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35 Cards in this Set
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Brain and Spinal Cord
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Central Nervous system
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Nerves outside of brain and spinal cord
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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
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convey information from sensory organs to CNS and from CNS to muscles
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Somatic Nervous System
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controls vegetative functions (heart rate, respiration, intestines, etc.)
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Autonomic Nervous System
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controls functions that accompany arousal and expenditure of energy
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Sympathetic Nervous System
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controls functions that occur in a relaxed state
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Parasympathetic Nervous System
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imaginary line drawn down center of central nervous system
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Neuraxis
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Toward the back away from the stomach
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Dorsal
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Toward the stomach away from the back
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Ventral
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toward the Front end
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Anterior
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toward the rear end
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Posterior
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Above another part
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Superior
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Below another part
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Inferior
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toward the side away from the midline
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Lateral
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toward the midline, away from the side
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Medial
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on the same side of the body
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Ipsilateral
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on the opposite side of the body
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Contralateral
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plane that shows brain structures as seen from above
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Horizontal Plane
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a plane that shows brain structures as seen from the side
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Sagittal Plane
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a plane that shows brain structures as seen from the front
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Transverse Plane
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controls vital reflexes, regulates cardiovascular and respiration
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Hindbrain:Medulla
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axons going to spinal cord cross here, also implicated in sleep
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Hindbrain:Pons
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fine motor movements, coordination of movements
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Hindbrain:Cerebellum
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important route for sensory information (visual)
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Midbrain: Superior Colliculus
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important route for sensory information (auditory)
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Midbrain: Inferior Colliculus
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important component of motor system implicated in Parkison’s Disease
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MidBrain:Substantia Nigra
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sends information to cerebral cortex, especially sensory information
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Forbrain: Thalamus
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regulate autonomic nervous system, control pituitary gland and hormone release
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Forbrain: Hypothalamus
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involved in storage of new memories
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Forbrain: Hippocampus
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part of motor system, planning sequences of behavior, memory, emotional expression
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Forbrain: Basil Ganglia
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axons cross here (split brain)
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Forbrain:cerebral cortex: Corpus Callosum
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visual input and processing
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Forbrain:cerebral cortex: Occipital Lobe
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Sensory cortex and muscle and joint position
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Forbrain:cerebral cortex: Parietal Lobe
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process auditory information, speech, complex aspects of vision, movement, and recognition of faces
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Forbrain:cerebral cortex:
Temporal Lobe |
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integrates information, involved in planning and remembering changing facts
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Forbrain:cerebral cortex: Frontal Lobe
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