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