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Spinal anatomy/physiology
overview of neurology
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Anatomy
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09/02/2012

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What is an impulse towards a cell body
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dentrites
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What is an impulse away from a cell body
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axons
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Where does an axon originate?
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axon hillock
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A receptor dendrite allows __
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Na to leak in to the cell
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When Na leaks into the cell of a receptor dentrite it sends a signal to the __
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peripheral nerve to develop an action potential
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When an action potential is created in the peripheral nerve it goes to
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posterior horn of the spinal cord
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The spinal cord sends the signal to the
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brain stem
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Unconscious information of the brain stem is handled by
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cerebellum
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Conscious information of the brain stem is handled by
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thalamus
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The signal is then sent from the thalamus/cerebellum to the
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post central gyrus of the parietal lobe
aka- somastatic cortex
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The post central gyrus of the parietal lobe is used for
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localization
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Once the signal is localized it is sent to
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Wernickes area of the parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes
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Wernickes area will
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interpretation of sight, hear, feel
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After the signal is interpreted it will go to
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the limbic system cingulate gyrus/amygdala
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The limbic system of the cingulate gyrus/amygdala will determine if the sensation is
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pain or pleasure
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The limbic system will send the signal to the
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precentral gyrus
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The precentral gyrus will
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elicit a motor response
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The only sensation to bypass the thalamus is
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smell
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The cerebellum recieves information after the impulse pass what 2 stuctures
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the brainstem and the cortex
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What system is only on the left side of the brain
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broca's motor speech
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What artery is occluded with a stroke
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middle cerebral artery
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The post central gyrus is located what three numerical values
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1,2,3
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