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localization of function

certain structures are specificaly for prescribed functions

- concept of anatomy and physiology

16 days after fertilization the zygote cells belong to one of three germ cells

endoderm = lining tissues, mucosae of digestive and respiratory systems


mesoderm = muscle and ct


ectoderm = integumentary and nervous system

neuroectoderm

precursor for the tissue of the nervous system


- differentiate into neuroepithelium forming a neural plate (cells that change shape causing tissue to buckle and fold inward)

neural groove

visible line along dorsal surface of embryo

neural fold

ridge edge on either side of the neural groove

underlying structure of nerual folds into tube beneath ectoderm

neural tube

cells from neural olds seperate from ectoderm to form cluster of cells


- runs lateral to neural tube

neural crest

neural crest migrates away from

nascent/embryonic cns that forms along neural groove and


- develops into parts of pns like enteric nervous tissue

tissues that arise from neural crest

parts of pns like enteric nervous tissue, craniofacial carilage and bone, and melanocytes

The neuroectoderm begins to fold inward to form the neural groove. As the two sides of the neural groove converge, they form the

neural tube, which lies beneath the ectoderm.


- The anterior end of the neural tube will develop into the brain, and the


- posterior portion will become the spinal cord.


-The neural crest develops into peripheral structures

- The anterior end of the neural tube will develop into the


- beginning at 25 days

brain

posterior portion of neural tube will become the


- beginning at 25 days

spinal cord.

-The neural crest develops into

peripheral structures

more complex structures of nervous system develop during

4th week development

3 vesicles form at first stage of anterior neural tube developing into brain

primary vesicles


- prosencephalon = forward most


- mesencephalon = midbrain


- rhombencephalon = hindbrain

3 primary vesicles become 5 secondary vesicles

- prosencephalon = telencephalon and diencephalon


- mesencephalon = not differentiate; remains same; smal portion of brain


- rhombencephalon = metencephalon and mylencephalon

telencephalon will become

cerebrum

diencephalon will become

thalamus and hypothalamus


- in embryonic diencephalon has eye cup and becomes retina

retina example of

nervous tissue developin as part of cns structures in embryo but becoming a periheral structure in the developed nervous system

capillaries filter

blood plasma making csf

metencephalon is same as adult structure known as _____ and gives rise to

pons , cerebellum

10% mass of brain

cerebellum


- significant connection to rest of brain at pons bc both rise from metencephalon vesicle

mylencephalon corresponds to adult structure known as

medulla oblongata

structures from mesencephalon and rhombencephalon except for cerebellum are called

brain stem


- pons, midbrain, medulla

The embryonic brain develops complexity through enlargements of the neural tube called vesicles; (a) The primary vesicle stage has three regions, and (b) the secondary vesicle stage has five regions.

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spinal cord develop from

posterior neural tube

neural tube dorsal surface

closest to surface


- dorsal tissue = sensory funcitons

neural tube ventral surface

deeper side


- ventral tissue = motor functions

cells making wall of nerual tube proliferate and differentiate into

neurons and glia of spinal cord

neural tube establishes anterior-posterior dimensions of nervous system

neuraxis


- overlays superior-inferior dimensions of body


- starts in inferior position at end of spinal cord and ends in anterior postiion at front of cerebellum

major curve between brain stem and forebrain called

cephalic flexure

The mammalian nervous system is arranged with the neural tube running

along an anterior to posterior axis, from nose to tail for a four-legged animal like a dog. Humans, as two-legged animals, have a bend in the neuraxis between the brain stem and the diencephalon, along with a bend in the neck, so that the eyes and the face are oriented forward.

