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Nerves & Brain I
Things to know for my A&P lab quiz, regarding the nervous system
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
10/21/2012

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Olfactory Nerve
Definition
I. Sensory - Sense of Smell
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Optic Nerve
Definition
II. Sensory - Sense of Vision
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Oculomotor Nerve
Definition
III. Motor - Eye movement, lens accommodation, pupillary reflex
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Trochlear Nerve
Definition
IV. Motor - Eye movement,
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Trigeminal Nerve
Definition
V. Motor & Sensory - Facial Sensations, mouth movements
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Abducens Nerve
Definition
VI. Motor - Abducts the eye
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Facial Nerve
Definition
VII. Motor & Sensory - Facial expressions, lacrimation, taste, salivation
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VIII. Auditory (vestibulo-cochlear) Nerve
Definition
VIII. Sensory - Balance & Hearing
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Glossophyrangeal Nerve
Definition
IX. Motor & Sensory - Swallowing, Salivation, Throat Sensations, Blood Pressure/Chemistry sensations: carotid artery.
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Vagus Nerve
Definition
X. Motor & Sensory - Swallowing, throat sensations, heart rate, viscera regulation
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Spinal Accessory Nerve
Definition
XI. Motor - Neck & throat movement
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Hypoglossal Nerve
Definition
XII. Motor - Tongue movement
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CNS
Definition
Central Nervous System - Brain and Spinal cord
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PNS
Definition
peripheral nervous system - Cranial and spinal nerves - (ganglia and sensory receptors)
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Neurons
Definition
Basic functional unit
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Neuroglial cells
Definition
supporting cells
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Astrocytes
Definition
CNS - Maintain blood/brain barrier, most abundant cell
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Microglial
Definition
CNS - Defensive cells
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Ependymal
Definition
CNS - line CSF cavities
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Oligodendrocyte
Definition
CNS - Myelinate neurons
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Scwhann cells
Definition
PNS - form sheaths around peripheral axons
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Satellite Cells
Definition
PNS - regulate intercellular environment
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Nuclei
Definition
Cell body cluster in CNS
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Ganglia
Definition
Cell body cluster in PNS
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Dendrites
Definition
short extensions of the cell body that receive information.
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Axons
Definition
Conduct Action potentials
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Tracts
Definition
clusters of axons in CNS
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Nerves
Definition
clusters of axons in PNS
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Multipolar
Definition
Most efferent neurons - eg, interneurons. have many dendrites
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Bipolar
Definition
Rare neuron, in eye, ear, olfactory mucosa. have dendrites at one end, axon at the other
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Unipolar
Definition
moster afferent neuron -dendrites transfer directly to axon without input from cell body.
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Sensory (Afferent) Neurons
Definition
from sense organ, towards CNS
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Motor (Efferent) Neurons
Definition
from CNS towards effector muscle/gland
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Interneurons (association)
Definition
CNS - connect sensory and motor neurons.
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Endoneurium
Definition
surrounds each nerve fibre
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Perineurium
Definition
around fascicles (which contain axons/nerves)
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Epineurium
Definition
surrounds multiple fascicles.
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Sensory (afferent) Nerves
Definition
bundle of axons from sense organ to central nervous system
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Motor (efferent) Nerves
Definition
axons that go from CNS to effector organ
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Mixed nerves
Definition
both sensory and motor fibers - contain both afferent and efferent axons.
Term
Meninges
Definition
The systems of membranes which surround the CNS
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Dura Mater
Definition
Outermost Meninge (Hard mother)
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Arachnoid Mater
Definition
Second Meninge. Separated from the dura mater by the subdural space. beneath it is the sub arachnoid space.
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Pia Mater
Definition
Innermost Meninge. Vascular, clings to the brain.
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Gyrus
Definition
A ridge in the surface of the brain
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Sulcus
Definition
A groove in the surface of the brain
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Fissure
Definition
a deep groove in the surface of the brain
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Parietal Lobe
Definition
On top/side of brain, contains somatic sensory association area.
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Frontal Lobe
Definition
Front of the brain - contains primary motor cortex - voluntary movement of specific body parts
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Occipital Lobe
Definition
Back of the brain - Visual cortex
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Temporal Lobe
Definition
Side of brains - Auditory perception, long term memory (hippocampus)
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
Definition
CSF - watery cushion, produced by choroid plexus
found in 3rd, 4th, and lateral ventricles of the brain. (see page 289)
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Lateral Ventricles
Definition
(1st and 2nd) Superior to other ventricles, largest - horn shaped? connect to third ventricle through interventricular foramen
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Third Ventricle
Definition
between left and right lateral ventricle, connects with them anteriorly by interventricular foramen, connects to fourth ventricle posteriorly by cerebral aqueduct.
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Fourth ventricle
Definition
Extends from cerebral aqueduct (where it connects to third ventricle) to the obex.
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Cerebrum
Definition
the forebrain - most superior region of CNS
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Cerebellum
Definition
The "little brain." Coordination, precision, and accurate timing. Fear & Pleasure responses.
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Olfactory Bulb
Definition
Perceives scent - on the inferior side of the brain. Supported by the cribriform plate
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Cerebral Peduncle
Definition
Fiber tracts in the midbrain that connect the pons with the cerbrum
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Pons
Definition
Motor and sensory fiber tracts, connecting the brain with lower CNS centers
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Medulla Oblangata
Definition
Lowest brain stem region - composed primarily of fiber tracts - cardiac, respiratory, vomiting, vasomotor centers, deals with autonomic, involuntary functions.
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Corpus Callosum
Definition
Connection between the two hemispheres of the brain - largest white matter structure in the brain.
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Pineal Body
Definition
Near joint of two thalamic bodies, produces melatonin
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Fornix
Definition
A band like fiber track concerned with olfaction as well as limbic system functions.
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Thalamus
Definition
A major integration and relay station for sensory impulses, passing upwards to the corticosensory areas for localization and interpretation - directs signals to the areas of the brain.
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