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what does the ans control to maintain homeostasis
visceral activity
ans controls what during periods of strees
visceral activity
what does the ans perpare the body for
strenuous physical activity
what 2 things can the ans be
excitory or inhibitory
what are the neurons in the ans
all motor
what is the sympathetic division
fight or flight
what is the most common response with sympathetic
excitory
where do the neurons originate in the sympathetic
from the lateral horns
what does the preganglionic neuron produce
acetycholine
what does the postganglionic neuron produce
norepinephrine
where do the neurons originate in the sympathetic
from the lateral horns
what roduces epinephrine
adrenal glands
what 4 things are part of the excitatory sympathetic div.
cardio, respitory, endocrine, orgasm
what 2 things are part of the inhibitory sympathetic div.
digestive, and urinary
what are the sympathetic divisions primary actions
excitatory
what are the parasympathetics primary actions
inhibitory
parasympathetic is
rest and digest
where do the neurons originate in parasympathetic
brainstem and sacral
what 3 things are part of the para- div. excitory functions
digestive, urinary, and sexual arousal
what 2 things are inhibitory in the para- division
cardio/respiratory
what type of neurons release acetylcholine
cholinergic
what type of neurons release norepinephrine
adrenergic
what binds to adrenergic receptors
norepinephrine and epinephrine
what does the sympathetic system increase
blood flow to muscles, alertness, heart rate, blood pressure, pulmonary air flow, blood glucose concentration
what does the sympathetic system reduce
blood flow to skin and digestion
what is cholinergic
pertaining to ach, as in cholinergic nerve fibers that secrete it,cholinergic receptors and cholinergic effects
what is preganglionic
neuron that transmits signals from the cns to the ganglion
adrenergic
pertaining to epinephrine or norepinephrine... the effects on a target organ or adrenergic neurons that secrete them
what is post ganglionic
a neuron that transmits from a ganglion to a distal target organ
name type of nerve and what it does for olfactory
sensory, sense of smell
same with optic
sensory, vision
oculomotor
motor, muscle of eye, eyelid, pupil and ciliary
trochlear
motor, eye movement
trigeminal nerve
mixed, sensory for face, anterior/temporal scalp, motor for chewing
abducens
motor, abducts the eye
facial
mixed-sensory for taste, motor to salvary glands and facial expressions
vestibulocochlear
sensory-hearing and balance
glossopharyngeal nerve
sensory for taste, pharyngeal, blood pressure and gases, motor to pharynx swallowing
vagus nerve
mixed-sensory from thoracic and abdominal viscera- motor for sympathetic control of thoracic and abdominal
ACCESSORY NERVE
motor-neck movement and head
what does the accessory nerve innervate
pharynx, larynx and soft palate
hypoglossal nerve
motor- tongue movement speech and swallow
what are the dorsal roots
sensory
what are the ventral roots
motor
what is the neck
cervical plexus
what is the lumbar
lumbar plexus
what is the shoulder and arms
brachial plexus
sacral
sacral plexus
what seperates the lobes of the brain
deep sulci
what is the cerebral cortex in charge if
conscious thought
what is the cerebral cortex composed of
gray matter
how does the cerebral cortex function
contralateral
name the 5 functions of the cerebral cortex
senations, communication, memory, understanding, voluntary movements
what are the 3 sensory lobes
parietal, temporal, occipital
what does the primary somatosensory cortex do
inintegrates sensory input into understanding
what are in the primary somatosensory cortex
skin receptors, skeletal muscles proprioceptors
what does the visual cortex do
input and perception of visual stimuli
auditory cortex
input and perception of aditory stimuli
olfactory cortex
input and perception of smell
gustatory cortex
taste
vestibular cortex
balance and orientation
what lobe is in charge of motor areas
frontal lobe
what cells are in the primary motor cortex
pyramidal cells
primary motor cortex is in charge of what
precise skill and voluntary skeletal muscle movements
the projection fibers connect what
cerebral cortex to lower area of the brain
what fibers connect the gyri and lobes of the same hemisphere
association fibers
what is the basal nuclei
deep gray matter regions
broca's area
is speech
what area is in charge of mouth tongue and larynx
broaca's area
frontal eye field does what
voluntary eye movement
what stimulation is needed for short term memory
electrical
what do the association areas do
communicate inbetween snsory and motor cortex
what stimulation is needed for long term memory
synaptic
prefrontal cortex does what
intellect, cognition recall personality concience, judgment
what 2 areas of the brain have to do with long term memory
hippocampus and the amygdala
what are the language areas of the association in charge of
language and speech body
what are large tracts of myelinated neurons which communicate with areas of the brain
white matter cerebral
visceral association area
visceral sensations such as full bladder upset stomache
hwat are commissures
connect corresponding areas of the 2 cerebral hemispheres
what 3 specific commisures connect areas of the 2 cerebral hemispheres
corpus callosum, anterior and posterior commissures
what connects the gyri and the lobes of the same hemisphere
association fibers
the projection fibers connect what
cerebral cortex to lower area of the brain
where is the insula
deep to the temporal
what does the basal nuclei regulate
attention and cognition, motor control
what is the basal nuclei
deep gray matter regions
where do all afferent neurons converge
thalamus
what is the thalamus do
sorts and edits impulses traveling to the cerebral cortex
what is the main visceral control center
hypothalamus
what helps maintain homeostasis
hypothalamus
name 5 things the hypothalumus regulates
thirst, hunger, sleep wake cycles, body temp, and endocrine functions
what do the mammillary bodies do
olfactory relay
pineal gland what hormone is associated with it
melatonin
what also regulates the sleep wake cycle and moods
pineal gland
what does the cerebellum do
provide smooth muscle contractions during complex movement
what do the anterior and posterior lobes of the cerebellum do
coordinate body movements
what do the flocculonodular lobes do
maintain blance, equilibrium
what is a cause of alzheimers disease
genetic
dementia, memory loss, shorten attention span, moodiness, irritability confusion and hallucinations
alzheimers
what is the cause of parkinsons
loss of dopaminproduction by substantia nigra
csf composition is high in
glucose, o2 vitamins na cl mg and h
csf low in
ca k and blood proteins
what is a stroke
loss of blood flow leading to cell death
what is a coma
damage to reticular formation in brain stem
what is cerebral palsy
damage affects voluntary muscle control