Week 1:1 Flashcards

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Divisions of the CNS

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  • brain

- spinal cord

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2
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brain functions

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  • receives and processes sensory information
  • initiates responses
  • stores memories
  • generates thoughts and emotions
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spinal cord functions

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  • conducts signals to and from the brain

- controls reflex activities

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4
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divisions of the PNS

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  • motor neurons

- sensory neurons

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5
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motor neurons

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CNS to muscles and glands

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6
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sensory neurons

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sensory organs to CNS

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7
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divisions of motor neurons

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  • somatic nervous system

- autonomic nervous system

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8
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somatic nervous system controls

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voluntary movements

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9
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autonomic nervous system controls

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involuntary responses

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10
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divisions of autonomic nervous system

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  • sympathetic

- parasympathetic

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11
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sympathetic

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fight or flight

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12
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parasympathetic

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rest or digest

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13
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Good way to know if something’s part of the PNS

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if it’s not encased in bone

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14
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soma

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body

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15
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afferent

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sensory, ascending, toward the brain

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16
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efferent

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motor, descending, away from the brain

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17
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white matter

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  • consists of myelinated axons

- conducts information

18
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gray matter

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  • cell bodies

- information integrated

19
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dendrites

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receive messages

20
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Where is information carried in a neuron?

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down the axon via an action potential to the axon terminals

21
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Why are cell bodies important?

A

integration of information

22
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gray matter in the spinal cord

23
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white matter in the spinal cord

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sensory aspect of the spinal cord

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  • enters the dorsal horn via dorsal root ganglia

- processed into motor command if necessary

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motor aspect of the spinal cord
exits ventral horn
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What are the protective components?
- blood brain barrier - CSF - spinal column - meninges
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blood brain barrier
cells of the nervous system
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CSF made of
- salts, sugars, water | - keeps osmotic balance
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Through which system does CSF flow?
ventricular system
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What helps the brain "float"?
CSF
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Why does the brain need to float?
- shock absorption - prevents compression - gravity would exert major effect without it
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layers of the meninges
- dura mater - arachnoid mater - subarachnoid space - pia mater
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mater =
mother
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What does the dura mater contain?
- sinuses that help drain the brain | - has own blood supply
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What is the arachnoid mater?
- weblike membrane | - helps keep brain suspended along with dura mater
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What does the pia mater do?
- follows all brain's contours | - encases the vessels
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subarachnoid space significance
CSF flows through here
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Which of the meninges is pain sensitive?
dura mater only
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What is present in the spinal meninges but not the cerebrum?
epidural space
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subdural space
no subdural space
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significance of meninges
- inflammation can be deadly | - nervous system complications
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hematoma
- blood supply to meninges is damaged or disrupted | - can have primary or secondary injuries