CNS Flashcards
(36 cards)
what is CNS composed of
brain and spinal cord
what is PNS composed of
peripheral nerves and all cranial nerves except optic
types of glial cells
astrocytes
Schwann cells
oligodendrocytes
ependymal cells
microglia
astrocytes function
important for forming blood brain barrier
ependymal cells function
production and circulation of CSF
microglial cells function
immune protection
cells producing myelination in PNS
Schwann cells
cells producing myelination in CNS
oligodendrocytes
problem of myelination in CNS
multiple sclerosis
problems of myelination in PNS
Guillain barre syndrome
grey matter
more cell bodies, dendrites, axon termini, astrocytes and blood vessels
white matter
more axons, oligodendrocytes and blood vessels
cerebellum function
balance and coordination
brain stem function
heart rate and breathing
what makes up brainstem
midbrain
pons
medulla oblongata
function of temporal lobe
hearing
area of brain involved in speech
Broca’s area
area of brain involved in language and reading
wernicke’s area
prefrontal cortex function
personality and behaviour
primary motor cortex
controls voluntary movement
primary somatosensory cortex
involved in sensation
hypothalamus
maintains homeostasis
thalamus
relay centre between spinal cord and cerebral Cortex
basal ganglia
control of movement
