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Central Nervous System
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
11/09/2010

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Term
primary brain vesicles
Definition
Prosencephalon (forebrain)
Mesencephalon (midbrain)
Rhombencephalon (hindbrain)
Term
secondary brain vesicles
Definition
Telencephalon
diencephalon
mesencephalon
metencephalon
myencephalon
Term
The cerebrum is from
Definition
1)prosencephalon
2)telencephalon
Term
the epithalamus, thalamus, and hypothalamus arise from
Definition
1)prosencephalon
2)diencephalon
Term
the midbrain arises from
Definition
1&2)the mesencephalon
Term
the pons and cerebellum arise from
Definition
1)rhombencephalon
2)metencephalon
Term
the medulla oblongata arises from
Definition
1)Rhombencephalon
2)myelencephalon
Term
cranial meninges
Definition
Connective tissue layers surrounding brain and spinal cord
The dura, arachnoid and pia maters
Functions:
Separate brain from skull
Enclose and protect blood vessels supplying brain
Contain and circulate cerebrospinal fluid
Term
choroid plexus
Definition
produces Cerebral Spinal Fluid in ependymal cells
Term
CSF
Definition
Clear, colorless fluid
Circulates through the ventricles
Functions:
Buoyancy
Reduces brain weight by 95%
Protection
Provides liquid cushion
Environmental stability
Transports nutrients, chemical messengers and removes waste
Term
hydrocephalus
Definition
Caused by:
Obstruction of CSF flow
Intrinsic problems with the arachnoid villi which drain CSF
Term
Cerebrum
Definition
Location of conscious thought processes
Term
gray matter
Definition
cortex (superficial)
houses motor neuron cell bodies
Term
white matter
Definition
(deep)
myelniated axons
Term
frontal lobe
Definition
Decision making, personality, verbal communication, voluntary motor control of skeletal muscles
Term
parietal
Definition
Sensory interpretation of textures and shapes, understanding speech
Term
temporal
Definition
Auditory and olfactory experience
Term
occipital
Definition
Vision
Term
Insula
Definition
Taste, memory
Term
Pre-central gyrus
Definition
Contains primary motor cortex
Somatic motor control
Term
Post-central gyrus
Definition
Contains somatosensory cortex
Somatic sensory control
Term
3 types of cerebral white matter
Definition
-association tracts
-commissural tracts
-projection tracts
Term
association tracts
Definition
Connect different parts of same hemisphere
Term
commissural tracts
Definition
Connect hemispheres (Corpus callosum)
Term
projection tracts
Definition
Run vertically; convey sensory and motor information
Term
Epithalamus
Definition
Forms posterior roof of diencephalon and covers the third ventricle
Habenular nuclei
Relays signals from the limbic system
Involved in the visceral and emotional responses to odors
Term
Pineal (body) gland
Definition
Secretes melatonin to regulate circadian rhythms
Term
Thalamus
Definition
Lies on either side of the third ventricle
Principle relay point for sensory and motor information into cerebrum
Interthalamic adhesion (intermediate mass)
Term
Hypothalamus
Definition
Functions:
B ehavior
E ndocrine
E motion
T emperature control
S leep/Wake cycles
H unger/Thirst
A utonomic control
M emory
Term
Cerebellum
Definition
Smoothes and coordinates body movements via:
Information on equilibrium and posture
Information on current movements
Proprioception
Sensation of the positions of body parts relative to each other
Allows you to touch your nose with your eyes closed
Term
brain stem (primitive brain)
Definition
Bidirectional passageway between cerebrum and spinal cord
Contains many autonomic and reflex centers essential for survival
Includes the mesencephalon, pons, and medulla oblongata
Term
Medulla Oblongata
Definition
Vasomotor center
Controls blood pressure through vasoconstriction and vasodilation
Cardiac center
Respiratory center
Reflexes
Coughing, sneezing, gagging, vomiting etc.
Point of attachment for cranial nerves
Term
Limbic System
Definition
Emotional brain”
Involved in motivation, emotion and memory
Term
Spinal cord grey matter is ________
Definition
deep
Term
spinal cord white matter is ___________
Definition
superficial
Term
Alzheimer Disease
Definition
Progressive degenerative disease of the brain
Results in dementia
Between 5% and 15% of people over age 65 develop this disease
Symptoms:
Memory loss, depression, disorientation
Thought to be caused by:
Neurofibrillary tangles
Amyloid Precursor Proteins (APP) or senile plaques
Term
Neurofibrillary tangles
Definition
pathological protein aggregates found within neurons in cases of Alzheimer's disease.
Term
Parkinson Disease
Definition
Affects muscle movement and balance
Symptoms:
Stiff posture
Expressionless face
Slow movements
Resting tremor
Shuffling gait
Caused by the lack of the neurotransmitter dopamine
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