Week 9/10 - Nervous System Flashcards by Deleted Deleted

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What is the SNS and what is it responsible for

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Somatic nervous system - conscious persecution and voluntary motor response

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What is ANS and what is it responsible for

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Autonomic nervous system- involuntary control of the body

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What is the connective tissue on the external surface of the CNS

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Meninges

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What is this cross section of

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Thoracic spinal cord showing dorsal, ventral and lateral horns of grey matter

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What are A and B indicating respectively

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Grey matter (regions with cell bodies and dendrites) and white matter (many axons)

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What is A indicating

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Cerebral Vein

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What is B indicating

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Arachnoid Trabeculae

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What is C

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Pia mater - inner most meninx one cell layer thick

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What is D

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Subarachnoid space contains cerebrospinal fluid

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What is E

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Arachnoid mater - meddle meninx

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What is F

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Veins

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What is G

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Superior Sagittarius sinus

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What is I

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Dura mater - dense inelastic membrane

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What is J

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Subdural Space

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What is K

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Arachnoid granulation Villi

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What is L

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Longitudinal Fissue

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What is A

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Lateral Ventricle

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B

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Choroid plexus

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C

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Interventricular Foramen

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D

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Third ventricle

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What is E

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Cerebral Aqueduct

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What is F

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Fourth Ventricle

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A

A

Superior sagittal sinus

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B

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Choroid plexus

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C

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Interventricular foramen

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D

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Third ventricle

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E

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Cerebral aqueduct

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F

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Lateral aperture

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G

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Fourth Ventricle

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H

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Arachnoid Granulation

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I

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Subarachnoid space

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J

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Meningeal dura mater

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K

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Right lateral ventricle

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L

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Median aperture

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M

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Central canal

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Name lobes A, B, C & D respectively

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Frontal Lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe and temporal lobe

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What is the frontal lobes main function

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Motor function

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What is the parietal lobes main function

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Somatosensation - tactile senses

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What is the occipital lobes main functions

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Processing Visual information

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What is the temporal lobe’s main function

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Primary auditory sensation, memory and smell

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Cerebral gyrus (gyri plural)

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Ridge of one of the wrinkles on the brain

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Cerebral sulcus (sulci plural)

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The grooves in the wrinkles

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What is the basal nuclei responsible for

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Cognitive processing the most important function being planning movements

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A

A

Sagittal suture

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B

A

Falx cerebri

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A

A

Pineal Gland of the diencephalon of the brain

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B

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Thalamus of the diencephalon of the brain

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C

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Hypothalamus of the diencephalon of the brain

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D

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Pituitary Gland of the diencephalon of the brain

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A

A

Corpus callosum

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B

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Parieto-occipital sulcus

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C

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Gyrus of the occipital lobe of the cerebral hemisphere

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D

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Cerebellar hemisphere

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E

A

Medulla oblongata of the brainstem

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F

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Pons of brainstem

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G

A

Midbrain of brainstem

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A

A

Dorsal ramus of Spinal Nerve

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B

A

Ventral ramus of spinal nerve

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C

A

Dorsal root of ganglion

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F

A

Dorsal root of spinal nerve

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E

A

Ventral root of spinal nerve

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D

A

Sympathetic trunk

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A

A

Cerebellar hemisphere

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B

A

Temporal lobe of cerebral hemisphere

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C

A

Basilar artery anterior to pons of brainstem

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D

A

Frontal lobe of cerebral hemisphere

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A

A

Midbrain

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B

A

Pons of the brainstem

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C

A

Medulla of the brainstem

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A

A

Grey matter if spinal cord : posterior (dorsal) horn

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B

A

(GM) Lateral horn of spinal cord

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C

A

Anterior(ventral) horn

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D

A

White matter posterior(dorsal) columns

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E

A

Lateral columns

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F

A

Central canal

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G

A

Anterior (ventral) columns

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A

A

Olfactory tract/nerve responsible for carrying smell information from nasal epithelium

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B

A

Oculomotor nerve - responsible for eye movements and pupillary reflex

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C

A

Facial nerve - muscles of facial expression

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D

A

Vagus nerve - Contributes to the majority of parasympathetic supply to the body

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E

A

Optic Nerve - thick sensory nerve responsible for vision

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F

A

Trigeminal nerve - responsible for cutaneous sensations of the face and controlling muscles of mastication

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G

A

Vestibulocochlear Nerve - responsible for hearing and balance

Q

A

A

Trigeminal nerve

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B

A

Spinal cord

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C

A

Brachial plexus

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How many pairs of Cranial nerves are there? And what type of nerve fibres do they contain

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Twelve pairs they may contain solely sensory nerve fibres or solely motor fibres or a mixture of both

Q

A

A

Optic nerve

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B

A

Midbrain of the brainstem

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C

A

Pons of the brainstem

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D

A

Vestibulocochlear nerve

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E

A

Medulla oblongata of the brainstem

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F

A

Oculomotor nerve

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G

A

Trigeminal nerve

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H

A

Facial nerve

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I

A

Vagus nerve

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Which cranial nerves carry parasympathetic nerve fibres

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Oculomotor, facial, glossopharygeal and vagus

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A

A

Cauda equina

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B

A

Sacral plexus

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C

A

Sciatic nerve

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A

A

sympathetic ganglion

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B

A

Sympathetic chain

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C

A

Lumbar plexus

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D

A

Femoral nerve - arises from the lumbar plexus

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E

A

Sacral plexus

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F

A

Sciatic nerves - largest in diameter arises from the sacral plexus

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A

A

Sympathetic ganglion

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B

A

Sympathetic chain

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C

A

Lumbar plexus

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E

A

Sacral Plexus

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D

A

Femoral nerve

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F

A

Sciatic nerves

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A

A

Conus medullaris of spinal cord

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B

A

Cauda equina

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C

A

Sympathetic ganglion

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D

A

Sympathetic chain

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E

A

Sacral plexus

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F

A

Lumbar enlargement of spinal cord

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G

A

Lumbar plexus

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H

A

Femoral nerve

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A

A

Brachial plexus

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B

A

Median nerve

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A and B

A

A= Intervertebral foramen superior view 
B= Intervertebral foramen lateral view

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A

A

Phrenic nerve

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Observe cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal nerves and their relation to each other

A