Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
184 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Types of cerebral connections
|
Projection Fibers
Association Fibers Commissure Fibers |
|
Projection Fibers
|
connect one part of cortex with a distant location
|
|
Association Fibers
|
connect areas within a hemisphere
|
|
Commissure Fibers
|
connect one hemisphere with the other
|
|
Occipital Lobe
|
Vision, visual processing
Primary visual cortex |
|
Poriatal-occipital sulcus
|
notch @ top of occiptal lobe
|
|
Cakarine sulcus
(preoccipital notch) |
located at the bottom of the occipital lobe
|
|
Temporal Lobe
|
hearing and auditory comprehension
(superior, middle,inferior) |
|
Heschl's gyrus
|
primary auditory cortex
(where 8th cranial nerve terminates) |
|
Auditory Association Area
|
inturprets the meaning of the auditory signal; correlates sound with visual, smell, etc
|
|
Wernicke's Area
|
specialized auditory area; decodes speech
(Wernicke's Aphasia) |
|
Insula
(Isle of Reil) |
short gyri: phonological programing
limen long gyrus |
|
angular gyrus
|
reading and writing
(alexia, agraphia, anomia, dislexia, disgraphia, disnomia) |
|
Prefrontal area
|
planning/organization, motivation, problem solving
(anterior of frontal lobe) |
|
Parietal Lobe
|
Postcentral gyrus, supermarginal gyrus, wernickes area, angular gyrus
|
|
Inferior frontal gyrus
|
pars opercularis (broca's area)
pars triangularis pars orbitalis |
|
Supplimentory Motor Area
(SMA) |
movements are brought together and coordinated
|
|
Broca's Area
|
Speech production, word finding
in the Inferior frontal gyrus, frontal operculum |
|
Broca's Aphasia
|
not able to produce speech
word finding difficulties |
|
Broca's homologue
|
mirror image of broca's area in the right hemisphere
maintianing rhythm of speech |
|
Frontal Lobe
|
precentral gyrus, pyrimidal tracts, superior frontal gyrus, inferior frontal gyrus, orbital gyrus, supplimentory motor area, Broca's area, prefrontal area
|
|
Foramen magnum
|
opening at the base of the skull for the spinal cord
|
|
precentral gyrus
|
motor strip
primary motor cortex |
|
pyrimidal tracts
|
fibers cross over in the medula from left hemisphere to right
originate in motor strip (move the muscles) |
|
Central Nervous System
|
brain and spinal cord
|
|
Olfactory Bulb
|
Smell and Taste
Temporal Lobe |
|
meningies
|
layers of tissue covering brain (dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater)
|
|
Acetylcholine
|
neurotransmitter
muscle and brain |
|
Dopanine
|
motor neuron in brain
(too little results in parkinson's) |
|
Epinephrine
|
Adrenaline
excitatory sympathetic nervous system |
|
Norepineephrine
|
nerotransmitter
parasympathetic system |
|
Serotonine
|
nerotransmitter
regulator |
|
Endorphine
|
neurotransmitter
pain regulator |
|
steps of the
synaptic function |
1 synthesis 2 storage
3 released 4 receptor 5 inactivation 6 reuptake 7 degradation |
|
salatory conduction
|
action potential is "passed" from node to node
|
|
nodes of raniver
|
space between myelin
where ions recharge |
|
neurons in the
Peripheral Nervous System are... |
nurons surrounded by schawnn cells (still have nodes of ranvier)
|
|
Olgodendroglia
|
cover axons in central nervous system (no nodes of ranvier needed)
Guillan-bare |
|
synapse
|
junction at which electrochemical is transfered thru neurotransmitter
|
|
graded potientals
|
potiental for neuron to fire up or not to fire up
EPSP and IPSP |
|
excitatory post synaptic potiental
EPSP |
cause depolarization on the cell membrane
sodium-potassium needs to stop |
|
Sodium-potassium pump
|
causes "potiental"
|
|
Inhibitory post-synaptic potiential
IPSP |
causes a hyperpolarization
(away from zero toward -90mV) |
|
