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Tutorial 1 - Flashcards

1
Q

The brain along with the spinal cord makes up which major division of the nervous system?

A

The Central Nervous System (CNS)

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2
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All nerves outside the brain and spine are called?

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The Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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What are the 3 primary brain divisions (3 vesicles)?

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Forebrain (proencephalon)
Midbrain (mesencephalon)
Hindbrain (rhombencephalon)

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4
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What do we call the thick band of fibres connecting the two hemispheres?

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Corpus Callosum

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5
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The brainstem extends from the ______ and includes the _____ and the _____

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spinal cord
hindbrain
midbrain

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6
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Functions of hindbrain

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connection to spinal cord
vital functions (breathing)
Head and neck muscles
reticular formation for arousal

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7
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What are the three major level of the brainstem from caudal to rostral?

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Myelencephalon (hindbrain)
Metencephalon (hindbrain)
Mesencephalon (midbrain)

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8
Q

What am I?

contain only 10% of the brains weight but have more neurons than the rest of the brain combined.

A

Cerebellum

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9
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Functions of the Cerebullum

A

Coordination of voluntary movement
Motor-learning
Balance

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10
Q

What am I?
Largest part of the human brain
consists of 2 hemispheres which are connected ny the corpus callosum

A

Cerebrum

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11
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Functions of the cerebrum

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Voluntary motor control
Sensory processing
Executive function
Language
Emotion
Memory
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12
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What structures extend from the medulla?

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Cranial nerves

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13
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How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

A

12

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14
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What are the bumps on the dorsal surface of the midbrain called?
What are they for?

A

Superior Colliculi - recieves visual and multimodal inputs

Inferior colliculi - recieves auditory inputs

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15
Q

Thalamus is part of the ____.

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Forebrain

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16
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Other than the thalamus, what other prominent structures are located in the diencephalon?

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Hypothalamus
Pineal Gland
Pituitary (Master) Gland

17
Q

What is the master gland?

A

Pituitary

18
Q

What is located to the inferior of the hypothalamus

A

Pituitary Gland

19
Q

What am I?
Lobed structure
comprised of many individual interconnected nuclei
important relay station for sensory information

A

Thalamus

20
Q

Which thalamic nucleus processes visual information?

A

Lateral geniculate nucleus

21
Q

Which thalamic nucleus processes auditory information?

A

Medial geniculate nucleus

22
Q

Which thalamic nucleus processes somatosensory information?

A

Ventro-posterior nucleus

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