telencephalon

cerebrum, major portion

diencephalon

between cerebrum and rest of nervous system


- region through which all projections must pass between cerebrum

brain stem includes

midbrain, pons, medulla (mesenchepalon, metencephalon,myelencephalon

retina-

diencephalon

cerebellum originates out of

metencephalon, and its largest white matter connetion is to pons, also from metencephalon

ventricles

open spaces within cns where cerebrospinal fluid circulates


- remenants of hollow center of neural tube of enbryonic brain

cerebrum embryonic structures and ventricles

1= prosencephalon


2= telencephalon


ventricle= lateral ventricles

diencephalon embryonic structures and ventricles

1= prosencephalon


2= diencephalon


ventricles= third ventricle

midbrain embryonic structures and ventricles

1= mesencephalon


2= mesencephalon


ventricle = cerebral aqueduct

pons cerebellum embryonic structures and ventricles

1= rhombencephalon


2= metencephalon


ventricle= fourth ventricle

medulla embryonic structures and ventricles

1= rhombencephalon


2= myelencephalon


ventricle = fourth ventricle

spinal cord nerual tube and ventricle

posterior neural tube


ventricle = central canal

spina bifida

closing of neural tube along posterior region fails to close


- occulta,meningocele, and myelomeningocele


- spina bifida occult = mildest bc ventral bones do not fully surround spinal cord; hidden


- meningocyte = meninges protrude through spinal column and spinal nerves not always affected, cyst


- myelomeningocete = meninges protrude through spinal column and spinal nerves always affected, cyst; severe neurological symptoms present


- surgery



lateral horn mainly

thoracic bc ribs and interthoracic muscles

(a) Spina bifida is a birth defect of the

spinal cord caused when the neural tube does not completely close, but the rest of development continues. The result is the emergence of meninges and neural tissue through the vertebral column.

b) Fetal myelomeningocele is evident in this ultrasound taken at 21 weeks.

brain 4 main regions

cerebrum, diencephalon, brain stem, cerebellum

portions of cerebrum

- cerebral cortex = wrinkled


- longitudinal fissue = large seperation between 2 sides


- cerebral hemisphere = the halves of the longitudinal fissure


- corpus collosum = provies path for communication between 2 hemispheres of cerebral cortex



cerebral function

= memory, emotion, consciousness


- basal nuclei = responsible for cognitive processing, plan movements


- basal forebrain = learning and memory, primary location for acetylcholine production


- limbic cortex = part of limbic system, emotion, memory, behavior

in mammals the cerebrum is

outer gray matter (cortex and nuclei)


- basal nuclei, basal forebrain

- basal nuclei (basal ganglia) = responsible for cognitive processing, plan movements


- basal forebrain = learning and memory,primary location for acetylcholine production, loss of this is alzheimers

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gyrus

ridge of wrinkle of cerebral cortex

sulcus

groove between two gyri (ridge of wrinkle in cerebral cortex)

cerebral cortex

- wrinkled gray matter covering cerebrum


- 4 regions =


- lateral sulcus = separates temporal lobe


- parietal lobe and frontal lobe seperated by central sulcus, superior to lateral sulcus


- occipital lobe seperated from parietal lobe by parieto-occipital sulcus


- no seperation between parietal or temporal lboes on lateral surface



ventral side has

motor connections

The cerebral cortex is divided into four lobes. Extensive folding increases the surface area available for cerebral functions

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brodmanns areas

describes anatomical distinctions within cortex


- 52 regions


- 17 and 18 in occipital lobe are primary visual perception



temporal lobe function

primary auditory sensations


- brodmanns areas 41 and 42 in sup temporal lobe


- memmory (ultimate location is where sensory perception was processed)

sensation of parietal lobe

somatosensation


- general sensations with body

posterior to central sulcus is

postcentral gyrus


- parietal lobe


- primary somatosensory cortex


- bordmanns 1,2,3


- touch, pressure, tickle, pain, itch, vibration, proprioception, and kinesthesia

anterior to central sulcus

- frontal lobe


- motor functions


- precentral gyrus = primary motor cortex


- affector


- premotor area = thinking of movement


- frontal eye fields = eliciting movements of eye


- brocas area = production of language, left side


- prefrontal lobe = cognitive, personality, short term memory, consciousness

- precentral gyrus =

primary motor cortex


- affector

- premotor area =

thinking of movement

prefrontal lobe =

cognitive, personality, short term memory, consciousness

Brodmann mapping of functionally distinct regions of the cortex was based on

its cytoarchitecture at a microscopic level.

