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| perception; sketal muscle movement;direction of voluntary movement, emotion, memory and learning |
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| function relay station for sensory and motor information, melatonin secretion; homostatasis, behavior drives, hormone secretion |
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relay station between cerebrum and cerebellum
coordination of breathing |
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| medulla oblongata function |
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| controls involuntary function |
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| movement coordination, balancenand execution of movement |
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| How many pairs of cranial nerves |
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| How many pairs of spinal nerves? |
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| what is the membrane that covers the brain |
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| list the 3 meninges that cover the brain and spinal cord |
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dura mater
arachnoid
pia mater |
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| what is made in the cavities in the brain? |
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| cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) |
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| Cerebral spinal fluid is made? |
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| What is the function of Cererebral spinal fluid? |
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-Transport route for nutrients and waste products throughout the Centeral nervous system
-provides cushing for CNS. |
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| explain the blood brain barrier |
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the brain contains capillaries-i.e. capillaries that do not have pores between the simple squamous epithelial cells (exchange epithelia -foot process of astrocytes create a second line of defense to prevent sunstance from the blood to easily entering CSF
TIGHT JUNCTIONS |
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| Describe the function of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum |
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| skeletal muscle movement, cognitive functions |
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| Describe the Parietal function of the cerebrum |
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| sensory info from skin, musclosketal system, organs and tase buds |
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| Describe the function of the temporal lobe |
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| describe the function of the occipital lobe |
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Connective area of the cerebrum-
Broca's Area |
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| involved in speech production and Expressive aphasia |
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Connective area of the cerebrum-
wernickle's area |
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| involved in speech; comprehension and receptive aphasia |
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| Most primitive region of the cerebrum. Links complex mental process to emotional responses |
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| what does the pineal gland produce? |
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| is the relay station for all sensation except smell |
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| Hypothalamus is essential for? what does it produce? |
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| homostatic regulation. It produces oxytocin and vasopressin |
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| The hypothalamus also produces hormones that regulate the secretion of? |
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controls eye movement
relay for visual and auditory signals
generate reflexive responses to stimuli |
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| Describe gray matter in midbrain and function |
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| contains gray matter (red nucleus, substantia nigra) that are involved in control of muscle tone and posture |
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relay station to other brain region
contains centers (apneustic and pneumotaxic) involved in cordinating the control of breathing |
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| funtion of the cerebellum |
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Process sensory information from muscles and balance receptors in the inner ear.
Coordinates execution of movement |
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| Function of the medulla oblongata |
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| controls involuntary functions such as breathing, swallowing, vomiting, blood bressure and heart rate. |
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| What is the responsibility of the corticospinal tract? |
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| Responsible for connecting the motor cortex with the somatic motor neurons that activate the sketal muscles to carry out planned action |
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| the corticospinal tract is also called? |
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| describe the corticospinal tract |
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| the decending motor pathways cross over to the opposite side of the spinal cord which is why the left motor cortex controls muscles on the right side of the body |
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what are reflexes?
give examples |
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reflexes are involuntary responses to stimuli
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pulling your hand away from a hot stove.
dropping a weight that is to heavy.
Decreasing your blood pressure when its to high
increasing your respiration rate during exercise
turning your head when someone calls your name. |
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| How are reflexes classified? |
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1. Number of neurons in the pathway
2. efferent division that controls the reflex (somatic vs. Autosomatic)
times at which the reflex develops (inate vs. learned
4. region of CNS that integrates the reflex (cranial vs. Spinal)f |
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| describe Pia mater and function |
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| name for innermost membrane around brain and spinal cord. Function is to provide proteaction |
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| Two divisions of autonomic nervous system? |
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Parasympatethic
sympathetic |
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| which part of the autonomic nervous sytem causes the heart rate to increase? |
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| How many pairs of peripheral nerves are in the body? |
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| 12 cranial + 31 spinal = 43 |
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| describe Pia mater and function |
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| name for innermost membrane around brain and spinal cord. Function is to provide proteaction |
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| Two divisions of autonomic nervous system? |
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Parasympatethic
sympathetic |
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| which part of the autonomic nervous sytem causes the heart rate to increase? |
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| collection of axons running between CNS and peripheral target cells |
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| whats found in gray matter |
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| unmyelinated dendrites and axons terminals |
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| Names for many patterns in the CNS? |
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| Names for many matters in the PNS |
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