Exam 1 Flashcards

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Composed of the Brain and Spinal cord

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Central nervous system CNS

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2
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Composed of the nerves

1) cranial nerves
2) spinal nerves

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Peripheral nervous system PNS

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I) olfactory
II) optic
III) oculmotor
IV) Trochlear
V) Trigeminal
VI)Abducens
VII) Facial
VIII) Vestibularcochlear
IX) Glossopharyngeal
X) Vagus
XI) Accessory
XII) Hypoglossal
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Cranial Nerves

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I) Cervical spinal nerves C1 - C8
II) Thoractic spinal nerve T1 - T12
III) Lumbar spinal nerves L1 - L5
IV) Sacral spinal nervs S1- S5
V) Coccygeal C0
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Spinal nerves

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  • Neurons that carry info from the body to the CNS

* Sensory (pain&pressure)

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Afferent

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  • Neurons that carry orders from the CNS to the rest of the body
  • Motor
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Efferent

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7
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1) skin
2) skeletal muscle
3) joints

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Somatic sensory afferent

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8
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*Internal organs

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Visceral afferent

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9
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To skeletal muscles

*Motor

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Somatic efferent

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10
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  • viscera
    • includes:
      1) cardiac muscle
      2) smooth muscle
      3) Glands
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Autonomic nervous system

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11
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Sympathetic- “flight or fight”

Parasympathetic- “rest & digest”

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Types of Autonomic NS

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12
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Neuroglia
Astrocytes
Oligodendrocyte
Microglia
Ependymal Cells
Schwann Cells
Satellite Cells
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Cell Types

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13
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1st. Cell type in neuroglia. 
Support-Scar
Feed- supply lactose f/ glucose
Help growth
Protect- blood brain barrier
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Astrocytes

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14
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*Myelin sheaths in CNS

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Oligodendrocytes

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15
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*act as immune cells in CNS

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Microglia

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16
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*make & move cerebrospinal fluid

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Ependymal cells

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17
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Produce myelin sheaths on the axons of neurons in the PNS

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Schwann cells

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18
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Surrounded neurons in PNS

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Satellite cells

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19
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Can be Multipolar, unipolar, bipolar

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Neuron

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20
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*receiving end of neuron

Has local potentials

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Dendrite

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21
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*in part of neuron that opens sodium gates= hypoplarization

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Excitatory post-synaptic potential EPSP

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*in part of neuron that opens potassium (goes out) and chloride (goes in) =hyperpolarization

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Inhibitory post-synaptic potential IPSP

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  • AKA soma

Has only graded potentials

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Cell body

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24
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Trigger of action potentials

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Axonal Hillock

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25
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Neuron that dumps excitatory NT in the synaptic cleft one at a time.

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1st. Pre synaptic

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Multiple pre-synaptic neurons release NTs, taht can lead to a Action potential.

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2nd. Spatial summation

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27
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All or nothing

Can propagate al the axon

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Action potentials

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28
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Inceased effciency with increased use.

Also dendritic branching and pruning (break down of term. Bulbs)

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Synaptic potentiation

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29
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Are myelinated

Saltatory conduction- dramatically fast AP

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Myelin sheath

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30
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Are not myelinated

Continuous conduction- have AP but do not spread as fast.

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Nonmyelinated sheath

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31
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Are vesicles of NTs

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Terminal bulbs / synaptic knobs

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32
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*sensory
Include unipolor amd bipolar
Are cell bodies in sensory ganglion, out side of CNS.

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Afferent Neuron

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33
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*Motor
Is multipolar
Cell bodies are in CNS

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Efferent neurons

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34
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Are between neurons

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Interneurons

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35
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Is a cluster of nerve cell bodies in PNS

Ex: in dorsal root ganglion

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Ganglion

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36
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Cluster of nerve cell bodies in CNS

Ex: basal nuclei

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Nucleus

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37
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Bundle of processes(axons) in PNS

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Nerves

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38
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Bundles of processes(axons) in CNs

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Tract

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39
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Brain coverings

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Menings

40
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  • Fils ventricles of the brain

* Fills subarachnoid space (btw arachnoid & pia mater)

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Cerebrospinal fluid CSF

41
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Different functions for the left and right hemisphere

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Lateralization

42
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Grey matter/ unmyelinated.

Includes: motor,sensory and association areas.

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Cerebral cortex

43
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*Precentral area of frontal lobe.

Responsible for directly controlling skeletal muscle

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Primary somatic motor cortex

44
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*Across the side

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Contralateral control

45
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A particular location of the brain that works a particular location of the body

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Somatotophy

46
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*frontal lobe infront of primary somatic motor cortex.
*complied a series of movements
Integration and planning

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Motor association area/premotor cortex

47
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Motor of speech

-helps control the muscles needed for speaking but is not directly

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Broca area

48
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  • parietal lobe

* received sensory info from skin,skeletal muscle etc.

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Primary somatosensory cortex

49
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*Sense of where in 3D space your muscle parts are , and if or when contracted/relaxed.