beneath cerebral cortex are nuclei

- subcortical nuclei


= augment cortical processes


-

hippocampus and amygdala

medial lobe structures, involved in long term memory formation and emotion responses

major structures of basal nuclei that control movement are

- deep in cerebrum


- caudate = long nucleus, c shape


- putamen = deep in ant regions of frontal and pariatel lobes


- globus pallidus = layered nucleus medial to putamen; also called lenticular nuclei ; external and internal

caudate + putamen =

striatum

basal nuclei pathways


- both from cortex into striatum

- direct pathway = axons from striatum to globus pallidus internal and substantia nigra pars reticulata, then to thalamus, then back to cortex; causes disinhibition of thalamus ; excites cortex




- indirect pathway = axons from straitum to globus pallidus external to subthalamic nucelsu and to globus pallidus internal and substantia nigra pars reticulata; reinforces normal inhibition of thalamus; fails to excite cortex

substantia nigra pars compacta

- swtich between 2 pathways


- projects to stratium and releases dopamine (d1 = excitatory, d2= inhibitory)

direct pathway is activated by

dopamine

indirect pathway inhibited by

dopamine

left brain vs right brain

left = language function ; right = spatial and nonverbal reasoning


- damage to left side are classified as aphasia = loss of speech function

- connectionb etween cerebrum and spinal cord, pns (not olfaction)


- output from cerebrum passes through diencephalon


- any region with thalamus in name


- wall of third ventricle


- thalamus and hypothalamus


- deithalamus = pineal galnd


- subthalamus = subthalamic nucleus, basal nuclei

diencephalon

collection of nuclei that relay info between cerebral cortex and periphery, spinal cord, or brain stem

thalamus

- region of diencephalon


- collection of nuclei involved in regulating homeostasis


- ans and endocrine system (pituitary gland)


- memory and emotion (limbic)

hypothalamus

midbrain and hindbrain (composed of pons and medulla) are referred to as

brain stem

The pons and the medulla regulate several crucial functions, including

the cardiovascular and respiratory systems and rates.

midbrain

- tectum = 4 colliculi ; inferior colliculus = auditory, project to thalamus; superior colliculus= snesory info about visual space, auditory space, and somatosensory space




- tegmentum = continuous with gray matter of brain stem ; send info through cranial nerves




- cerebral aqueduct passes through midbrain

- ant surface of brain stem


- white matter attached to cerebellum


- main connection between cerebellum and brain stem


- in tergmentum region = has neurons receiving descending input from forebrain to cerebellum

pons

- myelencephalon in embryonic brain


- white matter on exterior


- process cranial nerve info


- reticular formation = gray matter related to sleep and wakefulness

medulla

- little brain


- covered in gyri and sulci


- compare info from cerebrum with sensory feedback from periphery through spinal cord


- 10% mass of brain

cerebellum

Descending input from the cerebellum enters through the

large white matter structure of the pons.

Ascending input from the periphery and spinal cord enters through the

fibers of the inferior olive.

Output goes to the midbrain, which sends a

descending signal to the spinal cord.

Sensory information from the periphery, which enters through spinal or cranial nerves, is copied to a nucleus in the medulla known as the

inferior olive.

axons enter the spinal cord on posterior side through

dorsal nerve root which marks posterolateral sulcus

posterior regions of spinal cord responsible for

snesory functions

anterior regions of spinal cord responsible for

motor funcitons

basal plate

- close to ventral midline of neural tube


- becomes anterior face of spinal cord and gibes rise to motor neurons

alar plate

- on dorsal side of neural tube


- gives rise to neurons that receive sensory input from the periphery

spinal cord not full length of

vertebral column bc doesnt grow after 1 or 2 yearold

sacral spinal cord is at

upper lumbar vertebral bones

gray horns

posterior horn = sensory processing


anterior horn = sends motor signals to skeletal muscles


lateral horn = only in thoracic, upper lumbar, and sacral regions; sympathetic division of autonomic nervous system

somatic is

voluntary

visceral

autonomic

name of spinal cord region correspponds to

level at which spinal nerves pass through intervertebral foramina

spinal cord stop growing after

1st or 2nd year

cauda equina

the spinal cord not meeting vertebral column length and long bundle of nerves results

