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90 Cards in this Set
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CNS
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brain and spinal cord
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PNS
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anterior(ventral) and posterior posterior (dorsal) roots, and the cranial and spinal nerves
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Where is pain and temperature for the body (soma, somatic) localized?
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lateral spinothalamic tract
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Where is pain and temperature for the face localized?
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trigemeniothalamic
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nociception
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the perception of traumatic damage (precisely localized)
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Pain
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localized sensation of discomfort due to a nociceptive stimulus (unpleasant, emotional response)
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dendrites
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receive impulses from other neurons
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cell body
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contains nucleus
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axon
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makes a synaptic contact with another neuron or with a striated muscle cell
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Schwann cells
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surround axons and form myelin
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myelin
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insulation for the axon, allows for maintenance of electrical properties
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neurons v. junctionsq
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neurons function by electrical activity, junctions function by chemical activity
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action potential in the pre-synaptic neuron causes______
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neurotransmitter release
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Binding of the neurotransmitter to a receptor causes ________
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the generation of an action potential in the postsynaptic neuron
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location of unipolar
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embryonic only
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location of pseudo-unipolar
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dorsal root ganglia
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location of bipolar
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retina
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multipolar
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most neurons throughout the CNS
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What are the primary sensory neurons for the exterior of the body?
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dorsal root ganglia
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Cranial nerves use _______ as a neurotransmitter
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substance P
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capsaicin
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blocks action of neurotransmitter
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telencephalon
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cerebral cortex, white matter, basal ganglia
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diencephalon
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thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus (pineal gland)
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brainstem
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medulla, pons, midbrain
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frontal lobe function
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planning and executing movement (including speech), and anticipating consequences of the proposed movements
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parietal lobe function
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sensation
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occipital lobe function
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vision
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temporal lobe function
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memory and hearing
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hypothalamus function
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drive for instinct rather than intellect
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mammillary bodies of hypothalamus function
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memory
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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
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damage to mammillary bodies in alcoholism, can no longer form long term memories
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purpose for folding of the cerebral cortex
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increases surface area, amount of material that can fit in skull.
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human v. primate brain size and characteristics
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percentage of total cortical volume is greatest in humans, larger than other primates with a greater volume devoted to the frontal lobes
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posterior gray horns
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contain the cell bodies of sensory neurons
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anterior gray horns
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contain the cell bodies of motor neurons that innervate striated muscle
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other name for anterior white column
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funiculus
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dura matter
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continuous with the capsule of the dorsal root ganglion
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ventral root
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carries motor axons and joins with dorsal root to form the mixed spinal nerve
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dorsal root
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carries sensory neuron axons
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reflection of the pia mater forms the_______
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the denticulate ligament
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Cell bodies of motor neurons location
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anterior (ventral) gray horns
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Cell bodies of sensory neurons location
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posterior (dorsal) gray horns
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cell body location of the primary sensory neurons for pain and temperature
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dorsal root ganglion
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cell body of the secondary neurons of the pathway for pain and temp
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dorsal gray horn
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Fasciculus gracilis
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contains axons that serve fine touch, conscious proprioception, and vibratory sense for the ipsilateral (same side) lower limb
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conus medullaris
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marks the termination of the spinal cord at L2
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cauda equina (horse's tail)
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where the dorsal and ventral roots of the lower lumbar spread out
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lumbar cistern
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term for subarachnoid space around the lumbar and sacral cord
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Contents of the PNS
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anterior and posterior dorsal roots and the cranial and spinal nerves
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Cranial nerve 1
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olfactory
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Cranial nerve 2
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optic
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Cranial nerve 3
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oculomotor- eye movement
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Cranial nerve 4
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trochlear- eye movement
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Cranial nerve 5
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trigeminal- head sensation and jaw movements
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Cranial nerve 6
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abducent - eye movement
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Cranial nerve 7
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facial- facial muscles and taste
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Cranial nerve 8
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vestibulocochlear- hearing and balance
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Cranial nerve 9
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glossopharyngeal- cutaneous sensation including pain to the posterior 1/3 of the tongue taste, sensation pharynx
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Cranial nerve 10
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vagus nerve- larynx-pharyngeal musculature, autonomics of head and body
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Cranial nerve 11
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spinal accessory nerve- high cervial segments-trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles
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Cranial nerve 12
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Hypoglossal nerve- tongue muscles
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neural tube forms the ______ (4)
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prosencephalon(fore), mesencephalon (mid), rhombencephalon(hind), myelon (spinal cord)
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the rhomboencephalon(hindbrain) develops into the ______
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metencephalon and the myelencephalon(medulla)
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the metencephalon durther develops into the _________
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cerebullum and pons
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3 primary divisions of the trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve 5)
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opthalmic (V1), maxillary ( V2), Mandibular (V3)
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opthalmic nerve
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sensation to the eye, orbit, and scalp to the vertex of the head. Also serves the anterior portion of the nasal cavity, and the skin of the nose
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maxillary nerve
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sensation over the cheek, nasal cavity, and the mucose of the hard and soft palates
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mandibular nerve
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sensation over the mandibular and temporal areas, and the mucosa of the anterior two thirds of the tongue.
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origin and termination of the spinothalamic tract
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originates in the spinal cord, terminates in the thalamus
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fasciculus
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another term for tract
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lateral spinothalamic tract
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pain and temperature
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anterior spinothalamic tract
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poorly localized (crude) touch
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anterolateral system (ALS)
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lateral and anterior spinothalamic tract together
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pain and temperature neurons of the face have their cell body _____
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in the trigeminal semilunar ganglion
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What kind of neurons are the pain and temp neurons of the face?
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pseudounipolar
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ventral posteromedial nucleus
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location of second order neuron synapse from the trigeminothalamic tract in the thalamus. Synapse onto third order that continue to the primary sensory cortex
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postcentral gyrus
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location of final synapse of the trigeminal nerves
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syringomyelia
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central cavitation of the cervical spinal cord of unknown etiology
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result of syringomyelia
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destruction of the ventral white commissure and interruption of decussating spinothalamic fibers, causing bilateral loss of pain and temperature senation, sensitivity to touch is retained, because the posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway is intact.
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clues to syringomyelia
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patient develops ulcers on the fingers arising from painless cuts and burns
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causalgia
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causes burning pain due to damaged peripheral nerve that contains significant innervation by the sympathetic nervous system. Median nerve is classical example
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neuropathy
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loss of nerve function due to damage to a peripheral nerve
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pain of sore throat
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visceral pain, mediated by trigeminal nerve, glossopharyngeal, and vagus nerve
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ganglion of the trigeminal nerve
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semilunar ganglion (of Gasser)
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glossopharyngeal serves what mucosa?
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posterior third of tongue, nasopharynx, oropharynx.
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glossopharyngeal cell body location?
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petrosal ganglion
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vagus nerve serves what mucosa?
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laryngopharynx and vestibule of the larynx
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vagus nerve cell body location
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inferior vagal (nodose) ganglion
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trigeminal nerve serves what mucosa?
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cheek, hard and soft palates (maxillary). Front 2/3 of the tongue (via lingual nerve branch of mandibular)
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Gag reflex
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NOT TRIGEMINAL. Glossopharyngeal nerve (afferent) senses touch and the vagus nerve (efferent) causes motor gag reflex
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