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Anatomy-Brain

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what is the purpose of the meninges in the brain   protection  
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does the brain have epidural space?   no  
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which of the following adhears to the skull: dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater   dura mater  
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which of the following adhears to the surface of the brain: dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater   pia matter  
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What is the percentage of oxygen and glucose that the brain uses   20%  
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what is the purpose of the blood brain barrier   protection from harmful substances  
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what type of cells make up the blood brain barrier   epithelial cells  
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what can pass through the blood brain barrier   glucose, oxygen, carbon dioxide, alcohol  
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What can't pass through the blood brain barrier without active transport   proteins, most antibiotics  
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where is cerebral spinal fluid found   in subarachnoid apce and ventricles  
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what is the function of the cerebral spinal fluid   to protect the brain and spinal cord  
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what is hydrocephaly   "water on the brain" - condition where brain stops absorption or production of cerebral spinal fluid  
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what absorbs cerebral spinal fluid back into the blood stream   arachnoid villi  
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where is the choroid plexus found and what does it make   lines ventricles and makes cerebral spinal fluid  
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what three things make up the brainstem   medulla oblongata, pons and midbrain  
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what does teh medulla oblongata control   cardiovascular adn respiratory activity  
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what tracts travel through the medulla oblongata   ascending and descending tracts  
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the medually oblongata is the nucleii for what cranial nerves   8-12  
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this part of the brain is the relay center for ascending and descinding tracts - helps dictate where neuron impulses go   pons  
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this part of the brain connects the midbrain to the medulla and the right and left hemispheres   pons  
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the pons is the nuclei for which cranial nerves   5-7  
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located between the pons and diencephalon   midbrain  
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the midbrain is the nuclei for which cranial nerves   3-4  
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the corpora quadrigemina is what part of the brain   midbrain (above pons and cerebelum)  
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what does the quadrigemina include   4 bumps on the sides of the midbrain: superior colliculi and inferior colliculi  
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what does the superior colliculi do for the body   track movign objects with eyes, head and neck  
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what does the inferior colliculi do for the body   reflex moving head and trunk responding to sound  
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the substantia nigra and red nucleus are both part of this part of the brain   midbrain  
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what does the substantial nigra do for the body   subconscious muscle control  
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what does the red nucleus do for the body   control muscle movement  
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what separates the cerebellum from the cerebrum   transverse fissure  
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what does the cerebellum do for the body   fine muscle movement, regular posture, balance and coordiate complex movements  
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