Unit 1 Before Quiz Flashcards
The CNS is made up of:
Brain and spinal cord
Part of the brain forming complex ideas
Cerebrum
Part of the brain primary for motor control
Cerebellum
Part of the brain for basal activities
Brainstem (midbrain, pons and medulla)
Peripheral nervous system
Spinal nerves (31 pairs)
Cranial nerves (12 pairs)
Nerves associated with the body wall
Somatic NS (spinal nerves)
Nerves to the viscera
Auronomic (visceral) NS
(Sympathetic— fight or flight
Parasympathetic — rest or digest)
The gray matter in the CNS is made up of what?
Cell bodies and dendrites of the neurons
Cell bodies in the brain or SC
Nucleus
Cell bodies outside the CNS
Ganglion
Outer covering of cells bodies
Cortex
What is the white matter of the CNS made up of?
Axons of the neurons
Parts of white matter
Tracts (fibers in route from one place to another)
Fasciculus (Minor bundles in the SC)
Peduncle
Lemniscus
Funiculus (major bundles in the SC)
The white matter tracts are named for…
Their site of origin to their site of termination
For ex- the spinothalamic tract runs from the SC to the thalamus
Review planes of sections
Planes of sections
What is the process called where holes were drilled into skulls for tx of headache and/or mental disorders?
What year were these practiced?
Trepanation
5000BC
In the year _____, Egyptians believed what about the brain and heart?
3000 BC
The heart was the seat of the soul and memories
They were well aware of the effects of brain injuries
What was Hippocrates’ views on the brain?
The brain was the site of sensation and intelligence
What were Aristotle’s views on the brain?
The HEART was the center for intelligence
The brain was used for the cooling of the blood
During the ____ ___, Galen was a physician to ____.
What did he find about the brain?
Roman Empire
Gladiators
Found 2 parts of the brain- cerebrum (for sensory) and cerebellum (motor function.. bc it has similar structure to skel muscle)
Also said nerve transmission was a fluid event and ventricles are fluid filled.
What did Andreas Vesalius find about the brain?
Ventricles were critical to brain function
What did Rene Descartes find about the brain? When?
Proposed the fluid-mechanical theory of brain function. (Fluid is forced out of ventricles through nerves, causing muscles to pump)
Also a human’s mental capabilities exist outside the brain in the mind (soul)
The bridge between the brain and the soul was the pineal gland
In renaissance period
What discovery did Luigi Galvani and Emil du Bois-Reymond find? When?
In 19th century
A muscle can stitch when electricity is applied to it or its nerve.
So, nerves do not move fluid but are electrical
What did Charles Bell and Francois Magendie find?
Found that there are two parts of a nerve—
Motor (ventral)
And sensory (dorsal)
Each of these is a one-way transmission nerve.
And that the SC has both functions