- sacral spinal cord is at level of upper lumar vertebral bones


white columns

- ascending tracts = carry sensory info to brain


- descending tracts = carry commands from brain


- posterior columns composed of axons of ascending tracts

parkinsons disease

- disorder of basal nuclei , substantia nigra, neurons dying


- neurodegenerative


- treat by l dopa amino acid

myelination takes place in

axon

this filters blood into cerebrospinal fluid

cns

The major artery carrying recently oxygenated blood away from the heart is the

aorta.

aorta

- major arter carrying oxygenated blood from heart


- first branches off this supply heart with nutrients and oxygen


- next branches are common carotid arteries (bases has stretch receptors that immediately respond to drop in blood pressure upon standing) which branch into internal carotid arteris(enters cranium through carotid canal in temporal bone)

external carotid arteries supply blood to

tissues on surface of cranium

common carotid arteries

(bases has stretch receptors that immediately respond to drop in blood pressure upon standing

orthostatic reflex

reaction to change in body position so blood pressure is maintained against increasing effect of gravity


- heart reate increases (sympathetic division of ans), and blood pressure raises

vertebral arteries

-protected by transverse foramina of cervical vertebrae


- enter cranium through foramen magnum in occipital bone


- l and r merge into anterior spinal artery


- then merge into basilar artery (which gives rise to branches to brain stem and cerebellum)


- l and r internal carotid arteries and branches of basilar artery become circle of willis (arteries that can maintain perfusion of brain even if narrowing or blockage limits flow through one part)

after cns blood goes

- through dural sinuses and veins


- superior sagittal sinus = groove of longitudinal fissure, where absorbs csf from meninges, drains to confluence of sinuses with occipital sinuses and straight sinus, to drain into transverse sinuses, these connect to sigmoid sinuses, these connect to jugular veins, then toward heart

outer surface membranes of cns

meninges, protect brain

meninges

- dura mater = thick, fibrous, strong, entire brain and spinal cord, directly attached to inner surface of cranium bones and end of vertebral cavity, foldings that fit into crecasses, midline and surrounds pituitary gland, venous sinuses


- arachnoid mater = thin, fibrous, loose sac around cns, under is arachnoid trabeculae


- pia mater = thin, fibrous, follows convolutions of gyri and sulci in cerebral cortex and fits into other grooves and indentations

dorsal root ganglia part of

sensory pathway, afferent

arachnoid mater

- middle meninges


- sac


- trabeculae is at subarachnoid space, filled with csf


- emerges into dural sinuses as arachnoid gramulations, where csf filtered back to blood for drainage from ns

pia mater

- outer surface os cns


- thin fibrous


- continous cells


- fluid impermeable membrane


- in every convolution in cns, lines inside of sulci in cerebral and cerebellar cortices

preganglionic axon is

myelinated, post is not

lumbar puncture

- bc spinal cord not in lower lumbar region needles can insert through dura and arachnoid layers to withdraw csf


- avoids risk of damaging central tissue of spinal cord

meningitis

inflammations of meninges


- infections of bacteria or viruses:streptococcus, staphylococcus, or tb, enterovirus


- bacteria more severe


- fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, light sensitivity, soreness of neck, headache, confusion, memory deficits, hearing loss


- lumbar puncture is test

csf

- circulates cns


- removes waste from interstital fluids of nervous tissues


- in ventricles, produced by choroid plexus

ventricles

open spaces within brain where csf circulates


- produces csf through choroid plexus filtering blood

4 ventricles from

central canal

ventricles

- lateral are deep and connected to third ventricle by intervenricular foramina

space between let and right sides of diencephalon that opens into cerebral aquedut that passes through the midbrain



third ventricle


- acqueduct opens into fourth ventricle (spacebetween cerebellum and pons and upper medulla)