Action potiental
|
neuronal pulse/what happens when the neruon is active
Strong EPSP needed - charge becomes positive |
|
electrochemical event
|
chemicals (ions) flowing in and out (Sodium potasium pump is turned off; Na flows in) -70 to rise to -50 for action potiental to occur
|
|
neural conduction
|
how info is transmited down the neuron
|
|
Resting potiental
|
neuron at rest has an inherent charge
(difference in and out is -70millivolts) |
|
Resting potiental maintained
|
maintained thru Sodium potassium pump -- exchanges itracellular sodium for extracellular potassium
|
|
types of neurons
|
motor neurons, sensory neurons, cortical neuron
|
|
Motor neuron
|
multiple dendrites, one long axon
efferent |
|
Sensory Neurons
|
sensation/pain
receptors/temp receptor Afferent |
|
Efferent
Afferent |
cause something (from brain)
to the brain |
|
Cortical Neuron
|
Nerve cells that make up the cortex of the brain
always "fire" in one direction |
|
Presynaptic neuron
Postsynaptic neruon |
Sends
recieves |
|
synaptic cleft
|
space filled with fluid
|
|
synapses
|
neurons communicating with eachother
|
|
Neuron
|
cell body, dendrite, axon (axon hillock), terminals collaterals, telodendria
|
|
Central nervous system
Perepheral n.s. |
brain and spine
all not in skull (spinal nerves, cranial nerves) |
|
Autonomic N.S.
|
invouluntary
galandular secretions, internal muscles, heart function, homostasis |
|
hypothalamus
|
control center for autonomic N.S.
|
|
Sypathetic N.S.
|
internal adjustments to stress (fight or flight)
|
|
parasympathetic
|
The part of the autonomic nervous system originating in the brain stem and the lower part of the spinal cord that, in general, inhibits or opposes the physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system, as in tending to stimulate digestive secretions, slow the heart, constrict the pupils, and dilate blood vessels.
|
|
Somatic
|
skelital, striated voluntary muscle
|
|
Systems of speech
|
Nervous system
respiration phonatory articulatory system |
|
muscular tissues
|
striated, smooth, cardiac
|
|
Striated muscle
|
skeletal voluntary muscle
striped |
|
Smooth
|
muscle internal organs, involuntary
|
|
Cardiac
|
combination of smooth and striated
involuntary heart |
|
Neurons
|
transfer information communicating tissue
|
|
Glial Cells
|
supportive tissue
nutrient transfer; blood-brain barrier (mostly in the brain) |
|
Aggregates
|
tissue with functional unity
|
|
Fascia
|
tissue
provide support to muscles |
|
ligaments
|
tissue
connect bone, bind structure together |
|
tendons
|
tissue
connect muscle to bones |
|
White Fibrous
|
strong closely packed ligiments binding bones
periostium |
|
yellow elastic
|
elastic in areas requiring recoil such as trachea cartilidge
|
|
lymphoid
|
lymohocytes make up lymphoyd tissue
|
|
cartilidge
|
firm and solid
hyaline fibro-cartiladge yellow cartiladge |
|
hyaline
|
cartalidge
bluish-white, smooth |
|
fibro-cartalidge
|
dense-white flexible fibers; intervertebral disks
|
|
blood
|
corpuscles (cells, red, white) plaelets blood plasma
|
|
bone
|
hardest connective tissue
|
|
compact bone
|
naversiancanals
lamellar structure |
|
cancellous
|
spongy bone; spongy apperance
|
|
areolar
|
elastic supports organs between muscles
|
|
adipose
|
cells with fat globules between muscles and organs
|
|
simple epithelium
squamos epithelium |
single layer of cells
single layer of flat cells (lining of blood vessels, heart alveoli, lymph vessels) |
|
cuboidal (cubical
|
cube shaped; secretory function in some glands such as thyroid
|
|
columnar epithelium
|
single layer, cylindrical cells, inner lining of stomach
|
|
ciliated
|
cylindrical cells with cilia, nasal caviy, larynx trachea bronchi
|
|
