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The CNS has 2 portions of the brain which are:
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Encephalon and Spinal Cord
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Parts of the Encephalon
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1 Prosencephalon
2 Mesencephalon 3 Rhombencephalon |
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Prosencephalon divides into
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1 Telencephalon (forebrain)
2 Diencephalon (between brain) |
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Rhombencephalon divides into
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1 Metencephalon (hindbrain)
2 Myelencephalon (afterbrain) |
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Telencephalon contains:
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1 cerebral cortex (5 lobes or hemispheres)
2 corpus callosum 3 basal ganglia (or nuclei) |
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Parts of cerebral cortex (hemispheres)
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1 frontal lobe
2 parietal lobe 3 temporal lobe 4 occipital lobe 5 limbic lobe |
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frontal lobe functions (motor activity)
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personality & voluntary movement
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parietal lobe functions (sensory cortex)
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awareness of general senses
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temporal lobe
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hearing
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occipital lobe
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sight (vision)
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limbic lobe (corpus callosum)function
***MOST IMPORTANT*** |
learning, memory, emtion, love & sexual drive
***works with hypothalamus*** |
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Basal ganglia or nuclei function
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foundation for neural coordination
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Disease of basal ganglia will produce
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Parkinson's disease
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Limbic lobe only seen
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from inside
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Parts of Diencephalon
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1 epithalamus
2 pineal gland (from epithalamus) 3 thalmus 4 hypothalamus |
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Pineal gland (seat of soul) function
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circadian rhythms (day/night cycle)
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General Senses=parietal lobe
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1 pain
2 light touch 3 temperature 4 conscious proprioception (cp) |
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Conscious proprioception (cp)
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1 barognosis (pressure)
2 topognosis (location) 3 stereognosis (size,shape) 4 position sense 5 vibratory sense 6 2 pt. discrimination |
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thalamus function
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relay center
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hypothalamus function (homeostasis center)
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controls all the hormones of the body
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Parts of Midbrain (Mesencephalon)
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1 corpora quadragemini
2 red nucleus 3 substonatia nigra (l.dopa) |
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Corpora quadragemini divides into
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1 superior colliculi(2)
2 inferior colliculi(2) ***they work together*** |
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Superior colliculi function
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visual reflex center
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Inferior colliculi
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auditory reflex center
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Parts of Metencephalon (hindbrain)
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1 pons (relay area)
2 cerebellum |
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Cerebellum funcions
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balance,equilibrium & coordination of movement
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Part of Myelencephalon (afterbrain)
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Medulla Oblongata (MO)
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Medulla Oblongata contains
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respiratory center & cranial nerves
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Spinal cord contains
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1 grey matter
2 white matter |
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Cavities of CNS contains
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CSF (filtrate of blood)
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In the brain the spaces are called
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ventricles
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the brain has ___ lateral ventricles
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2 left and right
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third ventricle located
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between the thalami (in diencephalon)
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Cerebral aqueduct (in midbrain)
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tunnel between 3rd & 4th ventricle
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fourth ventricle located
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in front of cerebellum & behind the MO
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ventricles house
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CSF (cerebral spinal fluid)
**clear** |
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cloudy CSF indicates a sign of
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infection, meningitis
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pink CSF indicates
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blood in CSF, trauma in brain = subarachnoid bleeding
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CSF drains through the
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central canal
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Uncus(in limbic lobe) houses the
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hippocampus (short term memory)
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short term memory converts to
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long term memory
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long time memory requires
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1 time
2 repetition |
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limbic lobe works with the
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hypothalmus
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bodily hormones responds to
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the activity of the limbic lobe
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Spinal meninges are layers of _______________ that surround the ____ completely
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dense connective tissue
CNS |
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Nervous system is made of
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1 CNS (central nervous sys)
2 PNS (peripheral nervous sy) |
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CNS is made of
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1 cerebrum (or cerebral hemisphere)
2 brain stem (midbrain,pons,MO,cerebellum) 3 spinal cord (2% CNS) |
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PNS made of
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1 12 pairs of cranial nerves
2 31 pairs of spinal nerves 3 ANS (autonomic nervous sy) |
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31 pairs of spinal nerves include
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8 cervical
12 thoracic 5 lumbar 5 sacral 1 coccygeal |
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ANS includes
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1 sympathetic system
2 parasympathetic system 3 sensory |
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sympathetic system contains
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T1→L2 lateral horns of spinal cord
