Final Exam

Front 1

System that links physiological response and emotional response

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Limbic system

Front 2

Located very deep in the middle secion of the brain

Back 2

Location of the limbic system

Front 3

Includes: Rhinencephalon, Amydale, hyothalamus and anterior nucleus of the thalamus

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Limbic system

Front 4

Portion of limbic system that deals with anger, fear & danger

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Amygdala

Front 5

Portion of limbic system that deals with expressing emotions via gestures & resolves mental conflict

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Cingulate gyrus

Front 6

Portion of limbic system that puts and emotional response to a smell (associates memories w/smells)

Back 6

Rhinencephalon

Front 7

Composed of three broad columns across the length of the brainstem

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Reticular Activating system (RAS)

Front 8

The three columns of the Reticular Activating System (RAS)

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Raphe nuclei
Medial (large cell) group
Lateral (small cell) group

Front 9

Filters potentially harmful substances and prevents them from reaching the brain

Back 9

Blood brain Barrier

Front 10

Permits CSF to be absorbed into venous blood

Back 10

Arachnoid villi

Front 11

Nourishes the brain and carries chemical signals. Allows frain to "float".

Back 11

Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF)

Front 12

Help to clease/filter CSF by removing waste

Back 12

Choroid Plexuses

Front 13

Selective barrier that allows nutrients to pass freely.

Back 13

Blood brain barrier

Front 14

Protective mechanism that helps to maintain a stable environment for the brain by preventing ions from sending continuous impulses

Back 14

Blood brain barrier

Front 15

Clusters of capillaries that form tissue fluid filters, which hang from the roof of each ventricle

Back 15

Choroid Plexuses

Front 16

Contains ion pumps to allow them to alter ion concentrations of the CSF

Back 16

Choroid Plexuses

Front 17

Consists of cell bodies, unmyelinated processes and neuroglia

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Gray Matter

Front 18

Fibrous extension of the pia mater; anchors spinal cord to the coccys

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Filum Terminale

Front 19

Delicate shelves of pia matter that come off of the Filum terminale to attache the spinal cord to Vertebrae

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Denticulate Ligaments

Front 20

Space between bertebrae and dural sheath, filled with fat and a network of veins

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Epidural space (of spinal cord)

Front 21

Termination or end point of the spinal cord

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Conus medullaris

Front 22

PNS receptors that respond to touch, pressure, vibration stretch & itch

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Mechanoreceptors

Front 23

PNS receptors that respond to temperature changes

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Thermoreceptors

Front 24

PNS receptors that respond to light energy

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Photoreceptors

Front 25

PNS receptors that respond to chemicals (smell, taste, changes in blood chemistry

Back 25

Chemoreceptors

Front 26

Sensory, cranial spinal nerve located in the nasal cavity. AKA Olfactory Nerve

Back 26

Cranial Nerve I

Front 27

Sensory, cranial nerve involved in visual impulses, located in the retina, AKA Optic Nerve

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Cranial Nerve II

Front 28

Motor cranial nerve responsible for constriction of ocular muscles, located in the Ventral Midbrain. AKA Oculomotor

Back 28

Cranial Nerve III

Front 29

Motor nerve that participates in muscular eye movement, located in the Dorsal midbrain. AKA Trochlear

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Cranial Nerve IV

Front 30

Mixed nerve involves sensory nerves of the face, located in the pons. AKA Trigeminal

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Cranial Nerve V

Front 31

Motor nerve responsible for innervating the lateral rectus muscle of the eye. Located in the pons. AKA Abducens

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Cranial Nerve VI

Front 32

Mixed nerve, major motor nerve with five major branches of the face. Located in the pons. AKA Facial

Back 32

Cranial Nerve VII

Front 33

Sensory nerve arise from the hearing and equilibrium apparatus of the inner ear. AKA Vestibulocochlear

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Cranial Nerve VIII

Front 34

Mixed nerve, innervates part of the tongue and pharynx, arising from the medulla. AKA Glossopharyngeal

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Cranial Nerve IX

Front 35

Motor nerve that innervates both extrinsi and intrinsic muscles of the tongue contributing to swallowing and speech. Arising from the medulla. AKA HypoGlossal

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Cranial Nerve XII

Front 36

Arising from Medulla, only cranial nerve that extends beyon the head and neck. Mixed nerve effectin heart, lungs & visceral organs, function in the taste sense. AKA Vagus

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Cranial Nerve X

Front 37

Motor nerve that travels w/vagus to innervate muscles of the neck, larynx and pharynx. AKA Accessory

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Crainial Nerve XI