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Gyri |
the rounded edges into which the surface of the cerebral hemisphere is divided by sulci |
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the rounded edges into which the surface of the cerebral hemisphere is divided by sulci |
Gyri |
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Sulci |
The folds in the cerebral cortex |
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The folds in the cerebral cortex |
Sulci |
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Brain stem |
The most primitive and inner part of the brain |
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The most primitive and inner part of the brain |
Brain stem |
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Cerebellum |
Leafy structure on the back of the brain |
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Leafy structure on the back of the brain |
Cerebellum |
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Cerebrum |
The noodely main part of the brain |
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The noodely main part of the brain |
Cerebrum |
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Lateral sulcus |
Fold between the temporal lobe and the frontal lobe |
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Fold between the temporal lobe and the frontal lobe |
Lateral sulcus |
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Central sulcus |
Fold between the frontal lobe and the parietal lobe |
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Fold between the frontal lobe and the parietal lobe |
Central sulcus |
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Longitudinal fissure |
Separation between the two cerebral hemispheres |
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Separation between the two cerebral hemispheres |
Longitudinal fissure |
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Insula |
Lobe under the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes |
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Lobe under the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes |
Insula |
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Medulla oblongata |
Part of spinal chord connected to brain |
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Part of spinal chord connected to brain |
Medulla oblongata |
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Pre central gyrus and post central gyrus |
The two gyrus on either side of the central sulci |
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The two gyrus on either side of the central sulci |
Pre central gyrus and post central gyrus |
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Corpus callosum |
Thick layer between the outter brain and inner brain |
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Thick layer between the outter brain and inner brain |
Corpus callosum |
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Optic chiasm |
the X-shaped structure on the bottom of the brain where the two optic nerves cross over each other. Above the pituitary gland in a cross section |
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the X-shaped structure on the bottom of the brain where the two optic nerves cross over each other. Above the pituitary gland in a cross section |
Optic chiasm |
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Pituitary gland |
Below the optic chiasm and the thalamus |
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A gland below the optic chiasm and the thalamus |
Pituitary gland |
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Midbrain |
Between the thalamus and the pons |
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Between the thalamus and the pons |
Midbrain |
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Pons |
Lump above the medulla oblongata |
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Lump above the medulla oblongata |
Pons |
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Pineal gland |
Between the two thalamus lobes and right above the cerebellum |
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Gland between the two thalamus lobes and right above the cerebellum |
Pineal gland |
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What is the frontal lobes function? |
Consciousness and short term memory |
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What is the cerebral cortex responsible for? |
Visual/ auditory/ hunger/ respiration. More of the instinctual/ primal part of brain. Doesn't have to be told what to do all of the time |
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3 parts of the mid brain |
Superior colliculus, inferior colliculus, cerebral peduncle |
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Midbrain function |
Sends sensory signals to the mid brain |
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What is the medulla oblongata and ponds responsible for |
Respiration and gag reflex |
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What is the diencephalon consisted of? |
The thalamus, hypothalamus, pineal gland |
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Pns |
Perifrial nervous system |
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Cns |
Central nervous system |
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Perifrial nervous system |
Nerve heads located anywhere other than the spinal chord and brain |
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Central nervous system |
Heads located only in brain or spinal chord |
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What does this part of the brain do |
Associates sound with doing something |
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What does this part of the brain do? |
Associates smell with visual |
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What does this part of the brain do? |
Hearing |
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What does this part of the brain do? |
Seeing |
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What does this part of the brain do? |
Doing something about what you see |
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What does this part of the brain do? |
Body sensations |
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What does this part of the brain do? |
Primary motor cortex. Most motor nerves are here |
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What does this part of the brain do? |
Auditory/ speech/ reflexes |
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What does this part of the brain do? |
Primary sensory and sensory assosiation area |
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What does this part of the brain do? |
Motor assosiation area |
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Multipolar neurons |
dendrons are extensive and axons are short and stubby |
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Neurons that have dendrons are extensive and axons are short and stubby |
Multipolar neurons |
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Bipolar neurons |
Dendrites are similar to axons |
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Neurons that have dendrites are similar to axons |
Bipolar neurons |
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Unipolar neurons |
Head is short and stubby comming off of axon |
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Neuron with Head is short and stubby comming off of axon |
Unipolar neuron |