The choroid plexus in the four ventricles produce CSF, which is circulated through the ventricular system and then enters the subarachnoid space through the median and lateral apertures. The CSF is then reabsorbed into the blood at the arachnoid granulations, where the arachnoid membrane emerges into the dural sinuse

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The interventricular foramina connect the

frontal region of the lateral ventricles with the third ventricle

third ventricle space bounded by

medial walls of hypothalamus and halamus

two thalami touch at center at

massa intermedia (surrounded by third ventricle)

floor of the fourth centricle is

dorsal surace of pons and upper medula

sinlge median aperture and pair of lateral apertures connect

to subarachnoid space so that csf flows through ventricles and out of cns

production of csf( water, small molecules, electrolytes, o and co3 dissolved into this)

choroid plexus (membrane) and ependymal cells (glial cell)

lfow of csf

lateral ventricles to third ventricles then to cerebral aqueduct into 4th ventricle then to central canal


- 500 ml day

csf in subarachnoid space surrounding all of cns functions

1. picks up metabolic wastes from nervous tissue and moves it out of cns


2. liquid cushion for brain and spinal cord

lateral venticles

located in cerebellum and has choroid plexus

third ventricles

located in diencephalon and has choroid plexus

cerebral aqueduct

located in midbrain

fourth ventricle

located between pons/ upper medulla dn cerebellum and has choroid plexus

central canal

located in spinal cord

subarachnoid space

located external to entire cns and has arachnoid granulations

disrpution of blood supply to brain


- blockage from clot, fat embolus, or air bubble

stroke


- to lateral medulla is loss of face or extremities


- to temporal is memory loss

transient ischemic attacks

- mini strokes

- blockage is temporary cutting off blood and oxygen to region


- no cell death

fast for sudden loss of neurological function

F= face muscles issues


A= raise arms above head only lift one


S= speech changed slurring


T= time to call help

neural structures that are incorporated into other organs that are features of digestive system

enteric nervous system (part of pns)

anosmia

loss of sense to smell


- olfactory severed


- results in loss of enjoyment of food


-

ganglion

group of neuron cell bodies in periphery


- sensory or autonomic

common type of sensory ganglion is

dorsal (pos) root ganglion


- axons that are sensory endings in periphery (skin) and extend into cns through dorsal nerve root


- enlargement of nerve root


- unipolar cells


- small round nuclei of stellite cells surround neuron cell bodies

cranial nerve ganglion

analogous to dorsla root ganglion but CRANIAL nerve instead of spinal nerve


- unipolar


- associated with satellite cells

trigeminal ganglion is

superficial to temporal bone


- nerves attached to mid pons of brain stem

autonmoic nervous system divided into

sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems

sympathetic chain ganglia

row of ganglia along vertebral column that receive central input from lateral horn of thoracic and upper lumbar spinal cord

superior to chain ganglia are

3 paravertebral ganglia in cervical region

located outside of sympathetic chain ganglia

prevertebral ganglia


- anterior to verterbral column

neurons of autonomic ganglia are

multipolar in shape


- dendrites radiation out around cell body


- neurons project to organs in head and neck, thoracic, ab, pelvic cavities to regulate sympathetic aspect of homeostatic mechanisms

terminal ganglia

receive input from cranial nerves or sacral spinal nerves


- regulate parasympathetic aspect of homeostatic mechanisms


- below head and neck incorporated into wall of target organ as plexus (network of fibers or vessels)

enteric plexus

extensive network of axons and neurons in wall of small and large intestines


- ens


- gastric plexuses and esophageal plexus


- ens receives input from central neurons of ans and doesnt require cns input to function

bundles of axons in pns are

nerves

outer surface of nerve is

fibrous connective tissue called epineurium

in nerve axons are bundled into

fascicles


- these are surrounded by perineurium

indivudual axons surrounded by

loose ct called endoneurium

cranial nerves

- attached to brain


- responsible for snesory and motor funcitonsof head and neck


- thoracic and ab cavitities as part of parasymptathetic nervous system


- 12 CNI -CNXII


- originate out of sensory ganglia external to cranium or motor nuclei within the brain stem


