Week 9/10 - Nervous System Flashcards by Deleted Deleted

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What is the SNS and what is it responsible for

A

Somatic nervous system - conscious persecution and voluntary motor response

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What is ANS and what is it responsible for

A

Autonomic nervous system- involuntary control of the body

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What is the connective tissue on the external surface of the CNS

A

Meninges

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What is this cross section of

A

Thoracic spinal cord showing dorsal, ventral and lateral horns of grey matter

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What are A and B indicating respectively

A

Grey matter (regions with cell bodies and dendrites) and white matter (many axons)

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What is A indicating

A

Cerebral Vein

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What is B indicating

A

Arachnoid Trabeculae

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What is C

A

Pia mater - inner most meninx one cell layer thick

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What is D

A

Subarachnoid space contains cerebrospinal fluid

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What is E

A

Arachnoid mater - meddle meninx

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What is F

A

Veins

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What is G

A

Superior Sagittarius sinus

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What is I

A

Dura mater - dense inelastic membrane

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What is J

A

Subdural Space

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What is K

A

Arachnoid granulation Villi

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What is L

A

Longitudinal Fissue

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What is A

A

Lateral Ventricle

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B

A

Choroid plexus

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C

A

Interventricular Foramen

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D

A

Third ventricle

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What is E

A

Cerebral Aqueduct

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What is F

A

Fourth Ventricle

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A

A

Superior sagittal sinus

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B

A

Choroid plexus

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C

Interventricular foramen

D

Third ventricle

E

Cerebral aqueduct

F

Lateral aperture

G

Fourth Ventricle

H

Arachnoid Granulation

I

Subarachnoid space

J

Meningeal dura mater

K

Right lateral ventricle

L

Median aperture

M

Central canal

Name lobes A, B, C & D respectively

Frontal Lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe and temporal lobe

What is the frontal lobes main function

Motor function

What is the parietal lobes main function

Somatosensation - tactile senses

What is the occipital lobes main functions

Processing Visual information

What is the temporal lobe’s main function

Primary auditory sensation, memory and smell

Cerebral gyrus (gyri plural)

Ridge of one of the wrinkles on the brain

Cerebral sulcus (sulci plural)

The grooves in the wrinkles

What is the basal nuclei responsible for

Cognitive processing the most important function being planning movements

A

Sagittal suture

B

Falx cerebri

A

Pineal Gland of the diencephalon of the brain

B

Thalamus of the diencephalon of the brain

C

Hypothalamus of the diencephalon of the brain

D

Pituitary Gland of the diencephalon of the brain

A

Corpus callosum

B

Parieto-occipital sulcus

C

Gyrus of the occipital lobe of the cerebral hemisphere

D

Cerebellar hemisphere

E

Medulla oblongata of the brainstem

F

Pons of brainstem

G

Midbrain of brainstem

A

Dorsal ramus of Spinal Nerve

B

Ventral ramus of spinal nerve

C

Dorsal root of ganglion

F

Dorsal root of spinal nerve

E

Ventral root of spinal nerve

D

Sympathetic trunk

A

Cerebellar hemisphere

B

Temporal lobe of cerebral hemisphere

C

Basilar artery anterior to pons of brainstem

D

Frontal lobe of cerebral hemisphere

A

Midbrain

B

Pons of the brainstem

C

Medulla of the brainstem

A

Grey matter if spinal cord : posterior (dorsal) horn

B

(GM) Lateral horn of spinal cord

C

Anterior(ventral) horn

D

White matter posterior(dorsal) columns

E

Lateral columns

F

Central canal

G

Anterior (ventral) columns

A

Olfactory tract/nerve responsible for carrying smell information from nasal epithelium

B

Oculomotor nerve - responsible for eye movements and pupillary reflex

C

Facial nerve - muscles of facial expression

D

Vagus nerve - Contributes to the majority of parasympathetic supply to the body

E

Optic Nerve - thick sensory nerve responsible for vision

F

Trigeminal nerve - responsible for cutaneous sensations of the face and controlling muscles of mastication

G

Vestibulocochlear Nerve - responsible for hearing and balance

A

Trigeminal nerve

B

Spinal cord

C

Brachial plexus

How many pairs of Cranial nerves are there? And what type of nerve fibres do they contain

Twelve pairs they may contain solely sensory nerve fibres or solely motor fibres or a mixture of both

A

Optic nerve

B

Midbrain of the brainstem

C

Pons of the brainstem

D

Vestibulocochlear nerve

E

Medulla oblongata of the brainstem

F

Oculomotor nerve

G

Trigeminal nerve

H

Facial nerve

I

Vagus nerve

Which cranial nerves carry parasympathetic nerve fibres

Oculomotor, facial, glossopharygeal and vagus

A

Cauda equina

B

Sacral plexus

C

Sciatic nerve

A

sympathetic ganglion

B

Sympathetic chain

C

Lumbar plexus

D

Femoral nerve - arises from the lumbar plexus

E

Sacral plexus

F

Sciatic nerves - largest in diameter arises from the sacral plexus

A

Sympathetic ganglion

B

Sympathetic chain

C

Lumbar plexus

E

Sacral Plexus

D

Femoral nerve

F

Sciatic nerves

A

Conus medullaris of spinal cord

B

Cauda equina

C

Sympathetic ganglion

D

Sympathetic chain

E

Sacral plexus

F

Lumbar enlargement of spinal cord

G

Lumbar plexus

H

Femoral nerve

A

Brachial plexus

B

Median nerve

A and B

``` A= Intervertebral foramen superior view B= Intervertebral foramen lateral view ```

A

Phrenic nerve

Observe cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal nerves and their relation to each other