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26 Cards in this Set
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5 lobes of the brain |
Frontal lobe Parietal lobe Temporal lobe Occipital lobe Insular lobe |
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Four major areas of the brain |
Cerebrum Diencephalon Brain stem Cerebellum |
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The bundle of neurons that connect the two sides of the cerebrum |
Corpus callosum |
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What are the five neuron clusters of the basal ganglia? |
Caudate nucleus Putamen Substantia nigra Subthalamic nucleus Globus pallidus |
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Where is the basal ganglia? |
At the Base of the cerebrum |
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What makes up the Diencephalon? |
Thalamus and hypothalamus |
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What three parts make up the brain stem? |
Mid brain Pons Medulla oblongata |
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What processes are regulated by the brain stem? |
Breathing Heartbeat Swallowing Gastric secretion Sweating |
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Processes of the Cerebellum |
Coordinates movement and balance |
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What is the limbic system responsible for? |
Emotion Motivation Memory |
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What makes up the limbic system? |
Thalamus Hypothalamus Cingulate gyrus Amygdala Hippocampus |
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The spinal cord runs from... |
The medulla to the lumbar vertebrae |
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Name the parts of the spinal cord |
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What supplies the brain nutrition through a rich blood supply? |
Carotid and vertebral arteries |
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What supplies the spinal cord with nutrition through a rich blood supply? |
Anterior and posterior spinal arteries |
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Where does the cerebrospinal fluid circulate? |
Ventricles of the brain Central canal of spinal cord
Subarachnoid space of cranium and spinal meninges |
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What is the cerebrospinal fluid produced by? |
Choroid plexus of the ventricles |
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What dies the cerebrospinal fluid contain? |
Glucose Protein White blood cells |
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What two layers dies the cerebrospinal fluid run between? |
Pia matter and arachnoid layers |
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How many pairs of nerves extend from the spinal cord? |
31 pairs |
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4 areas of the spine? |
Cervical Thoracic Lumbar Sacral |
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How many vertebrae in the spine? |
33 |
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What is a complete spinal cord injury |
No messages beyond level of injury No sensation No movement |
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What is paraplegia of spinal cord |
Paralysis of lower limbs and lower trunk from Thoracic or lumbar injury |
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What is quadriplegia spinal cord injury |
Paralysis of upper and lower limbs from cervical spine injury |
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What is autonomic dysreflexia? |
Onset of excessively high blood pressure Injury to Thoracic nerves T6 or above |