- enter brain synapse in nucleus


- 3 composed of sesnory fibers, 5 of motor, 4 mixed nerves

oculomotor nerve

responsible for eye movements by controlling 4 of the extraocular muscles


- lifts upper eyelid and pupillary constricution

trochlear nerve and abducens nerve

eye movement by controlling extraocular muscles

trigemnial nerve

cutaneous sensations of face and control mastication muscles

facial nerve

muscles involved in facial expressions and taste and saliva

vestibulocochlear nerve

hearing and balance

glossopharyngeal nerve

controll muscle in oral cavity and upper throat, taste, saliva

vagus nerve

homeostatic control of organs of thoracic and upper abdominal cavities


- this targets autonomic ganglia in thoracic and upper ab cavitites


- gag reflex

spinal accessory nerve

control muscles of neck, with cervical spinal nerves

hypoglossal nerve

responsible for controlling muscles of lower throat and tongue

oculomotor, facial, glossopharyngeal nerves

contain fibers that contact autonomic ganglia


- oculomotor fibers initiate pupillary constriction


- other two intitae salivation

CNI-CNXII

CNI = olfactory


CNII= optic


CNVIII= vestibulocochlear


CNIII= oculomotor


CNIV= trochlear


CNVI= abducens


CNXI= spinal acessory


CNXII= hypoglossal


CNV= trigeminal


CNVII= facial


CNIX= glossopharyngeal


CNX= vagus

1st, 2nd and 8th nerves are

purely sensory

three eyemovements nerves are

all motor


- as is spinal accessory and hypoglossal nerves

CNI

-olfactory


- smell


- olfactory bulb


- olfactory epithelium

CNII

- optic


- vision


- hypothalamus/thalamus/midbrain


- retina

CNIII

oculomotor


- eye movement


- oculomotor nucleus


- extraocular muscles, levator palpebrae

CNIV

trochlear


- eye movements


- trochlear nucleus


- superior oblique muscle

CNV

trigeminal


- sensory/ motor face


- trigeminal nuclei in midbrain, pons, and medulla


- trigeminal

CNVI

abducens


- eye movements


- abducens nucleus


- lateral rectus muscle

CNVII

facial


- motor , face, taste


- facial nucleus, solitary nucleus, sup salivatory nucleus


- facial muscles

CNVIII

auditory (vestiubulococholear)


- hearing/ balance


- cochlear nucleus, vestibular nuclesu/ cerebellum


- spiral ganglion, vestibular ganglion

CNIX

glossopharyngeal


- motor throat taste


- solitary nucleus, inferior salivatory nucleus


- pharyngeal muscles

CNX

vagus


- motor/sensory- viscera


- medulla


- terminal ganglia serving thoracic and upper abdominal organs

CNXI

- spinal accessory


- motor head and neck


- spinal accessory nucleus


- neck muscles

CNXII

hypoglossal


- motor lower throat


- hypoglossal nucleus


- muscles of larynx and lower pharynx

nerve arrangment of spinal are

more regular than cranial


- and all combined sensory ad motor axons that seperate into two nerve roots


- 31 spinal nerves


c1-c8


t1-t12


l1-l5


s1-s5

axons from different spinal nerves will come together into

systemic nerve


- 4 places along length of the vertebral column each a nerve plexus


- 2 cervical, 1 lumbar, 1 sacral plexus

cervical plexus

axons from spinal nerves c1-c5


- branches into phrenic nerve and neck and head pos


- phrenic nerve connects diaphragm at base of thoracic cavity

brachial plexus

cervical level


- c4-t1


- nerves of arms


- radial nerve and axillary nerve


- ulnar nerve and median nerve

lumbar plexus

all lumbar spinal nerves


- enervates pelvic region and anterior leg


- femoral nerve


- saphenous nerve

sacral plexus

lower lumbar nerves l4 and l5 and s1-s4


- sciatic nerve (tibial nerbe and fibular nerve)

