Brain Flashcards

(60 cards)

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Q

Name the function of nervous system

A

Sensory imput
Integrating information
Controlling muscles
Maintaining homeostasis
Mental activity

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2
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What type receives information

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Afferent

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3
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What type sends out actions

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Efferent

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4
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Group of neurons

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Nerve

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5
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What are the 2 divisions of nervous system

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CNS
PNS

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6
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Group of cell body’s

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Ganglia

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7
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PNS controls/ parts

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All other nerves than brain and spinal cord

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8
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CNS controls/parts

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Brain and spinal cord

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9
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Independent network of neurons that control something

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Pexious

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10
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Section Giving information to brain

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Sensory

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11
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Section taking orders from brain

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Motor

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12
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Balance coordination section

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Kinesthetic

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13
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Pain / gut feeling section

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Visceral

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14
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Mostly voluntary skeletal muscle mover

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Somatic

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15
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Involuntary muscle and smooth muscle

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Autonomic

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16
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ANS fight or flight/ heart rate faster

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Sympathetic

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17
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ANS heart rate slower

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Parasympathetic

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18
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ANS controls digestion

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Enteric

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19
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Number of layers of CNS

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3 layers

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20
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Covering over the brain and spinal cord

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Meninges

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21
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Attached layer inside of the skull

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Dura Mater

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22
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Folds in the dura mater that hold the brain in place

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Rural folds

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23
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Space between vertebrae duramater

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Epidural space

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24
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Blood vessels that look like spiderwebs

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Arachnoid

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Inside layer bound to the brain
Pia mater
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Above layer of fluid gives friction
Lymph fluid
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Below layer of fluid for shock absorption
Cerebral spinal fluid
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Bacterial Viral Fungal
Meningitis
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Intellectual functions/ thoughts brain section
Cerebrum
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Deep in middle of brain section
Diencephalon
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Influences mood section of brain
Thalamus
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Brain section that maintains homeostasis
Hypothalamus
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Bottom of brain that connects to spinal cord
Brain stem
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Visual reflex section of brain
Midbrain
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Relay between cerebrum and cerebellum section of brain
Pons
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Heart rate and breathing section of brain
Medulla oblongata
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Motor skills and coordination brain section
Cerebellum
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Have nucleus and mitochondria’s
Cell body
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Thin lines that receive information
Dendrites
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Long line that bridges gaps
Axon
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Is myelinated or unmyelinated faster
Myelinated
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The ball at the end a axon that holds the neurotransmitter
Synaptic knob
43
Multidendrites
Multipolar
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One dendrite
Bipolar
45
No dendrites
Unipolar
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CNS that makes CSF
Ependymal
47
Projection that wraps around the brain blood vessels
Astrocyte
48
Act like white blood vessels
Microglia
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Makes the myelin in the CNS
Oligodendrocyte
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Makes myelin in the PNS
Schwann
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Supports the cell body’s
Satellite
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Potassium wants
Out
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Sodium wants
In
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Antions are
Negative charge
55
Resting membrane potential
-70mv
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Not enough change to get a message through
Graded potentials
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Minimum amount of depolarization to cause a chain reaction
Threshold
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Closer to sending message
Depolarization
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After depolarization restoration
Repolarization
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Time when you can’t start a action
Refractory period