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Proprioreception

50
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Parietal lobe

* Receives info from primary somatosensory cortex

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Somatosensory association cortex

51
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*occipital lobe

Specific part of the brain that receives info from the retina.

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Primary visual cortex

52
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Part that allows you to analyse the info from the retina and determine the objects.

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Visual association area

53
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*Temporal

Hearing info from inner ear. (pitch,rhythm,loudness)

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Primary auditory cortex

54
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Interprets info as noise

Used past experiences/memories

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Auditory association area

55
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Sense info about smell

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Olfactory cortex

56
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Senses in for about taste

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Gustatory cortex

57
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A) Regulates viscera, controls ANS activity
-homeostasis, HR BP and activity of the gut
B) links endocrine and nervous systems
- controls pituitary gland (mast gland’s) and hormones
C) Body temp
D) Appetite
E) Solute concentration= H20 intake/output
F) sleep/wake cycles
G) component of limbic system (emotion)

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The jobs of the Hypothalamus

58
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Anatomy of a neuron

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A) soma/ cell body
B) axon
C) dendrites
D) terminal bulbs
E) axonal hillock
F) myelin sheaths
59
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*the comprehension and usage of words both spoken and written

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Werinicke area

60
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  • reading and writing
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Angular gyrus

61
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Motor of speech

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Broca area

62
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*connect the two hemispheres together but the corpse callosum

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Commissural tract

63
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Connects different parts of the same hemis.

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Association tract

64
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Connects cerebral to rest of the brain

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Projection tract

65
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  • deep in temoral lobe

* emotion (esp. Fear)

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Amygdala

66
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*deep in temporal lobe

Transition of memory into long term memory.

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Hippocampus

67
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Transition of memories into long term memory.

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Memory consolidation

68
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Facts , words and numbers

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Declarative memory

69
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Motor info in memory a set of activities we don’t have to think about doing.

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Procedural

70
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Influence movement (start/stop/select)
Recieves signals from cortex
- walking
If there is lack of dopamine here= Parkinson’s

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Basal nuclei

71
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“The receptionist “
Nuclei sorts and selectivity relay sense info to the correct part of the cerebral cortex
Motor/emotion/learning

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Thalamus

72
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Connects primary motor cortex and cerebellum.

Nuclei is responsible for some respiratory function.

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Pons

73
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Autonomic reflexes
Nuclei controls: coughing, sneezing, vomiting etc reflexes.
Respiration pattern
HR

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Medulla oblongata

74
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Compares motor/sense info to predict the correct time and force in contractions of Fine- tune movements

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Cerebellum

75
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Corpra quadrigemina

1) superior colliculi , head and eye movements
2) inferior colliculi, head movement’s for hearing (startled relfex)

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Mid brain

76
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Hypothalamus (control emotion)
Thalamus
Amygdala
Hippocampus(memory)

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Limbic system

77
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A term that decribes the set of brain parts responsible for pain modulation and for rousing cerebral cortex.

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Reticular Formation

78
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Sense of smell

*nerve

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Olfactory (oh)

79
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Nerve

Sensory- vision, carries infor from retina of the eye

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Optic (once)

80
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Nerve

Movement of eyeballs , palpebra(eyelid) iris , ciliary muscle etc.

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Oculomotor ( one)

81
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Nerve

Motor- down and out eye movement

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Trochlear (takes)

82
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Nerve
Divided into 3 parts
1) Opthalmic- forhead, eyelid and nose
2)maxillary- nasal cavity,upper teeth and lip
3) mandibular- tongue, teeth, chin etc.
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Trigeminal (the)

83
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Nerve

Motor- out movement of the eyes

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Abducens (anatomy)

84
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Nerve
Mixed functions- motor/sensory expression, saliva,tears
Taste,proprioception

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Facial (final)

85
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Nerve

Hearing sound and equilibrium

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Vestibularcochlear (very)

86
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Nerve

Motor- swallowing/ gagging

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Glossopharyngeal (good)

87
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Nerve

Motor - parasympathetic, goes every where

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Vagus ( vaca)

88
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Nerve

Motor - swallowing and head movement

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Accessory (are)

89
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Nerve

Motor- tongue and speaking

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Hypoglossal (here)

90
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Spinal nerves

*Somatic Afferent

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C2-C0

91
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Spinal nerve

*somatic efferent

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C1-C0

92
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Spinal nerve

* sympathetic

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T1-L2

93
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Spinal nerve

*Parasympathetic

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S2-S4

94
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A brain disorder where brain cells die due to lack of 02

“Stroke”

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CVA cerebrovascular accident

95
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Is when the blood is leaking out of a blood vessel instead of flowing to the Brain.

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Hemorrhagic

96
Q

Referred to as “mini stroke”

Lack of blood flow due to a clot

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TIA Transiet Ischemic Attack

97
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EEG -brain death / over all electrical activities
CAT- soft tissues
MRI- x-rays for a 3D view
PET- radio active tracer

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  • Electro-ence-phalo-gram
  • Computed tomography
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Postistron emission tomography