t2-t11

not part of plexuses but give rise to intercostal nerves between ribs

lumbar plexus supplies nerves to

ant leg

this supplies nerves to post leg

sacral plexus


l4-s4

13. Aside from the nervous system, which other organ system develops out of the ectoderm?


a. digestive


b. respiratory


c. integumentary


d. urinary

c. integumentary

14. Which primary vesicle of the embryonic nervous system does not differentiate into more vesicles at the secondary stage?


a. prosencephalon


b. mesencephalon


c. diencephalon


d. rhombencephalon

b. mesencephalon

15. Which adult structure(s) arises from the diencephalon?


a. thalamus, hypothalamus, retina


b. midbrain, pons, medulla


c. pons and cerebellum


d. cerebrum

a. thalamus, hypothalamus, retina

16. Which non-nervous tissue develops from the neuroectoderm?


a. respiratory mucosa


b. vertebral bone


c. digestive lining


d. craniofacial bone

d. craniofacial bone

17. Which structure is associated with the embryologic development of the peripheral nervous system?


a. neural crest


b. neuraxis


c. rhombencephalon


d. neural tube

a. neural crest

18. Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is responsible for generating motor commands?


a. temporal


b. parietal


c. occipital


d. frontal

d. frontal

19. What region of the diencephalon coordinates homeostasis?


a. thalamus


b. epithalamus


c. hypothalamus


d. subthalamus

c. hypothalamus

20. What level of the brain stem is the major input to the cerebellum?


a. midbrain


b. pons


c. medulla


d. spinal cord

b. pons

21. What region of the spinal cord contains motor neurons that direct the movement of skeletal muscles?


a. anterior horn


b. posterior horn


c. lateral horn


d. alar plate

a. anterior horn

22. Brodmann’s areas map different regions of the ________ to particular functions.


a. cerebellum


b. cerebral cortex


c. basal forebrain


d. corpus callosum

b. cerebral cortex

23. What blood vessel enters the cranium to supply the brain with fresh, oxygenated blood?


a. common carotid artery


b. jugular vein


c. internal carotid artery


d. aorta

c. internal carotid artery

24. Which layer of the meninges surrounds and supports the sinuses that form the route through which blood drains from the CNS?


a. dura mater


b. arachnoid mater


c. subarachnoid


d. pia mater

a. dura mater

25. What type of glial cell is responsible for filtering blood to produce CSF at the choroid plexus?


a. ependymal cell


b. astrocyte


c. oligodendrocyte


d. Schwann cell

a. ependymal cell

26. Which portion of the ventricular system is found within the diencephalon?


a. lateral ventricles


b. third ventricle


c. cerebral aqueduct


d. fourth ventricle

b. third ventricle

27. What condition causes a stroke?


a. inflammation of meninges


b. lumbar puncture


c. infection of cerebral spinal fluid


d. disruption of blood to the brain

d. disruption of blood to the brain

28. What type of ganglion contains neurons that control homeostatic mechanisms of the body?


a. sensory ganglion


b. dorsal root ganglion


c. autonomic ganglion


d. cranial nerve ganglion

c. autonomic ganglion

29. Which ganglion is responsible for cutaneous sensations of the face?


a. otic ganglion


b. vestibular ganglion


c. geniculate ganglion


d. trigeminal ganglion

d. trigeminal ganglion

30. What is the name for a bundle of axons within a nerve?


a. fascicle


b. tract


c. nerve root


d. epineurium

a. fascicle

31. Which cranial nerve does not control functions in the head and neck?


a. olfactory


b. trochlear


c. glossopharyngeal


d. vagus

d. vagus

32. Which of these structures is not under direct control of the peripheral nervous system?


a. trigeminal ganglion


b. gastric plexus


c. sympathetic chain ganglia


d. cervical plexus

b. gastric plexus