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one cell’s axon acts on another cell’s

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dendrite

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oligodendrocyte

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myelinates axons in the CNS

kind of glial cell

Its cousin in the PNS is the schwann cell

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End of the axon that makes contact with the dendrite =

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bouton

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gray vs white matter

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Gray matter: neurons, dedrites, synapses. Protoplasmic astrocytes

microglia (are in both)

White matter: axons that are myelinated, fibrous astrocytes

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Neurons, dendrites, synapses

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are in the gray matter

collect, integrate, transmit information; syntehsize macromolecules

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Axons

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are in the white matter (myelinated)

conduct information

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oligodendrocytes

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white and gray matter

form myelin sheaths

shwann cells do this in the PNS

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protoplasmic astrocytes

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in gray matter

  • provide mechanical (blood-brain barrier) and metabolic support, response to injury
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fibrous astrocytes

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in white matter

  • provide mechanical (blood-brain barrier) and metaolic support, response to injury
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microglia

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gray (and white) matter

phagocytosis, response to injury

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ependymal cells

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in the walls of the ventricles

line ventricles and choroid plexus, secrete cerebrospinal fluid

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Embryology: vesicles

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3 vesicle stage: Prosencephalon (forebrain)
Mesencephalon (midbrain)
Rhombencephalon (hindbrain)

Pros becomes Telencephalon and Diencephalon
Mes stays the same
Rhombencephalon becomes the metencephalon and teh myencephalon

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What do the 5 embryologic vesicles become?

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Telencephalon–> cerebral cortex, basal ganglia

Diencephalon –> Thalamus, hypothalamus, retina

Mesencephalon –> Midbrain

Metencephalon –> cerebellum, pons

Myelencephalon –> Medulla

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cranial nerves derive from

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neural crest

around axis of neural tube

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1-1-2-2-6 mnemonic

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Remember the embryologic vesicles– and how many cranial nerves come from each

Telencephalon: I.
Diencephalon: II
Mesencephalon: III and IV
Metencephalon: V. and VI
Myelencephalon: VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
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ventricle relationship to embryologic vesicles

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Lateral ventricle- Telencephalon

Third ventricle- diencephalon

future cerebral aqueduct- mesencephalon (no choroid plexus but yes to all the others)

Fourth ventricle- met and myelencephalon

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Frontal lobe functions

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motor control and metacognitive (decision, personality, emotional control, pattern finding)

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Primary motor cortex

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  • is the precentral gyrus

mostly contralateral

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where is broca’s area?

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inferior frontal gyrus

Broca’s aphasia: trouble constructing words

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function of the gyrus rectus and the orbital gyri

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have to do with the olfactory system

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primary somatosensory cortex

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Parietal lobe: postcentral gyrus

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superior parietal lobule

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involved with imagining things in space

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supramarginal gyrus associated with

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steriognosis

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angular gyrus associated with

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speech understanding pathways

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posterior paracentral lobule
legs and feet sensation
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ACA occlusion -->
anterior and posterior paracentral lobule affected
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MCA occlusion-->
precentral gyrus and postcentral gyrus affected (upper parts of the body)
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precuneus involved with
dorsal stream (tells us about movement of objects but not detail)
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ventral stream
related to detail, color, faces goes down into the temporal lobe
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Temporal lobe
the "what" lobe has superior, middle, and inferior temporal gyri
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primary auditory cortex located where?
superior temporal gyrus, on the dorsal surface left lateral one has wernicke's area
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wernicke's aphasia -->
can say lots of words that don't make sense together word salad = fluent aphasia. Broca's aphasia = nonfluent aphasia
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fusiform gyrus
= occipitotemporal gyrus "Jennifer Aniston"- we remember specific faces
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calcarine sulcus
divides the occipital lobe into dorsal and ventral parts cuneus- info related to inferior visual field (flipped) lingual gyrus- info related to superior visual field calcarine sulcus defines the primary visual cortex on either side of it
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Limbic lobes major areas
cingulate gyrus- higher order emotional processing, surrounds the corpus collosum becomes continuous with parahippocampal gyrus, which leads right into the hippocampus. Parahippocampal gyrus connected to uncus, which is connected to the amygdala.
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Basal ganglia
at the center of the telencephalon: it’s a recursive circuit adding connectivity and continuity to stereotyped behaviors (smooth movements) Made up of caudate nucleus and putamen and globus pallidus
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caudate and putamen together
= striatum | associate this with the basal ganglia!
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globus pallidus and putamen together
= lentiform nucleus | associate this with the basal ganglia!
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the pons connects the
brainstem to the cerebellum
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diencephalon is composed of
thalamus and hypothalamus (2 main parts)
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midbrain composed of
tectum (roof) and tegmentum (basement) these are to be associated with ventricle. But the roof is only in the midbrain
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medulla consists of
tegmentum and the medullary pyramids (white matter)
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cerebellum
center is the vermis, the sides are the hemispheres
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Diencephalon: Thalamus
(the switchboard operator of the CNS) 31 nuclei comprise thalamus Most separated by internal medullary lamina - Thin, curved sheet of myelinated fibers Separated into three divisions - Anterior - Medial (or “dorsomedial”) - Lateral - -- Dorsal - -- Ventral
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VPM and VPL
(THALAMUS) VPM- ventral posteromedial nucleus VPL- ventral posterolateral nucelus associated with ascending information VPL- of the body VPM- of the face
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VA and VL
(THALAMUS) ventral anterior and ventral lateral- remember the basal ganglia pathways
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Medial geniculate nucleus
(THALAMUS) responsible for auditory info
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lateral geniculate
(THALAMUS) visual information
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intralaminar nuclei
(THALAMUS) centromedian and parafascicular associate these with PAIN pathways
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thalamic reticular nuclei
sit outside the thalamus, release GABA and prevent info from going up.
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Diencephalon: Hypothalamus
Unlike the thalamus (where you’re memorizing a phonebook), hypothalamic nuclei follow patterns: - Anterior (parasympathetic- called "optic" in some way) v. posterior (sympathetic- have the name posterior or mammillary in them) - Neuroendocrine output vs. autonomic output - Also, bi-directional circuitry
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hypothalamus: Paraventricular nucleus and the supraoptic nucleus
have to do with the posterior pituitary activation (they are the neurohypophysis)-
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suprachiasmatic nucleus
master circadian rhythm generator

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