compound epithelium
|
different layers
|
|
stratified epithelium
|
flattened cells on bed of columnar ccells, epidermis
|
|
epithelial
|
skin, protective lining for organs
|
|
nervious tissue
|
brain, spinal cord
|
|
tissues
|
epithelial
connective muscular nervious |
|
abduction
|
bring something away from midline
|
|
adduction
|
putting something toward midline
|
|
depressor
|
movement down
|
|
levator
|
movement upward
|
|
flexion
|
decrease in angle between two bones
|
|
extension
|
increasing the angle between two bones
|
|
anterior
|
ventral
toward the front |
|
posterior
|
dorsal
toward the base |
|
superior
|
ostral cranial
toward the head |
|
inferior
|
caudal
toward the bottom (feet) |
|
insilateral
|
same side of the body
|
|
contralateral
|
opposite side of the body
|
|
proximal
|
toward the axis/body or root of free extremity
|
|
distal
|
away from the axis or root of extremity
|
|
prone
|
on the belly
|
|
supine
|
on the back
|
|
cytology
|
study of cells
|
|
histology
|
microscopic study of cells and tissue
|
|
osteology
|
study of structure and function of bone
|
|
myology
|
structure and function of muscle
|
|
arthrology
|
joints
|
|
angiology
|
blood vessels and heart
|
|
neurology
|
study of nervous system
|
|
Anatomy
|
study of the structure of an organism and its parts
|
|
Physiology
|
study of function of the living organism and its parts as well as the chemical processes
|
|
physiology
|
study of the function of living organism and its parts as well as the chemical processes involved
|
|
applied anatomy
|
study of anatomy for diagnosis and treatment of disease
|
|
descriptive anatomy
|
study of individual parts of the body
views the body of as a system |
|
Gross anatomy
|
study of structures visible without the aid of microscope
|
|
surface anatomy
|
form and structure of anatomy
artist |
|
developmental anatomy
|
deals with development of organism from conception to adulthood
|
|
Pathalogical anatomy
|
pathalogical state in prganism (cancer, how cancer grows, etc.)
|
|
comparititve anatomy
|
similarities and differences between different species
|
|
Basil Ganglia
functions |
motor functioning, helps sequence movements(smoothly exicuting), support stimulus/response habit learning
|
|
Basil Ganglia
made up of |
collection of nuclei
putamen, globos pallidus, Caudate nucleus, amygdala, (substantia nigra) |
|
Putamen
|
(shell) connected to caudate nucleus
|
|
Globos pallidus
|
(pale globe) combo of grey and white matter
behind putamen |
|
Caudate nucleus
Amydala |
tailed nucleus
almond |
|
Substania nigra
|
(black substance)
a small area of the brain containing a cluster of black-pigmented nerve cells that produce dopamine, which is then transmitted to the striatum. |
|
limbic system
function |
referred to as the reptilian brain, memory, emotions
|
|
Limbic system
made up of |
hippocampus, fornex, septum, mamillary bodies, amygdala, cingulate gyrus, olfactory bulb
|
|
hippocampus
|
conductor of memory - brings smells, visual, auditory memories together
|
|
fornex
|
important in sexual drive
|
|
amygdala
|
memory and emotional reactions
|
|
olfactory bulb
|
area of brain that interprets the info from the nose “smell brain”
smell is the only sensation that does not run thru the thalamus |
|
Thalamus
|
grey matter
All sensory nerves thru here |
|
Parts of thalamus
|
lateral genuculate body
medial geniculate body |
|
area around the thalamus
|
epithalamus
hypothalamus |
|
lateral geniculate body
|
receives input from the eye visual
Synapse in outside portion before going to occipital cortex |
|
medial geniculate body
|
receives input from the ear auditory
Nerves synapse in thalamus before going to hechel’s |
|
epithalamus
|
