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Located in the vertebral foramen
It begins at the foramen msgnum and ends at the conus medullaris in the lumbar region.
It conducts sensory impulses to the brain and motor impulses from the brain to the body |
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| Composed of the frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes (Largest part of brain) |
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| Has motor functions, but also deal with aggression, mood, foresight, motivation, and social judgements. |
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| Function in integration of sensory information with the exceptions of vision, hearing, and smell |
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| Functions to receive and interpret visual signals |
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| Functions in memory, vision, learning, hearing, and emotional behavior |
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| These are THICK FOLDS in the surface of the cerebrum |
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| These are THICK FOLDS in the surface of the cerebrum |
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| These are SHALLOW GROOVES in the surface of the cerebrum |
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| This fissure is a deep groove separating the cerebrum into right and left halves |
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| the longitudinal fissure divides the cerebrum into the right and left cerebral hemispheres |
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| Is involved in the regulation of the posture and balance, fine motor control of skeletal muscles, and repetitive movements |
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An endocrine gland directly attached to the hypothalamus. It is divided into anterior and posterior portions.
Anterior: produces hormones which regulate other endocrine glands, and directly affect target cells.
Posterior: functions to store and release hormones produced by the hypothalamus |
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| This structure functions to integrate all sensory information (w/ the exception of smell) from the body, and channels it into proper processing regions in the cerebrum |
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| The structure that is the major integration system between various organ systems and the nervous system. It coordinates activities of both the nervous and endocrine systems, and between voluntary and autonomic activities. It is attached directly to the pituitary gland |
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| A structure that processes olfactory information and contains centers for reflex movements involved in eating, such as chewing, licking, and swallowing |
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| The region that regulates day/night cycle. Secretes the hormone melatonin, which effects sleepiness |
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| The part of the brain that contains the nerve tracts and physically joins the two hemispheres |
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| A region that is also called the "mesencephalon" The oculomotor, trochlear, and trigeminal cranial nerves originate in this area |
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| It works w/ the medulla to control respiration and helps regulate sleep. It is the origin for the trigeminal, abducens, facial, and vestibulocochlear cranial nerves |
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| It contains nerve centers for the regulation of heart rate, blood vessel diameter, respiration, swallowing, vomiting, coughing, sneezing, and hiccoughing |
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| a structure that is located on the bottom-center of the brain where the two optic nerves cross |
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| They function in the sense of smell |
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| White matter of the spinal cord |
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Surrounds gray matter. Composed of both myelinated and unmyelinated axons.
(Three parts)
1. Anterior
2. lateral
3. posterior columns |
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| Gray matter of the spinal cord |
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Shaped like a butterfly. It is composed of neuron cell bodies, neuroglia cells, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons (three regions)
1.anterior
2. lateral
3.posterior horns
The central canal is the center of the gray matter |
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| Dorsal root of the spinal nerve |
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| These structures contain the axons of the autonomic sensory neurons |
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| This area contains the cell bodies of somatic and autonomic sensory neurons (thick bulb) |
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| This structure contains the cell bodies of the somatic motor neurons that innervate the skeletal muscles |
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| These are the nerve tracts that connect the spinal cord with various regions of the body (dorsal and ventral merge) |
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| Through the middle of the gray matter |
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| A sensory nerve functioning in the sense of smell |
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| A sensory nerve involved in vision |
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| A sensory function is to provide on the information on the position of the eye. Motor functions include eye and eye lid movement, controlling pupil diameter, and focusing |
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| sensory function is to provide information on the position of the eye. Motor functions are lateral and inferior movement of the eye |
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| Sensory function is to transport information from various touch receptors on the face. Motor function is cheweing |
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| Sensory function is to provide information on the position of the eye. Motor function is the lateral movement of the eye |
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| Sensory functions are receptions of taste stimuli from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and the position of the face and scalp muscles. Motor functions include controlling facial expressions and secretions from the salivary glands |
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| Sensory nerve in functioning in hearing and equilibrium. Motor functions include a response by the head and neck changes in eqilibrium |
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| Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) |
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| Sensory functions are taste and touch by the tongue, the gag reflex, regulation of blood pressure, and respiration. Motor functions include control of pharyngeal muscles in swallowing, speech, salivation, and the gag reflex |
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| Sensory functions involve sensations from the respitory tract, pharyngeal region, external ear canal, and of hunger and fullness. Motor functions include controlling swallowing, coughing, speech, and smooth muscles of the respitory and digestive systems |
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| Sensory function is to provide information on the position of the muscles of the head, neck, and shoulders. Motor functions include controlling those muscles and voluntary swallowing |
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| Sensory function is to provid information on the tongue movement. Motor function is to control muscles involved in food manipulation, swallowing and speech |
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They are widespread,superficial, and found in hairy and hairless skin
