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Decks in this class (23)

Chapter 1
Overview of the Nervous System
36  cards
Chapter 2
Blood vessels
23  cards
Meninges & Ventricles
The brain requires __________ and...,
Connective tissue that protect th...,
Are the meninges helpful for stru...
26  cards
Spinal Cord
_________________ _______________...,
The spinal cord extends from the ...,
The ___________ is housed in the ...
27  cards
Cranial Nerves
12 paired nerves that emerge from...,
The 12 paired nerves innervate st...,
What is the numerical order of th...
46  cards
Medulla Oblongata
What is the structure that connec...,
What are the three main component...,
Which cranial nerves emerge from ...
14  cards
Pons and Midbrain
Pons,
The pons is a major site for conn...,
The majority of fibers entering o...
36  cards
Diencephalon I: Thalamus
The diencephalon is made up into ...,
What does the thalamus do,
What does the hypothalamus do
29  cards
Diencephalon II: Hypothalamus and Epithalamus
The hypothalamus and pituitary gl...,
What is a tissue or organ that se...,
What are chemical signals called
32  cards
Basal Ganglia (NUCLEI)
What structure regulates movement...,
The basal ganglia is composed of ...,
Caudate putamen
17  cards
Telencephalon I: Cortex
What structure entails high level...,
Give examples of high level proce...,
What structure is the outermost a...
34  cards
Cerebellum
The main function of the cerebell...,
What provides error correction fo...,
The cerebellum helps to maintain ...
32  cards
Ascending Spinal Tracts
The dorsal region receives ______...,
The ventral region projects _____...,
The cortex regulates the ________...
27  cards
Descending Spinal Tracts
Upper motor neurons regulate the ...,
Motor fibers decussate along thei...,
Lower motor neurons regulate the ...
26  cards
Visual Systems
What are the 3 layers tunics called,
What does the fibrous tunic consi...,
What does the vascular tunic cons...
65  cards
Vestibular System
The vestibular system informs the...,
Why is vestibular information imp...,
What are the 2 otolith organs
30  cards
Auditory System
What are the four steps of sound ...,
What are considered parts of the ...,
What are considered parts of the ...
39  cards
Olfaction
What are organic molecules suspen...,
What is another way to say a sign...,
A recognizable mixture of odorant...
29  cards
Taste
Flavor is detected in the tongue ...,
_______________ and filiform fung...,
Fungiform and circumvallate papil...
22  cards
Motor Systems (PART 1)
Part 1
29  cards
Motor Systems (PART 2)
Part 2
23  cards
Motor Systems (PART 3)
The cerebellum receives informati...,
What coordinates voluntary moveme...,
Cerebellar input 1 cortical fiber...
17  cards
Limbic System
The limbic system is composed of ...,
What are examples of the limbic s...,
Why is the limbic system important
8  cards

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