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Week 3 Flashcards

1
Q

Cerebellum

A

Balance and coordination

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2
Q

Alzheimer’s attacks

A

temporal lobe first

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3
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Temporal lobe parts

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Hippocampus
amygdala
inferotemporal cortex

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4
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Hippocampus

A

New long-term memories

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5
Q

Amygdala

A

Behaviour change
anxiety/fear

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6
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Inferotemporal cortex

A

Forgetting faces

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7
Q

4 important structures of midbrain

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Red nucleus
Substantia nigra
superior colliculus
inferior colliculus

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8
Q

Colliculus

A

Relay nuclei

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9
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Red nucleus

A

Motor coordination
mostly UE

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10
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Substantia nigra

A

Produces dopamine

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11
Q

Superior colliculus

A

visual relay
eye tracking

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12
Q

inferior colliculus

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auditory relay nuclei

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13
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two cranial nerves

A

Oculomotor nerve (CNIII)
Trochlear nerve (CN IV)

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14
Q

Pons

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Contains CN 5, 6, 7, 8
connects motor cortex to cerebellum

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15
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medulla oblongata

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Regulates muscles of inspiration (diaphragm/intercostals)

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16
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anterior spinothalamic tract

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Light touch (crude)
two point discrimination (Fine details)

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17
Q

Crude

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Warning system
know you were touched
don’t know where or what you were touched by

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18
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Two-point discrimination

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dorsal
fine details
where/what touched you

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19
Q

conscious proprioception

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Knowing where your body is in space without looking at it

20
Q

spinocerebellar tracts

A

Unconscious proprioception
supports muscles

21
Q

“Spinal”

A

Motor pathway going down through the spinal cord

22
Q

Lateral corticospinal

A

Movement

23
Q

Reticulospinal tract

A

prevents spasticity

24
Q

Vestibulospinal tract

A

Balance

25
Q

Reticular formation

A

Attention/focus
in middle of brain (midbrain, brainstem)
helps regulate consciousness

26
Q

Cranial Nerve 1 (I)

A

Olfactory
Smell
anosmia

27
Q

Anosmia

A

Losing sense of smell

28
Q

Cranial Nerve 2 (II)

A

Optic
sight
Rods
Cones

29
Q

Rods

A

Black and white vision
low focus
don’t need a lot of light

30
Q

Cones

A

Colour vision
high focus
need a lot of light
quick response

31
Q

Cranial Nerve 3 (III)

A

Oculomotor
movement of eyes up, down and inward
opening of eyelid
dilation and constriction of pupil

32
Q

Damage to eyelid

A

ptosis
droopy eyelids

33
Q

Cranial Nerve 4 (IV)

A

Trochlear
Moves eye down and inward (cross-eyed if both at same time)

34
Q

Cranial Nerve 5 (V)

A

Trigeminal
Largest CN
Controls the face

35
Q

Cranial Nerve 6 (VI)

A

Abducens
lateral eye movement (outward movement)

36
Q

Cranial Nerve 7 (VII)

A

Facial
Muscle and expression
taste on tongue
tears
saliva

37
Q

Bell’s Palsy

A

Damage to muscles of facial expression
face muscles droop
can heal

38
Q

Cranial Nerve 8 (VIII)

A

Vestibulocochlear
Balance
auditory

39
Q

Cranial Nerve 9 (IX)

A

Glossopharyngeal
Controls HR/BP and Oxygen levels

40
Q

Cranial Nerve 10 (X)

A

Vagus
Longest nerve
slows HR/digestion
Dysarthria
Dysphasia

41
Q

Dysarthria

A

Speech

42
Q

Dysphasia

A

Swallowing

43
Q

Cranial Nerve 11 (XI)

A

Spinal accessory
scapular elevation

44
Q

Cranial Nerve 12 (XII)

A

Hypoglossal
tongue movements

45
Q

Which nerve is affected if pt. can’t move tongue, but can still taste

A

CN 11 (XII)

46
Q

Neuroendocrine connection

A

conscious thought connected to your body systems through the hypothalamus which uses the pituitary gland

Fundamentals of Neurological structures (7 decks)

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