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Lab 2 Exam Flashcards

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Dura mater

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protects the brain

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Arachnoid

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protects the brain

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Pia Mater

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protects the brain

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Right & left cerebral hemispheres

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controls skeletal muscles; interpretation of sensory input; language

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separates the cerebral hemispheres

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Longitudinal fissure

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separates the frontal and parietal lobes

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Central sulcus

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separates the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes

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Lateral sulcus

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separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum

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Transverse fissure

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Involved with intellect, judgment, abstract reasoning, foresight, conscience and personality

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Prefrontal Cortex

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Controls the skeletal muscles

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Primary Motor cortex

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Controls learned motor skills, simultaneous or sequential actions, planning of movements.

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Premotor Cortex

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controls voluntary eye movements

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Frontal Eye field

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Conscious awareness and interpretation of touch

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Parietal lobe

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interprets sense of touch

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Primary somatosensory cortex

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integrates and analyzes input relating to sense of touch

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Somatosensory Association Area

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Conscious awareness and interpretation of visual input

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Occipital Lobe

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receives sensory input from retina. “Sees”.

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Primary Visual Cortex

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interprets and evaluates visual input. Visual recognition. Stores visual memories

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Visual Association Area

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conscious awareness and interpretation of hearing and olfaction

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Temporal Lobe

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receives sensory input from inner ear: pitch, rhythm, loudness

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Primary Auditory Cortex

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perception of sound; stores sound memories

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Auditory Association Area

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awareness and interpretation of smells

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Olfactory Cortex

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conscious awareness of vital organs and gustation; interpretation of gustation

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Insula

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interprets sensory input from taste buds

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Gustatory Cortex

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conscious awareness of vital organs
Visceral Association Area
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awareness of balance
Vestibular Cortex
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sorts, filters and transmit sensory input to the cerebral cortex
Thalamus
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: regulates body temperature and fluid and electrolyte balance
Hypothalamus
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produces melatonin
Pineal Gland
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produce cerebrospinal fluid; located in each ventricle
Choroid Plexuses
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smooth, coordinated movement
Cerebellum
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automatic behaviors necessary for survival
Brain steam
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generates visual and auditory reflexes
Midbrain
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contains breathing centers
Pons
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Controls the vital signs
Medula
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Connects the right and left cerebral hemipsheres
Corpus Callosum
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connects the limbic system (generates emotion) structures
Fornix
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receives olfactory input from the olfactory nerves
Olfactory bulbs
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transmit olfactory input to the thalamus
Olfactory tracts
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transmits visual input to the brain
Optic Nerve
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site of partial decussation of optic nerve fibers
Optic Chiasma
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Circulates cerebrospinal fluid
Right and Left Lateral Ventricle and Third and Fourth Ventricle
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increases speed of nerve impulse transmission
White matter
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processing of input
Gray Matter
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circulates cerebrospinal fluid
Central Canal
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attaches the spinal nerves to the spinal cord; transmits sensory input from the spinal nerves to the spinal cord
Dorsal root
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attaches the spinal nerves to the spinal cord; transmits motor output from the spinal cord to the spinal nerves
Ventral root
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refracts (bends) light as it enters the eye
Cornea
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Controls Pupil Size
Iris
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Focuses Light on the Retina
Lens
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converts light energy into nerve impulses (transduction)
Retina
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Region of High cone Density
Macula Lutea
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Area of Greatest Visual Acuity (Mostly Cones)
Fovea Centralis
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Allows optic nerve fibers to exit the eye
Optic Disc
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supplies nutrients and oxygen to the lens, cornea and retina; removes wastes
Aqueuous Humor
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Physically supports the lens and retina
Vitreous Humor
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What are the 3 tissue layers of the eye
1. Sclera 2. Choroid 3. Retina
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(outermost layer – the “whites of the eyes”): insertion site for extrinsic eye muscles
Sclera
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Brown pigment helps absorb light
choroid
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houses the photoreceptors
Retina
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Transmit visual input from the retina to the brain
Optic Nerves
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crossover point for some of the optic nerve fibers
optic chiasma
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produces and secretes tears
Lacrimal gland
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Drains tears into the nasal cavity
Nasolacrimal duct
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protects the eyes
palpebrae
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How many extrinsic eye muscles are there?
6
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What does the Superior rectus do
elevates and medially rotates eye
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what does the inferior rectus do
lowers and medially rotates eye
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what does the lateral rectus do
Lateral Movement of the eye
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Medial rectus
Medial movement of eye
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what does the superior oblique do
lowers and laterally rotates eye
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what does the inferior oblique do
elevates and laterally rotates eye
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Vibrates in response to sound waves ; transmits vibratory energy to the ossicles
Tympanic membrane
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transmit vibratory energy to the incus
Malleus
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transmit vibratory energy to the stapes
incus
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transmit vibratory energy to the oval window
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houses the maculae (maintain equilibrium when there is no movement or when there is linear acceleration)
Vestibule
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houses the crista ampullaris (maintain equilibrium during rotational movement)
semicircular canals
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transmits equilibrium input to cranial nerve 8
vestibular nerve
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houses the spiral organs
cochlea
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transmits hearing input to cranial nerve 8
cochlear nerve
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transmits hearing and equilibrium input to the brain
Cranial Nerve 8
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tube: equalizes pressure in the middle ear with atmospheric pressure
Pharyngotympanic
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sets the inner ear fluids in motion
oval window
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pressure relief for fluid movement in the inner ear
round window

General Anatomy And Physiology (12 decks)

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