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Astrocyte cell |
Gleal cell that maintains pH, glucose, and oxygen ballences |
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Gleal cell that maintains pH, glucose, and oxygen ballences |
Astrocyte cell |
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Ependymal cell |
Gleal cell that forms barrier to keep blood out and filters it to CSF |
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CSF |
Cerebrospinal fluid |
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Gleal cell that forms barrier to keep blood out and filters it to CSF |
Ependymal cell |
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Schwann cell |
Gleal cell that wraps neurons in PNS |
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Gleal cell that wraps neurons in PNS |
Schwann cell |
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Microglia cell |
Gleal cell that digests/ cleans foreign particles (immune) |
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Gleal cell that digests/ cleans foreign particles (immune) |
Microglia cell |
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Oligodendrocyte cell |
Gleal cell that wraps neurons in CNS |
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Gleal cell that wraps neurons in CNS |
Oligodendrocyte cell |
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Resting membrane potential |
More k+ inside more na+ outside |
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ECF |
Extracellular fluid |
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ICF |
Intracellular fluid |
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Node of ranvier |
The gaps between oglieodendrocyte/ Schwann cells |
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The gaps between oglieodendrocyte/ Schwann cells |
Nodes of ranvier |
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Soma |
Inner cell |
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The inside of neuron cell heads |
Soma |
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Resting membrane potential in millivolts |
-70 |
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The threshold for passing the electrical signal in neurons in millivolts |
-55 |
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Depolarization |
Neuron going from - to +35 |
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Repolarization |
Neuron going from +35 to - |
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How many nerves come out of the cervicle vertebraes |
8 |
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How many nerves come out of the thoracic vertebraes |
12 |
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How many nerves come out of the lumbar vertebraes |
5 |
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How many nerves come out of the sacral vertebraes |
5 |
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How many nerves come out of the coxxcal vertebraes |
1 |
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What side of the spinal chord is anterior |
The side with a crease |
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Integration |
Processing and interpreting input from neurons |
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Somatic nervous system |
Voluntary nervous system |
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Voluntary nervous system |
Somatic nervous system |
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Autonomic nervous system |
Involuntary nervous system |
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Involuntary nervous system |
Autonomic nvous system |
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Satellite cells |
Gleal cells that protect and cushion neurons. |
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Gleal cells that protect and cushion neurons. |
Satellite cells |
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Ganglia |
Groups of neurons |
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Groups of neurons |
Ganglia |
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are there? |
31 |
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The three layers of membranes on the brain |
Dura matter, arachnoid mater, and pia mater |
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Radula |
Located in the mouth of mollis , used for feeding |
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What are mollusks teeth called |
Radula |
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What are the four clades of mollusks |
Chitons which have eight plates in a foot gastropods which are land snails and slugs Bivalves which are oysters and clam Cephalopods which are octopuses squids and cuttlefish |
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Ecological impacts of fungi |
Decomposers, mutualism with plants animals and algae |
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Mycrorrhizae |
Mutualistic, fungus and plants, fungus gets carbs, plants get phosphates and nitrogen |
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Heterokaryotic stage |
Unfused nuclei form different parents n + n |
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Heterokaryotic stage |
Unfused nuclei form different parents n + n |
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Rhizopus |
A genus of fungi that obtains nutrients from dead organic matter |
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Glameromycota |
Symbiont found in the cells of the roots of angiosperm plants |
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What type of fungus can be found in the cells of the roots of angiosperm plant |
Glameromycota |
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Ascomycetes |
Sac fungi, produce sexual spores called asci, morals and truffles |
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Asci |
Sexual spores of ascomycetes |
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Basidiomycetes |
Elaborate fruiting body called the basidiocarp contains many basidia that produce sexual spores, Maiden Vale, puff balls, shelf fungi |
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What is the elaborate fruiting body of a basidiomycete |
Basidiocarp |
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What is a basidiocarp |
The elaborate food and body of a basidiomycete |
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What is a basidiocarp |
The elaborate food and body of a basidiomycete |
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What are the structures that produce spores in a basidiomycete called |
Basidia |
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What are basidia |
The structures that produce sexual spores in a basidiomycete |
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Mycelium life cycle both sexual and asexual |
asexual: Mycelium makes spore producing structures which makes spores which germinate which turn into mycelium Sexual semicolon mycelium goes to plasmogamy which is the Fusion of cytoplasm which goes to hetero karyotic stage which makes a zygote which turns to karyogamy which turns to mycelium |
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Karyogamy |
The fusion of the two nuclei the sexual fungal life cycle |
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Karyogamy |
The fusion of the two nuclei the sexual fungal life cycle |
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Plasmogamy |
The fusion of the cytoplasm when to haploid fungal cells are doing sexual reproduction |