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60 Cards in this Set
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Which portion of the brain controls fine motor movement?
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Frontal lobe
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Which lobe is involved in interpretation of vision?
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Occipital
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Which lobe is involved in interpreting odors and hearing?
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Temporal
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Which lobe is involved with interpreting senses except, hearing., seeing and smelling?
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Parietal
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Which lobe involved in long-term memory?
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Limbic
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Name of group of nerves which connects the two hemispheres together and communication?
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Corpus Callosum
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Name of structure which controls rhythmic pattern of heart rate, and breathing. Causes cough and sneeze?
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Medulla oblongata
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Which structure alters rhythmic pattern of heart rate and breathing?
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Pons
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Coordinated moving and start walking instructed by:
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Cerebellum
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System keeps us alert, controls muscle tone, Reticular activating system?
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Mid brain
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Structure that acts as a relay station taking external information and sending it to various parts of the cerebrum for storage?
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Thalamus
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Structure with nerves that detect thirst and behavior?
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Hypothalamus
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Which structure carries out the functions of the cerebrum in a smooth coordinated manner?
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Cerebellum
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Long term memory what lobe?
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Occipital
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Limbic lobe is part of which brain division?
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Telecephalon
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Name of cells that will produce cerebrospinal fluid?
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Choroid plexus
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Large fluid filled cavity of brain called?
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Lateral Ventricle
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How far does spinal cord extend?
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From brain (medulla oblongata to first lumbar
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Name of distal end of spinal cord and location?
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Lumbar 1 Conus medullaris
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Name of branches formed by spinal cord after Conus medullaris?
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Cauda equina
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Name of lone filament that extends to Coccyx region?
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Filum terminale
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How many pairs of nerves branch off spinal cord?
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31
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How many cervical spine nerves?
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8
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How many Thoracic spinal nerves?
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12
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How many lumbar spinal nerves?
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5
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Number of Sacral spinal nerves?
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5
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How many Coccygeal nerves?
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1
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Where does spinal nerve 1 emerge?
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between skull and C-1
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What is one region of the spinal cord that does not form a plexus?
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Thoracic
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The plexus that forms a nerve that controls the major breathing muscle is ?
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Cervical Plexus
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Braided network of nerves is called?
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Plexus
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Name of nerve that innervates diaphragm from cervical region?
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Phrenic nerve
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Name of nerve plexus from lower cervical to upper thoracic region that innervates medial side of arm?
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Brachial plxus
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Nerve name causes tingle when hitting funny bone on medial side of elbow?
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Ulnar nerve
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Name of plexus that controls muscles of upper thigh and arises from lumbar region?
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Lumbar plexus
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3 tissues layers :
one near brain: middle tissue: nearest skull: |
Pia matter
arachnoid near skull/vertebrae: dura matter |
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What fluid flows between the pia matter and the arachnoid?
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cerebrospinal fluid
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What fluid flows between the dura matter and arachnoid?
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venous fluid (blood)
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What produces cerebrospinal fluid?
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choroid plexus
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all three membranes are called?
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meninges
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The sensory tracts of the spinal cord are ascending or descending?
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Ascending
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Cerebrospinal fluid enters blood via?
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arachnoid villi
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What makes up white matter?
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Axons
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What makes up grey matter?
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Soma
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A defect in what makes it difficult to tell if a person is thirsty?
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Hypothalamus
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Name of fissure located between temporal lobe and frontal lobe?
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lateral cerebral fissure
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What structure comprises metencephalon located between pons and thalamus?
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Midbrain
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Seeing stars if this lobe is hit?
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occipital
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cerebellum works closely with which brain division?
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telencephalon
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Thalamus is part of?
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diencephalon
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cough or sneeze caused by?
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medulla oblongata
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A person may not be able to feel fine touch if what part of spinal cord damaged?
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Posterior white
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posterior gray matter consists of which type of nerves?
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sensory
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name of plexus associated with nerves of arm?
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Brachial
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Ascending tracts of spinal cord are transmitting information to or away from cerebrum
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To
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Spinal cord proper extends to what vertebrae/name?
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L1 Conus medullaris
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Which membrane of meninges can be felt on baby's soft spot?
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Dura Matter
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cerebrospinal fluid flows between which meninngeal membranes?
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Pia matter and arachnoid
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what matter has nerves that control walking and leg muscles?
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Anterior gray matter
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Which consists of only sensory tracts: white or gray matter of spinal cord?
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White
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