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52 Cards in this Set
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Biggest part of the brain is called |
Cerebrum |
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initiates all muscle movements |
cerebrum |
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controls balance |
cerebellum |
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coordinates movements "makes it smooth" |
cerebellum |
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3 parts of the brain stem |
midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata |
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means tree of life |
Arbor Vitae |
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Ventricles in brain are filled with |
CSF |
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There are ___ ventricles in the brain |
4 |
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There are ___ lobes in the brain |
5 |
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What is responsible for making CSF? |
choroid plexus |
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There are ___ layers of meninges |
3 |
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The outer most layer of the meninges is called the |
dura mater |
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The dura mater is made up of __ layers |
2 |
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The middle meninx is called the |
arachnoid mater |
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The innermost meninx is called the |
pia mater |
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Pia mater means |
weak mother |
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dura mater means |
tough mother |
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arachnid means |
spider |
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There are ___ cranial nerves |
12 |
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c1 (cranial nerve) is the |
olfactory nerve |
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c2 (cranial nerve) is the |
optic nerve |
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c1 controls |
smell |
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c2 controlls |
sight |
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The structure that looks like a white rubber band is called the |
corpus callosum |
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The corpus callosum |
allows the two hemispheres to communicate |
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The part of the brain stem that is the "hump" is the |
pons |
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The part of the brain that regulates body temperature |
hypothalamus |
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The "switchboard" of the brain |
thalamus |
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The part of the brain that controls the pituitary gland |
hypothalamus |
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The Arbor Vitae is located in the |
cerebellum |
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This separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe |
central sulcus |
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This separates the two hemispheres |
longitudinal fissure |
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Which glial cell cleans up cellular debris via phagocytosis |
microglia |
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which glial cell supports and repairs neurons and form the brain-blood barrier within the CNS |
astrocytes |
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Which glial cell encapsulate and provide protection and support for the cell bodies of peripheral neurons in the many peripheral ganglia |
satellite glial cell |
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Which glial cell myelinates axons in the PNS |
Schwann cells |
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Which glial cells myelinates axons in the CNS |
oligodendrocytes |
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What is includes in the CNS |
Brain and spinal cord |
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What is included in the PNS |
nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord |
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What is the function of the PNS |
connect the central nervous system (CNS) to the limbs and organs. |
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What is an axon |
the long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells. |
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_______________ have the amazing ability to gather and transmit electrochemical signals |
neurons |
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small, branchlike projections of the cell make connections to other cells and allow the neuron to talk with other cells or perceive the environment. They can be located on one or both ends of a cell. |
dendrites |
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____________ helps to speed transmission of a nerve impulse down a long axon |
Myelin |
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Myelinated neurons are typically found in the |
peripheral nerves (sensory and motor neurons) |
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Non-Myelinated neurons are typically found in the |
brain and spinal cord |
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The ____________ is responsible for things that keep you alive such as breathing, and heart rate. |
brain stem |
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The __________ controls sneezing and vomiting |
brain stem |
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relays sensory information between brain regions and controls many autonomic functions of the peripheral nervous system. It also connects structures of the endocrine system with the nervous system and works in conjunction with limbic system structures to generate and manage emotions and memories. |
Diencephalon |
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The diencephalon, along with the telencephalon (cerebrum) comprise the two major divisions of the |
prosencephalon(forebrain). |
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Main structures of the diencephalon include |
the hypothalamus, thalamus, epithalamus (including the pineal gland), and subthalamus. |
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The hindbrain is made up of what |
* Metencephalon
* Myelencephalon |