Intro Flashcards

1
Q

the autonomic nervous system is part of

A

both CNS and PNS

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2
Q

what makes up the brainstem

A

medulle
pons
midbrain

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3
Q

caudal side of brain

A

posterior

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4
Q

fasciculus

A

another name for portions of white matter in the SC

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5
Q

name the meninges from superior to inferior

A
dura mater
arachnoid
subarachnoid space
pia mater
(cerebral cortex)
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6
Q

rostral side of brain

A

anterior

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7
Q

hippocampus

A

temporal lobe
learning
memory

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8
Q

components of the diencephalon

A

thalamus

hypothalamus

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9
Q

Parasympathetics are also called

A

craniosacral

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10
Q

midbrain

A

part of brainstem
motor control
motivation
auditory/visual integration

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11
Q

in the SC, white matter…

A

contains axons

surrounds gray matter

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12
Q

choroid plexus

A

lines ventricles
tissue source of CSF
volume = 150 ml
production = 500 ml/day

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13
Q

functions of the dorsal (posterior) horns of gray matter in the SC

A

sensory processing

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14
Q

in the spinal cord, the gray matter…

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is surrounded by white matter

contains cell bodies of neurons

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15
Q

spinal nerves are what kind of nerves?

A

sensory and motor

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16
Q

ventral roots

A

motor (efferent) neurons

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17
Q

The peripheral nervous system is made up of

A

cranial and spinal nerves

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18
Q

function frontal lobe

A

impulse control
language
problem solving
motor control

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19
Q

function of hypothalamus

A

homeostasis:
temp control
feeding
circadian rhythms

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20
Q

pons

A

in brainstem
“bridge”
communication between cortex and cerebellum

21
Q

dorsal roots

A

sensory/afferent neurons

22
Q

functions of occipital lobe

A

visual processing

23
Q

ventral (anterior) horn

A

motor processing in the gray matter of the SC

24
Q

function of basal ganglia

A

motor control

25
Q

what nerves make up parasympathetics

A

cranial nerves 3, 7, 9, 10

sacral nerves - bladder/bowel control

26
Q

amygdala

A

temporal lobe

emotions

27
Q

function of cerebellum

A

motor coordination

procedural memory

28
Q

sympathetics control

A

fight or flight

29
Q

the medulla controls

A

blood pressure

respiration

30
Q

where are there enlargements of the white matter in the SC and what are they for

A

cervical - arms, hands

lumbar - legs, feet

31
Q

the neural axis extends from the spinal cord to the cerebral cortices. as part of the axis, the midbrain in located between:

A

the pons and the diencephalon

32
Q

name the types of spinal nerves from superior to inferior and how many pairs there are of each

A
8 cervical
12 thoracic
5 lumbar
5 sacral
1 coccygeal
33
Q

what is in the subarachnoid space

A

blood vessels

CSF

34
Q

sympathetics are also called

A

thoracolumbar

35
Q

functions of CSF

A

buoyancy
protection - cushions against trauma
remove waste
transport nutrients

36
Q

function of cerebral cortex

A

sensory
motor
integration
cognition

37
Q

function of thalamus

A

sensory relay

38
Q

function of parietal lobe

A

somatosensory processing

visual processing

39
Q

how many pairs of spinal nerves are there

A

31

40
Q

sympathetics are made up of which nerves

A

thoracic

lumbar

41
Q

hydrocephalus

A

buildup of fluid in ventricles

42
Q

parasympathetics control

A

rest and digest functions

43
Q

how many pairs of cranial nerves

A

12

44
Q

components of the forebrain

A

diencephalon - thalamus, hypothalamus
basal ganglia
cerebral hemispheres
cerebral cortex

45
Q

function of temporal lobe

A

auditory processing
learning/memory - hippocampus
emotions - amygdala

46
Q

path of CSF flow

A
lateral ventricles
interventricular foramen of monro
3rd ventricle
cerebral aqueduct
4th ventricle
foramen of lushka/foramen of magendie
subarachnoid space
47
Q

“limbic lobe”

A

emotional control
learning
memory

48
Q

name the cerebral hemispheres

A
frontal lobe
parietal
occipital
temporal
"limbic"