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U4 Lecture 27 Flashcards

- list the divisions of the nervous system. what are the two major cell types within the nervous system and their basic functions - list the four major structures of the brain - describe the organization of the cerebrum in terms of gyri, sulci, hemispheres, lobes and grey and white matter - describe the organization of the cerebellum in terms of hemispheres and white and grey matter - list and describe the meningeal layers and spaces, in order from superficial to deep. Include a list of the

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How many neurons is in our nervous system?

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85 billion

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Each neuron has what?

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10 thousand synapses (contacts) with other neurons

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What are the functions of the nervous system?

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  1. Sensory function 2. integrative function 3. Motor Function
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Describe the sensory function of the nervous system

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Information goes back to the brain and spinal cord via cranial and spinal nerves

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What types of neurons control the sensory function of the nervous system?

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Afferent Neurons

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Describe the integrative function of the nervous system

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Integrates sensory information by analyzing and storing it

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What types of neurons control the integrative function of the nervous system?

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Interneurons

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Describe the motor function of the nervous system

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Information from the brain and the spinal cord is sent out to muscles or glands (effectors)

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What type of neurons control the motor function of the nervous system?

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Efferent neruons

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What are the two branches of the Nervous System?

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  • Central Nervous System = brain and spinal cord
  • Peripheral Nervous System = Cranial and Spinal Nerves
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What are the three branches of the Peripheral Nervous System?

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  • Enteric NS
  • Somatic NS
  • Autonomic NS
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Where is the enteric nervous system?

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smooth muscle, glands of the GI tract

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Where is the somatic nervous system?

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skeletal muscle

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Where is the autonomic nervous system?

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Smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands

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What are the two branches of the Autonomic Nervous system?

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  • Sympathetic division = fight or flight
  • Parasympathetic division = rest and digest
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What are the two cell types of Nervous tissue?

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Neurons and Glial Cells (Neuroglia)

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What do neurons do?

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Involved in the generation and interpretation of ‘Electrical Signals’

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What do neuroglia do?

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Support neuronal cell activity

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More specifically, what do glial cells do?

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Insulate, support and nourish neurons

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More specifically, what do neurons do?

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Process information

Sense environmental and internal changes

Communicate changes to other neurons

Command body responses

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What are the four major parts of a neuron?

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Dendrites -> Cell body -> Axon -> Synapses

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Function of dendrites

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Collect information

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Function of Cell body

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Process information

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Function of axon

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spread information to output site

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Function of synapses
Transmits information to other parts of the nervous system
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What are membrane potentials
small electrical signals
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What are the different charges of membranes potentials
- Resting potential - steady negative charge (don't feel anything) - Action potentials - "all or nothing" positive charge
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What causes action potentials to charge membranes potentials
Graded voltage changes occur in response to sensory stimuli or synaptic inputs
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What are the functions of the brain?
- Control center - center of intelligence, behavior, memory and emotion - Coordinates activity of skeletal muscles - Influences activity of visceral organs and glands
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What is the brain composed of?
85 to 100 neurons and even more neuroglia
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How does the brain act as a processing center?
interpretation of sensory information is based on PATH TRAVELED and DESTINATION in the brain
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What happens to the brain when we learn and develop new skills?
Plasticity = anatomical changes in the brain, new synapses form and new pattern of activity develops, also neurogenesis (new neurons)
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What are the four major parts of the brain?
1. Cerebrum 2. Cerebellum 3. Diencephalon 4. Brain Stem
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What are the subdivisions of the Diencephalon?
Thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus
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What are the subdivisions of the brain stem?
pons, medulla oblongata, and midbrain
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What is the organization of the cerebrum?
2 cerebral hemispheres - right and left
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What is the right cerebral hemisphere responsible for?
music, face recognition, visual imagery, spatial abilities
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What is the left cerebral hemisphere responsible for?
Language, logic, and reason
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What are the different lobes in the brain?
Frontal, Parietal, temporal, occipital, and insula
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What are the functions of the frontal lobe?
Reasoning, planning, speech and movement, emotions and problem solving
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What are the functions of the parietal lobe?
Perception of stimuli related to touch, pressure, temperature and pain
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What are the functions of the temporal lobe?
Perception and recognition of auditory stimuli and memory
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What are the functions of the occiputal lobe
Vision
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What are the functions of the insula lobe?
autonomic information (info from body to CNS) visceral function (autonomic involuntary functions mediated by smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands)
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Define gyrus
A ridge on the brain
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Define sulcus
a small groove or fold in the brain
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Define fissure
a large groove or fold in the brain
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What are the main sulcus in the brain?
Central sulcus and the lateral cerebral sulcus
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What are the main fissures in the brain?
Longitudinal fissure and the transverse fissure
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What are the main gyrus in the brain?
Precentral gyrus and postcentral gyrus
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What are the two parts of the cerebellum?
Cerebellar cortex and arbor vitae
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What is the cerebellar cortex made of?
Grey matter
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What is the arbor vitae made of?
White matter - looks like tree on cerebellum
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Define meninges
Connective tissue coverings that surround the brain and spinal cord
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Function of meninges
- protects underlying neural tissue - anchors the brain in cranial cavity and spinal cord in vertebral cavity
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What are the 3 layers of meninges?
- Dura matter = subdural space - Arachnoid mater = subarachnoid space - Pia mater
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Characteristics of dura matter
Most superficial layer - outer layer fuses w periosteum of skull (not w SC) - inner later folds into parts of cranial cavity forming sinuses
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Major dura matter folds
- Falx cerebri - Falx cerebelli - Tentorium cerebelli
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CSF Pathway
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Functions of cerebral spinal fluid
Cushioning and shock absorption Chemical Protection Exchange nutrients and waste
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What is the brain blood barrier?
Protective mechanism that maintains stable environment for the brain - Capillaries of the brain are the least permeable of any capiliaries in the body - Capillaries are selective partly due to presence of astrocytes
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What are astrocytes?
A type of neuroglia

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