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Chapter 3- Structure Of The Nervous System Flashcards

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Anterior

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Located near or toward the head

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Neuraxis

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Imaginary line drawn through the center of the length of the CNS, from the bottom of the spinal cord to the front of the forebrain

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Posterior

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Located near or toward the tail

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Rostral

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“Toward the beak”

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Caudal

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“Toward the tail”

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Dorsal

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“Toward the back”

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Ventral

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“Toward the belly”

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Lateral

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Toward the side of the body, away from the middle

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Medial

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Toward the middle of the body, away from the side

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Ipsilateral

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Located on the same side of the body

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Contralateral

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Located on the opposite side of the body

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Cross section

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With respect to the central nervous system, a slice taken at right angles to the neuraxis

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Frontal section

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A slice through the brain parallel to the forehead

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Horizontal section

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A slice through the brain parallel to the ground

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Sagittal section

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A slice through the brain parallel to the neuraxis and perpendicular to the ground

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Midsagittal plane

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A plane through the neuraxis perpendicular to the ground; divides the brain into two symmetrical halves

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Meninges

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The three layers of tissue that encase the CNS: the dura mater, arachnoid membrane, and pia mater

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Dura mater

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Outermost of the meninges; tough and flexible

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Arachnoid membrane

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Middle layer of meninges; located between the outer dura mater and inner pia mater

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Pia mater

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The layer of meninges that clings to the surface of the brain; thin and delicate

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Subarachnoid space

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Fluid filled space that cushions the brain; located between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater

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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

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A clear fluid, similar to blood plasma, that fills the ventricular system of the brain and the subarachnoid space surrounding the brain and the spinal cord

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Ventricle

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One of the hollow spaces within the brain, filled with cerebrospinal spinal fluid

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Lateral ventricle

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One of the two ventricles located in the center of the telencephalon

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Third ventricle
The ventricle located in the center of the diencephalon
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Cerebral aqueduct
A narrow tube interconnecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain, located in the center of the mesencephalon
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Fourth ventricle
The ventricle located between the cerebellum and the dorsal pons, in the center of the metencephalon
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Choroid plexus
The highly vascular tissue that protrudes into the ventricle and produces cerebrospinal fluid
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Arachnoid granulation
Small projection of the arachnoid membrane through the dura mater into the superior sagittal sinus; CSF flows through them to be transformed into the blood supply
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Superior sagittal sinus
A venous sinus located in the midline just dorsal to the corpus callosum, between the two cerebral hemispheres
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Obstructive hydrocephalus
A condition in which all or some of the brains ventricles are enlarged; caused by an obstruction that impedes the normal flow of CSF
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Neural tube
A hollow tube, closed at the rostral end, that forms from ectodermal tissue early in embryonic development; serves as the origin of the CNS
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Cerebral cortex
The outermost layer of gray matter of the cerebral hemisphere
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Progenitor cells
Cells of the ventricular zone that divide and give rise to cells of the CNS
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Ventricular zone
A layer of cells that line the inside of the neural tube; contains progenitor cells that divide and give rise to cells of the central nervous system
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Subventricular zone
A layer of progenitor cells located just inside the ventricular zone; thicker in annals with large brains
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Symmetrical division
Division of a progenitor cell gives rise to two identical progenitor cells; increases the size of the ventricular zone and hence the brain develops from it
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Asymmetrical division
Division of a progenitor cell that gives rise to another progenitor cell and a neuron, which migrates away from the ventricular soon towards its final resting place in the brain
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Radial glia
Special glia with fibers that grow radially outward from the ventricular zone to the surface of the cortex; provide guidance for neurons migrating outward during brain development
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Apoptosis
Death of a cell caused by chemical signal that activates a genetic mechanism inside the cell
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Neurogenesis
Production of new neurons through the division of neural stem cells; occurs in the hippocampus and olfactory bulb and appears to play a role in learning
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Forebrain
The most rostral of the three major divisions of the brain; includes the telencephalon and diencephalon
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Cerebral hemisphere
One of the two major portions of the forebrain, covered by the cerebral cortex
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Subcortical region
The region located with in the brain, beneath the cortical surface
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Sulcus
A groove in the surface of the cerebral hemisphere, smaller than a fissure
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Fissure
A major groove in the surface of the brain, larger than a sulcus
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Gyrus
A convolution of the cortex of the cerebral hemispheres, separated by sulci or fissures
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Primary visual cortex
A region of the posterior occipital lobe whose primary input is from the visual system
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Calcarine fissure
The fissure located in the occipital lobe on the medial surface of the brain; most of the primary visual cortex is located along it's upper and lower banks
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Primary auditory cortex
The region of the superior temporal lobe whose primary input is from the auditory system
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Lateral fissure
The fissure that separates the temporal lobe from the overlying frontal and parietal low
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Primary somatosensory cortex
The region of the anterior parietal lobe whose primary endpoint is from the somatosensory system
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Central sulcus
The sulcus that separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe
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Insular cortex
A sunken region of the cerebral cortex that it's normally covered by the rostral superior temporal lobe and caudal inferior frontal lobe
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Primary motor cortex
The region of the posterior frontal lobe contains neurons the control movement of skeletal muscles
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Frontal lobe
The anterior portion of the cerebral cortex, rostral to the parietal lobe and dorsal to the temporal lobe
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Parietal lobe
The region of the cerebral cortex caudal to the frontal lobe and dorsal to the temporal lobe
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Temporal lobe
The region of the cerebral cortex rostral to the occipital lobe and ventral to the parietal and frontal lobe
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Occipital lobe
The region of the cerebral cortex caudal to the parietal and temporal lobe
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Sensory association cortex
Those regions of the cerebral cortex that received information from the regions of primary sensory cortex

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