CNS Flashcards

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Whats the Azygos System

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it creates a connection between SVC & IVC since they are not contineus. transports deoxygenated blod from the posterior walls of the thorax and abdomen into the SVC just before the right atrium

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2
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Peripheral Nervous System

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Somatic, Autonomic, Sensory

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3
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Somatic Nervous System

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Cranial & Spinal

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4
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Spinal Nerves

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30 pairs from spine (c1-8,T1-12,L1-5,s1-5)

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5
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Autonomic Nervous System

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Sympathetic (fight of flight) vs Parasympathetic (rest and digest) (Heart, smooth muscles glands)

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6
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c1

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Atlas (anter arch, super artic surface, anterior tubercle

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7
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c2

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Axis (Odontoid process, Sup artic surface)

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8
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Skull bones / Cranium

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Occipital, Parietals2, Frontal, Temporals2,Sphenoidal,Ethmoidal

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9
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Skull bones / Face

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Maxilla, Palatine, Mandible, Zygomatic, Lacrimal, Nasal

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10
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Paranasal Sinuses

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Frontal sinus, Sphenoid Sinus, Ethmoidal, Maxilarry

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11
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another name for the ear

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Vestibulocochlear Organ

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12
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The organ of hearing

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Cochlea

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13
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whats the Pituitary Gland & where is it placed

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hypophysis, is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea that sits in the sella turcica which is situated in the sphenoid bone in the middle cranial fossa at the base of the brain

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