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parasympathetic system contains
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CN 3,7,9,10
SC 2,3,4 |
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3 types of spinal meninges
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1 dura mater (pachymeninx)
2 arachnoid 3 pia mater |
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dura mater is the
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outermost layer
strongest |
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arachnoid is the
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middle layer
reticular fibers |
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pia mater is the
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innermost and thinnest layer
adherent to CNS |
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Subarachnoid space
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contains CSF
****under arachnoid**** |
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nerves located at bottom of spinal cord form the
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cauda equina (tail of horse)
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dura mater ends at
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S2 sacral segment
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__________ meninges surround the entire _______ completely
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Cranial
brain |
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Features of cranial dura mater
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1 falx cerebri
2 falx cerebelli 3 tentorium cerebelli 4 diaphragma sellae 5 cranial sinuses |
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____________ & _________ are median partitions
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1 falx cerebri
2 falx cerebelli (partially) |
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Inferior saggital sinus sits on top of the
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corpus callosum
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Tentorium cerebelli acts as a roof to seperate the ________ of the _________ above from the _________ below
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occipital lobe
cerebrum cerebellum |
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Diaphragma sellae covers the________ and has a hole to allow the _________ to pass through
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sella turcica
pituitary stalk |
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the ______ gland is lodged in the sella turcica
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pituitary
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Cranial Sinuses are cranial veins,they are:
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1 superior sagittal sinus SSS
2 inferior sagittal sinus ISS 3 straight sinus 4 occipital sinus 5 transverse sinus 6 sigmoid sinus |
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Drainage of Sinuses
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Sup.sag.sin Inf.sag.sin
\ | \ straight sin \ / Conf.of Sin / ↑ \ trans.sin ↑ trans.sin ↓ occ.sin ↓ sig. sin sig. sin ↓ ↓ int.jug vein int.jug vein |
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headaches indicate
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something in the brain expanding
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meningitis is an infection of
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the meninges and the subarachnoid space
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symptoms of meningitis
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1 headache & stiff neck
2 fever & confusion 3 Brudzinski's sign 4 Kernig's sign 5 cloudy CSF |
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Brudzinksi's sign
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flexion of knees when neck is flexed tor reduce cervical pain
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Kernig's sign
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with hip & knee flexed, extension of the leg leads to neck pain
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Arachnoid + pia mater =
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leptomeninges
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Arachnoid granulations drain CSF into the ___________
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superior sagittal sinus
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__________ of CSF is produced/secreted per day
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500 cc
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choroid plexuses is the site where
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CSF is generated
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choroid plexuses act as a
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filter RBC to produce CSF
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lateral ventricles (I & II) has
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1 anterior horn
2 inferior horn 3 posterior horn 4 body |
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third ventricle(III)located
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between 2 thalami
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_________ connects the third & fourth ventricles.
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cerebral aqueduct
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fourth ventricle(IV)has
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1 median aperature
2 lateral aperature |
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aperature is a
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hole
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flow of CSF
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choroid plexuses→lateral ventricles→third ventricle→cerebral aqueduct→fourth ventricle→subarachnoid space
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central canal connects to the
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spinal cord
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CSF flows out of the ___________via the ___________ & ___________
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subarachnoid space
median aperature lateral aperature |
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CSF is an __________ of blood plasma
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ultra-filtrate
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CSF is drained into the SSS via the _______or________
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arachnoid vili
Pacchionian granulations |
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the rate of CSF _______ & the rate of ______ must be ______ on a daily basis
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secretion
drainage equal |
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CSF provides a __________ environment
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weightlessness
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brain immersed in CSF weighs_______
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50 grams
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nerve activity works ______ in an environment with no ________
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best
gravity |
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Functions of CSF
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1 to remove waste products from nerve metabolism,drugs & other substances
2 to provide nutrients to nervous tissue (glucose) 3 provide media for weightlessness 4 support & cushion |
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Doubles CSF pressure
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sitting
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Lessens CSF pressure
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Flexion of head (head down)
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Increases CSF pressure
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Extension of head (head up)
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coughing,sneezing,crying or straining_________ CSF pressure
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increases
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appearance of CSF
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clear,slightly viscous & nearly colorless
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CSF has no
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RBC
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chemical composition of CSF
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1 glucose
2 protein 3 CA++ 4 Na+,MG++,CL- 5 K+, P |
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Blood brain barrier acts as a
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filter that allows certain elements to pass through the brain.