Functions:
light touch, temperature,and pain |
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Location:
A dendrite wrapped around a hair follicle
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light touch when the hair is displaces |
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Location:
Found in the dermal papillae
Fucntion:
light touch and low-frequency vibration |
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Location:
Found in the stratum basale of hairy and hairless skin
Function:
pressure touch |
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| Lamellated or Pacinian corpuscles |
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In the dermis, joint capsules, some viscera, genitals, and breasts
Functions
High frequency vibration, pressure, stretch, and tickling |
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Location:
in the dermis and joint capsules
Functions:
pressure touch |
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| form the capsule surrounding the taste receptor cells. These cells support and protect the receptor cells |
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| These are approx. 50 receptor cells in este bud. A receptor cell has a microvilli, called "taste hair", protruding through a pore on the apical surface of the taste bud. these hairs are the receptor surface for the taste stimuli |
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| These are found peripherally on the base of a taste bud. they develop into supporting cells and then into receptor cells which live about 10 days |
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| These are small, spike-lke, projections found all over the tongue. They are the most abundant papillae, but lack taste buds. They roughen the tongue and aid in food manipulation |
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| These papillae form parallel bands on the sides of the posterior two-thirds of the tongue. They have few taste buds |
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| These papillae, as the name implies, are mushroomed-shaped projections found allover the tongue, although they tend to be concentrated on the tip and sides. each papillae has about 5 taste buds |
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| These are large circular papillae with a depression in the middle. there are about 12 of them arranged in a V-shaped row on the back of the tongue. They contain from 100-300 taste buds |
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| Comprises the two olfactory organs in the nasal cavity |
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| the connective tissue beneath the olfactory epithelium |
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| Bipolaar neurons found in the olfactory epithelium. The dendrite is enlarged into a bulb-shaped "olfactory vesicle" on the surface of the olfactory epithelium. The olfactory vesicle has cilia called "olfactory hairs" which project into mucus on the surface of the epithelium. Odors cause depolarization on these hairs. |
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| These cells replace lost or damaged olfactory receptor cells are the base of the olfactory epithelium (they are a notable exception to the rule of thumb that neurons do not replicate) |
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| These are mucus glands found in the laminia propria that moisten olfactory epithelium and dissolve odor molecules |
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| Functions to collect sound waves and direct them into the external auditory canal |
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| The passageway that directs sound waves from the auricle to the tympanic membrane |
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| It separates the outer and middle ears. Vibrates when struck b y sound waves and mechanically transfers the sound to the middle ear |
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| These glands secrete cerumen (earwax) into the external auditory canal. Helps prevent foreign substances from reaching the delicate tympanic membrane |
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| Articulates with the incus and transmits vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the incus |
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| Articulates with the malleus and stapes and transmits vibrations from the malleus to the stapes |
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| Articulates with the incus and the oval window and transmits vibrations from the incus to the oval window |
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| An opening bwtween the middle ear and inner ear. The stapes attaches to the membrane over the oval window, and transfers the vibrations to the fluid in the inner ear. |
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| An opening directly below the oval window. Covered by a secondary tympanic membrane. Bulges out into the middle ear to dissipate the pressure waves within the cochlea, after they have been detected by the inner ear |
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| A tube connecting the middle ear and the nasopharynx. it equalizes the air pressure in the middle ear with that atmospheric pressure, enabling the tympanic membrane to vibrate freely |
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| A small skeletal muscle which protects the oval window by dampening the vibration of the stapes in response to loud noises |
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| A small skeletal muscle which limits movement of ossicles and increases tension of the tympanic membrane to prevent damage in response to loud, prolonged noises |
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| A series of interconnected passageways in the temporal lobe |
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| A series of inter connected fluid filled tubes found within the bony labyrinth |
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| A part of the bony labyrinth resembling a snail shell it contains the cochlear duct |
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| A part of the membranous labyrinth found within the cochlea. it contains hearing receptors |
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| A part of the bony labyrinth containing saccule and utricle |
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| A pair of membranous sacs found within the vestibule that contain the receptor cells for gravity and linear acceleration |
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| A part of he bony labyrinth containing semicircular ducts |
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| A series of three fluid filled ducts found within the semicircular canals. The receptors in the ducts provide information on the position of the head and the body in space, acceleration, and deceleration |
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| Partially shade eyes and protect them from sweat |
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| moisten eye and sweep foreign substances from the eyes surface |
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| Prevent foreign substances from entering the eye |
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| Composed of the lacrimal gland and lacrimal ducts. Secretions or tears from the gland moisten the eye and washes away foreign substances |
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| Helps keep the cornea moist and clean |
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Superior oblique: rotates the eye downward and medially
Inferior oblique: Rotates the eye upward and medially |
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1.Superior
2.Inferior
3.Medial
4.Lateral rectus muscles |
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| Aqueous and vitreous humours |
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| These are jelly-like fluids that fill the interior of the eye |
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