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CNS Flashcards

1
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Nervous System Anatomical Classification

A

Central Nervous System CNS
Peripheral Nervous System PNS

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Central Nervous System CNS is consisted of

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Brain
Spinal cord

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3
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PNS is consisted of

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Cranial Nerves (12 pairs)
Spinal Nerves (31 pairs)

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4
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Nervous System (Physiological Classification)

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Somatic and autonomic

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5
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Brain is divided to 3 parts name them

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Forebrain Midbrain Hindbrain

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6
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Forebrain is consisted of

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Cerebrum
Thalamus
Hypothalamus

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7
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Hindbrain is consisted of

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Cerebellum
Pons
Medulla Oblongata

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8
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Main parts of the brain

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Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brain stem
Diencephalon

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9
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Cerebrum consists of

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two cerebral hemispheres; right and left.

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Cerebellum consists of

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two cerebellar hemispheres; right and left

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Brain stem formed from the

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midbrain, the pons and the medulla oblongata.

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12
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Diencephalon divided into

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thalamus, subthalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus
and meta-thalamus

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13
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Cerebrum is what (according to it’s size)

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is the largest part of the brain & has two
hemispheres.

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14
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Cerebrum surface shows ridges of tissue, called

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Gyri

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15
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Gyri separated by grooves called

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sulci

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16
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The two cerebral hemisphere are Connected together by

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corpus callosum.

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17
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Each cerebral hemisphere is divided into 4 lobes name them

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  1. Frontal lobe
  2. Parietal lobe
  3. Temporal lobe
  4. Occipitallobe
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18
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Frontl lobe is responsible for

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Thinking , memory, behaviour and movement

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19
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Parietal lobe is responsible for

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Language and touch

20
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Temporal lobe is responsible for

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Hearing, learning and feelings

21
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Occipital is responsible for

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Sight

22
Q

Brainstem is responsible for

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Breathing, heart rate and temperature

23
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Cerebellum is responsible for

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Balance and coordination

24
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Cerebellum is also called

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Little brain

25
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Describe Cerebellum structure and site

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Small structure under the base at the back of the
brain

26
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Cerebellum has how many hemisheres? Describe its surface

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has two hemispheres and has a highly folded surface
or cortex

27
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Cerebellum function is

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Responsible for balance and coordination

28
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Define Cerebellar ataxia

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Uncoordinated movement due to lesion in the cerebellum

29
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Ataxic gait

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Unsteady walk

30
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Brainstem lies in between what and what

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between the cerebrum and the
spinal cord.

31
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Brainstem Control

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breathing , blood pressure and
heart rate

32
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Spinal cord length, shape, site

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45 cm long
cylindrical
lies within the vertebral canal

33
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Spinal cord extends from …… to ……

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Extends from foramen magnum to
L 2vertebra

34
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Spinal cord is Continuous above with

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medulla oblongata

35
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The lower tapering end of the spinal cord is called

A

Conus medullaris

36
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Spinal cord Gives rise to how many spinal nerves

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31 pairs

37
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Group of spinal nerves is continuous with the end of the spinal cord is called

A

cauda equina

38
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cauda equina is

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Group of spinal nerves is continuous with the end of the spinal cord

39
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Each segment in the spinal cord gives origin to a

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pair of spinalnerves.

40
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Spinal nerves are classified into

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8 cervical nerves
12 thoracicnerves
5 lumbar nerves
5 sacral nerves
1 coccygealnerve

41
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Meninges are

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three coverings of the central nervous system

42
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Meninges are arranged from inside outwards

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  1. Pia mater
  2. Arachinoid mater
  3. Dura mater
43
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Spaces related to the meninges

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  1. Subarachnoid space
  2. Subdural space
  3. Epidural space
44
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The cerebrospinal fluid is the

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fluid circulating inside the CNS in subarachnoid space

45
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Meningitis is

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The inflammation of the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord including the dura, arachnoid and pia mater

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