Week 9/10 - Nervous System Flashcards
What is the SNS and what is it responsible for
Somatic nervous system - conscious persecution and voluntary motor response
What is ANS and what is it responsible for
Autonomic nervous system- involuntary control of the body
What is the connective tissue on the external surface of the CNS
Meninges
What is this cross section of
Thoracic spinal cord showing dorsal, ventral and lateral horns of grey matter
What are A and B indicating respectively
Grey matter (regions with cell bodies and dendrites) and white matter (many axons)
What is A indicating
Cerebral Vein
What is B indicating
Arachnoid Trabeculae
What is C
Pia mater - inner most meninx one cell layer thick
What is D
Subarachnoid space contains cerebrospinal fluid
What is E
Arachnoid mater - meddle meninx
What is F
Veins
What is G
Superior Sagittarius sinus
What is I
Dura mater - dense inelastic membrane
What is J
Subdural Space
What is K
Arachnoid granulation Villi
What is L
Longitudinal Fissue
What is A
Lateral Ventricle
B
Choroid plexus
C
Interventricular Foramen
D
Third ventricle
What is E
Cerebral Aqueduct
What is F
Fourth Ventricle
A
Superior sagittal sinus
B
Choroid plexus
C
Interventricular foramen
D
Third ventricle
E
Cerebral aqueduct
F
Lateral aperture
G
Fourth Ventricle
H
Arachnoid Granulation
I
Subarachnoid space
J
Meningeal dura mater
K
Right lateral ventricle
L
Median aperture
M
Central canal
Name lobes A, B, C & D respectively
Frontal Lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe and temporal lobe
What is the frontal lobes main function
Motor function
What is the parietal lobes main function
Somatosensation - tactile senses
What is the occipital lobes main functions
Processing Visual information
What is the temporal lobe’s main function
Primary auditory sensation, memory and smell
Cerebral gyrus (gyri plural)
Ridge of one of the wrinkles on the brain
Cerebral sulcus (sulci plural)
The grooves in the wrinkles
What is the basal nuclei responsible for
Cognitive processing the most important function being planning movements
A
Sagittal suture
B
Falx cerebri
A
Pineal Gland of the diencephalon of the brain
B
Thalamus of the diencephalon of the brain
C
Hypothalamus of the diencephalon of the brain
D
Pituitary Gland of the diencephalon of the brain
A
Corpus callosum