Contains the pineal body- body rhythm regulation (sleep and wake cycles)
|
|
hypothalamus
|
cluster of nuclei (22 nuclei)
Pituitary gland hormonal regulation Hypothalamus is important for all areas of human behavior |
|
Diencephalon
|
inbetween brain
includes thalamus, epithalamus, hypothalamus, pineal body, third ventricle |
|
midbrain
|
mesencephalon
tectum tegmentum cerebral aqueduct |
|
tectum
|
(roof)
superior coliculi inferior coliculi |
|
superior coliculi
|
left and right cliculus
(upper hills) Receives projections form the eye come here before thalamus |
|
Inferior Coliculi
|
(lower hills)
Receive projection from auditory nerve Also one left and one right come in here before thalamus |
|
tegmentum
|
(floor)
cerebellar connections |
|
Cerebellum
|
(little brain)
input from inner ear, unconcious level, posture and equilibrium, muscle tone skilled movements/sports |
|
Pons
|
(bridge)
relays sensory information between the cerebellum and cerebrum. Bridges left and right cerebular lobe contains cranial nuclei(enter brain) |
|
Medulla Oblongata
|
base of the base of the brain, fibers run continuously with the spinal cord
once spinal cord inters the brain thru foramen magnum(opening to the brain) it is the medulla oblongata |
|
Medulla Oblongata
(Parts of) |
Pyramidal Decussation
Reticular Activating System R.A.S. |
|
Ventricles
|
cavities within the central nervous system filled with cerebral spinal fluid (c.f.s.)
|
|
Pyramidal Decussation
|
where the majority of the fibers cross over from left hemisphere to right side of body
|
|
Reticular Activating System
R.A.S. |
gate keeper for sematosenssory info coming into the body, can amplify info or decrease it
(decreases old/unimportant info, amplifies new info) sitting of a chair...we dont care |
|
Choroid Plexus
|
areas scattered around that produce cerebral spinal fluid
Glial Cells |
|
Glial Cells
|
all of the supporting cells within the brain
(anything that is not a neuron) |
|
Ventricles
|
I (left) II(right)lateral
Third ventricle(dinecephalon) Fourth ventricle(near brainstem mylencephalon) |
|
Cerebral Aqueduct
|
connects the third and fourth ventricle
|
|
Circle of Willis
|
insures consistant blood supply to the brain
Anterior cerbral artery, middle cerbral artery andposterior cerebral artery |
|
Anterior cerebral artery
Middle cerebral artery Posterior cerebral artery |
goes to anterior of brain
goes to middle of brain goes to posterior of brain |
|
Spinal cord
|
comprised of tracts which are pathways of axons
(housed within the spine) |
|
Dermatone
|
section of body where spinal nerves connect to (control)
|
|
Corticospinal tract
|
axons that travel between the cerebral cortex of the brain and the spinal cord.
only motot axons efferent |
|
Spinothalamic
|
afferent nerves run up to the brain (thalamus)
|
|
upper motor neurons
|
run from brain to nerves in spine
|
|
lower motor neurons
|
run form spinal cord to muscle
|
|
Cranial Nerves
|
nerves that arise from the brain (do not run thru the spine)
|
|
Cranial Nerve I.
Olfactory |
Sensory
Smell |
|
II.
Optic |
Sensory
Vision |
|
III.
Oculomotor |
Motor
Visual convergence and accomodation |
|
IV.
Trochlear |
Motor
Rotates eye down and outward |
|
V.
Trigeminal |
Both
Sensation from eye/nose/face Muscles of mastication and tongue |
|
VI.
Abducent |
Motor
supplies lateral eye muscles |
|
VIII.
Acoustic |
Sensory
hearing and balance |
|
IX.
Glossopharyngeal |
Both
Speech Muscles of pharynx and stylopharyngeus |
|
X.
Vagus |
Both
Sensation from ear pharnx, larynx, viscera |
|
XI.
Accessory (spinal) |
Motor
speech Muscles of pharynx, larynx, soft palate and neck |
|
XII.
Hypoglossal |
Motor
speech muscles of neck, extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of tongue |