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hydrocephalus is
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water in the brain = big head
**common in unborn child** |
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hydrocephalus result of
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1 too much CSF=increased CSF pressure
2 inadequate drainage |
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anoncephali is
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big head,no brain
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neuron is the
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functional unit of the nervous system
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human neurons cannot____
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duplicate (no mitotic activity)
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cell body of neuron called
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perikaryon or soma
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perikaryon has
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1 central nucleus
2 nissl body or tigroid body 3 neurofibrils or thin filaments 4 axon hillock |
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nissl bodies or tigroid bodies are__________ and are made of__________ and make______
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chromatophilic substances
rough ER protein |
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axon hillock is an______ and is the entrance to the ______
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area with no tigroid body
axon body |
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dendrites
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sites of synapses(comm.between neurons)
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axon contains
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1 neurilemma (sheath of schwann)
2 node of ranvier 3 myelin sheath (lipids) 4 nerve fiber 5 neurofibrils |
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neurilemma (sheath of shwann)produce_______
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myelin sheath
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impulse runs from
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receptor→cell body→axon→terminal ending
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dendrites bring impulse to the
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cell body
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signs of neuron injuries/sickness
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1 nucleus not central
2 soma swelling 3 nissl body not present |
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when neurons degenerate at a faster rate is a sign of
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alzheimer's disease
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Glia family are a group of _____________
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connective tissue neurons
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olfactory nerve (CN I)
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special sense: smell
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optic nerve (CN II)
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special sense: sight
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oculomotor nerve (CN III)
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motor (eye):
1 medial rectus 2 inferior oblique 3 inferior rectus 4 superiour rectus |
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trochlear nerve (CN IV)
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motor (eye):
1 superior oblique |
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trigeminal nerve (CN V)
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sensory: face & ant 2/3 tongue
motor: mastication |
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abducens nerve (CN VI)
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motor (eye): lateral rectus
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facial nerve (VII)
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sensory: ear
motor: facial expression & middle ear special sense:taste, ant 2/3 tongue parasymp:salivary & lacrimal glands |
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vestibulo-cochlear nerve(CN VIII)
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special sense:hearing & equilibrium
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glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
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sensory:pharynx
motor:pahryngeal muscle special sense:taste, post 1/3 tongue parasymp:salivary glands |
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vagus nerve (CN X)
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sensory:pharynx
motor:pharyngeal muscles execpt stylopharngeus special sense:taste,post 1/3 tongue parasym:lungs,heart,mediastinal organs, organs of GI tract |
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spinal accessory nerve (CN XI)
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motor:trapezius & SCM
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hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
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motor:all muscles of tongue ending w/ glossus except palatoglossus
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_______ pairs of spinal nerves
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31
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_______ pairs of _______ c1-c8
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8
cervical nerves |
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___ pairs of ______ t1-t12
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12
thoracic nerves |
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____ pairs of ______ L1-L5
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5
lumbar nerves |
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____ pairs of ________ S!-S5
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5
sacral nerves |
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____ pair of ________ Co1
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1
coccygeal |
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Only 7 ________ vertebrae but there are 8 ________
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cervical
nerves |
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_____________made of ventral primary rami from _________spinal nerves
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cervical plexus
C1 to C4 |
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cervical plexus function
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provides motor innervation tomuscles of the neck
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___________is made of ventral primary rami from __________spinal nerves
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brachial plexus
C5 to T1 |
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brachial plexus function
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provides innervation to the structures and muscles of the upper limb.
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brachial plexus has 5 major terminal branches:
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1 axillary n.
2 musculocutaneous n 3 median n 4 ulnar n 5 radial n |
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CA of axillary n
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epaulette shoulder
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CA of musculocutaneous n
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porter hand tip
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CA of median n
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ape hand
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CA of ulnar n
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hand of benediction
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CA of radial n
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wrist drop
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________ made of ventral primary rami from _______ spinal nerves
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lumbar plexus
L1-L4 |
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function of lumbar plexus
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provides innervation to anterior and medial thigh muscles (femoral & obturator)
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________ aka sacral plexus made of ventral primary rami from _______ spinal nerves
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lumbosacral plexus
L4 to S3 or S4 |
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important lumbosacral nerves
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1 sciatic n (largest)
2 pudendal n |
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sciatic nerve made of
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tibal n and the common peroneal n
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pudendal n S2 S3 S4 says....
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S2 S3 S4 keeps ding dong off floor
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NO SYMPATHETIC NERVES FOUND IN
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CRANIAL NERVES
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the cranial nerves with parasym. fibers are
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CN 3,7,9,10
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Somas located in the _______ horns of spinal chord segments
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T1 to L2
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_______of blood vessels are only innervted by _________ fibers
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smooth muscles
sympathetic |
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PNS associated with ______ cranial nerves and ___________ spinal nerves
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3,7,9,10
S2 S3 s4 |
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posterior central gyrus
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sensory cortex
1,2,3,5 general senses |
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anterior central gyrus
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motor
4 regulate movement of entire body |
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frontal gyrus
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conjugate eye movements
8 |
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lateral occipital gyrus
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visual cortex
17 size/shape 18 color 19 size/shape/color |
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angular gyrus
left side only |
39
meaning of printed words |
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supramarginal gyrus
left side only |
40
meaning of spoken words |
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superior temporal gyrus
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41 pitch/height
42 meaning of sound auditory center |
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inferior frontal gyrus
left side only |
brocha's speech center
44 45 |