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A+P: 24-25 > unit 3 review > Flashcards

unit 3 review Flashcards

1
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afferent nerve

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for senses, sends signal to brain

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2
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efferent nerve

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for motor, send signal to body

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3
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CNS glia

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astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia, ependymal cell

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4
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PNS glia

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satellite cell, Schwann cell

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5
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astrocyte

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support; BBB

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6
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oligodendrocyte

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insulation, myelination of several axons

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7
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microglia

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immune surveillance and phagocytosis; white blood cells

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8
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ependymal cell

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creating the cerebrospinal fluid

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9
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satellite cell

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support; sensory and autonomic ganglia

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10
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Schwann cell

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insulate myelin; linked to 1 axon

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11
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thalamus

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senses all sensory information but smell

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12
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hypothalamus

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homeostasis

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13
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brain stem

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connect brain to spinal cord; regulate respiration and blood pumping

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14
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pons

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connect cerebellum and brain stem

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15
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medulla

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reticular formation, regulate sleep

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16
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cerebellum

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compares information from the cerebrum and the periphery

17
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pineal gland

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kind of produces melatonin?

18
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corpus callosum

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connects both sides of the brain

19
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association fibers

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connect areas of the brain

20
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commissural fibers

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make up corpus callosum

21
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projection fibers

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connect cerebrum to thalamus, brain stem, cerebellum, and spinal cord

22
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olfactory nerve

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smell

23
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optic nerve

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vision

24
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oculomotor nerve

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eye movement other than down and horizontal

25
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trochlear nerve

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downwards eye movement

26
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trigeminal nerve

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sensory/motor in face

27
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abducens nerve

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horizontal eye movement

28
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facial nerve

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motor in face, taste

29
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auditory nerve

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hearing and balance

30
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glossopharyngeal nerve

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motor in throat, taste

31
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vagus nerve

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motor/sensory

32
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spinal accessory

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motor in head and neck

33
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hypoglossal nerve

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motor in lower throat

34
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frontal lobe (4)

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executive functions, motor control, language production, emotional regulation

35
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parietal lobe (4)

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sensory integration, spatial awareness, attention, mathematical processing

36
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temporal lobe (4)

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auditory processing, memory, language comprehension, emotion processing

37
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occipital lobe (4)

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visual processing, color recognition, motion perception, reading

A+P: 24-25 (10 decks)

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