Chapter 7: The Structure of the Nervous System

Question 1

part of the PNS that innervates skin, joints, muscles, to control voluntary response

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somatic PNS

Question 2

part of the PNS that innervates internal organs, blood vessels, and glands

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visceral (aka autonomic) PNS

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membranes that wrap around the brain

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meninges

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outermost layer of meninges; forms tough inelastic bag that protects overall structure of the brain

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dura mater

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layer below dura mater; spider-web like

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arachnoid membrane

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Subarachnoid space is filled with ()

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cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

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meninges layer that adheres closely to the surface of the brain

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pia mater

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cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-filled caverns and canals (hollow spaces) inside brain

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Ventricles

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specialized epithelial tissue in ventricles that secretes CSF

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Choroid plexus

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CSF circulates through ventricles; absorbed in () into the blood vessels

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subarachnoid space

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method of studying the brain by clearing brain tissue by removing lipids inside brain

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CLARITY

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Functional brain imaging looks at the active regions of the brain by ()

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detecting changes in regional blood flow and metabolism within the brain

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All neurons with cell bodies in the PNS derive from the (

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neural crest

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failure of neural tube to close causes the ff. conditions

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1. anencephaly
2. spina bifida

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process by which structures become more complex and functionally specialized during development is called differentiation

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differentiation

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primary vesicles of neural tube

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1. prosencephalon
2. mesencephalon
3. rhombencephalon

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Analyse sensory input and command motor output (processor of info; command center)

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Cerebral cortex

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gateway to the cortex; relay info from sensory organ to cerebral cortex

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Thalamus

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Axons between thalamus and cortex

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internal capsule

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controls visceral nervous system

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Hypothalamus

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2 important structures in Tectum

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superior and inferior colliculus

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structure in tectum that receives sensory info from eye

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superior colliculus

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structure in tectum that receives sensory info from ear

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inferior colliculus

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important structure in tegmentum; black substance and red nucleus -> controls voluntary movement

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substantia nigra

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Ventricle in midbrain develops into the

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cerebral aqueduct

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movement control, receive massive axonal inputs from the spinal cord (position) and pons (intention to control body movement)

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cerebellum

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switchboard connecting cerebral cortex to cerebellum: of the descending axons passing through the midbrain, over 90% synapse on neurons in the pons. The those neurons relay all information to the cerebellum.

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pons

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receive auditory inputs and project axons to different structures (e.g., inferior colliculus)

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cochlear nuclei

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crossing of axons from one side to the other; explains why the cortex of one side of the brain controls movements on the opposite side of the body

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decussation

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Three type of cortex in a mammal

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Hippocampus
Olfactory cortex
Neocortex

Question 31

() of the neocortex: a detailed wiring diagram of connections

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Connectome