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[RECALLS] Neuroanatomy prelim exam - 80 items Flashcards

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Cerebral hemisphere

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Telencephalon

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Retina

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Diencephalon

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Lateral ventricle

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Telencephalon

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Hypothalamus

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Diencephalon

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Cell bodies

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Gray matter

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Axons

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Gray matter

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Astrocytes

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Gray matter

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The following are true of the thalamus except:

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Involved with mood and affect

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The following are derived from rhomboencephalon except

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Brainstem

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The following are true except of myelencephalon except

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Give rise to the spinal cord

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The following are derived from mesencephalon except

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Third ventricle

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The following are glial cells except

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Protoplasmic astrocytes

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Major sulcus separates frontal and parietal lobe from the occipital lobe

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Parietooccipital fissure

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This part of the cereburm serve as the primary motor cortex:

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Frontal lobe

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Large bundles of myelinated fibers that serve to connect both hemispheres and permit them to communicate with each other:

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Corpus callosum

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Which of the following functional area of the brain are found in the frontal lobe:

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Supplementary motor cortex

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This part of the cerebrum is where the somatocytes of the cortex resides:

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Parietal lobe

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This major sulcus of the brain separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe:

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Rolandic fissure

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This area of the brain is anatomically part of the frontal lobe but functionally a major component of the limbic system

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Frontal gyrus

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Major groove that separates the right from the left hemisphere of the brain

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Medial longitudinal fissure

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This part of the cerebrum serve as the primary visual cortex

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Occipital lobe

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This part of the cereburm is the seat of memory and learning as well as regulation of autonomic function:

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Temporal lobe

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This opening in the posterior cranial fossa transmits medulla and vertebral arteries:

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Foramen magnum

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Outermost layer of the meninges

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Dura mater

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Provide the middle layer of the meninges
Arachnoid mater
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Formed by two layers of the dura, this serves as the
Dural venous sinuses
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Anterior cranial fossa contains which portion of the brain
Frontal lobe
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Middle cranial fossa
Temporal lobe
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The central portion of the middle cranial fossa which houses the pituitary gland
Sella turcica
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This opening in the middle cranial fossa transmit the oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, opthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve and the abducens nerve
Superior orbital fissue
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Dr. Mark 36 said classic neurotransmitters are being remove by all of the following except
Irreversible binding
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Mono amine neurotransmitters except
Glycine
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Amino acid neurotransmitters except
Acetycholine
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Mmda are involved in these three processes except
Plasticity
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The most abundant neurotransmitter in the brain
Amino acid
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Derived from tryptophan
Serotonin
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A gaseous neurotransmitter
Nitric oxide
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Major site of acetycholine production
Nucleus basalis of Meynert
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Rate limiting step in the synthesis of catecholamines
Tyrosine hydroxylase
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Provide supportive scapholding for the cns
Astroglia
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Where the transduction occur
Post synaptic cleft
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Formed by two layers of the dura, this serves as the
Dural venous sinuses
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Anterior cranial fossa contains which portion of the brain
Frontal lobe
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Middle cranial fossa
Temporal lobe
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The central portion of the middle cranial fossa which houses the pituitary gland
Sella turcica
46
This opening in the middle cranial fossa transmit the oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, opthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve and the abducens nerve
Superior orbital fissue
47
Dr. Mark 36 said classic neurotransmitters are being remove by all of the following except
Irreversible binding
48
Mono amine neurotransmitters except
Glycine
49
Amino acid neurotransmitters except
Acetycholine
50
Mmda are involved in these three processes except
Plasticity
51
The most abundant neurotransmitter in the brain
Amino acid
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Derived from tryptophan
Serotonin
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A gaseous neurotransmitter
Nitric oxide
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Major site of acetycholine production
Nucleus basalis of Meynert
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Rate limiting step in the synthesis of catecholamines
Tyrosine hydroxylase
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Provide supportive scapholding for the cns
Astroglia
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Where the transduction occur
Post synaptic cleft
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Macrophages
Microglia
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Control volume secretion and composition of csf
Ependymal cells
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This statement best describes the NS organization
The neurons act as insulators like wire coverings
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Demyelinating disease
Oligodendroglia
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Subcortical area
Thalamus
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Conglomerate of arteries
Circle of Willis
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This is a glial cell
Melanocyte
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This describes myelin production
As schwann cell ages, the amount of cytoplasm in the myelin increase
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Not part of reflex arc
Motor neuron

2ND SEM NEUROANATOMY (14 decks)

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