

24
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What is the conscious region of the brain?

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The cerebrum

25
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What fraction of the brain is the cerebrum?

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7/8

26
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What processes is the cerebrum associated with?

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Voluntary movement

Creative

Intellectual abilities

Scientific abilities

27
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What are the four key areas of the cerebrum?

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Primary sensory cortex

Primary motor cortex

Visual cortex

Auditory cortex

28
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What is the primary sensory cortex?

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This is where sensory information we become aware of is sent

29
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What is the primary motor cortex?

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This is where motor nerve signals leave the brain to direct conscious muscle movement

30
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What is visual cortex?

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This is where sensory information from the eye is sent

31
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What is auditory cortex?

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This is where sensory information from the ear is sent

32
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What is the diencephalon divided into?

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The thalamus

The hypothalamus

33
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What is the thalamus?

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The thalamus is a relay station for sensory signals

34
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What is the hypothalamus?

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The hypothalamus is a major subconscious regulatory centre

35
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What is homeostasis?

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Homeostasis is the property of a system that regulates its internal environment and tends to maintain a stable, constant condition of properties like temperature, pressure, glucose, O2 and pH

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