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A&P.nervous.13&14

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brainstem has 3 parts:   medulla oblongata; pons and midbrain  
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what is more life-threatening- damage to brainstem or cerebellum?   brainstem- it is responsible for many essential functions  
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medulla oblongata   most inferior part of brainstem, & is continuous with the spinal cord  
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medulla oblongat contains   pathway for ascneding and descending nerve tracts; center for important reflexes, including heart rate, breathing, swallowing & vomiting  
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pons   contains ascending and descending nerve tracts; relay between cerebrum and cerebellum; reflex centers-sleep center and respiratory center  
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midbrain (also called mesencephalon)   contains ascending & descending nerve tracts; visual reflex center; part of auditory pathway  
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colliculus   l. "hill or mound" Latin  
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superior colliculi   reflex movement of eyes and head - ex. sudden noise-head & eyes will go toward it  
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inferior colliculi   hearing and auditory pathways  
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pyramids   on medulla oblongata; descending nerve tracts-they are DECUSSATE  
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decussate   decussatus means to form an X - this is where fibers of the descending nerve tracts cross to the opposite side.  
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pons   part of brainstem - sleep, respiratory and relays information from cerebrum to cerebellum  
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substantia nigra   "black substance" contains melanin; interconnected with other basal nuclie of the cerbrum  
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reticular formation   scattered "clouds" of nuclei; they are involved in cyles of sleep-wake  
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cerebellum   means "little brain" - contains more than 10(12) neurons, which is more than the cerebral cortex  
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cerebellum consists of 3 parts:   flocculonodular lobe; vermis; and two lateral hemispheres  
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diencephalon   dia "through" encephalon "the brain" Gr. consists of thalamus, subthalamus, epithalamus, & hypothalamus  
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thalamus   gr. "a bed" (looks like a bed) - major sensory relay center; influences mood and movement  
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hypothalamus   below the thalamus Hype-below or deficient - major control center for maintaining homeostasis and regulating endocrine function  
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hypothalamus   controls endocrine system because it regulates the pituitary gland's secertion of hormones - influencingmetabolis, repreduction, responses to stress, and urine production  
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hypothalamus   also controls temperature by stimulating sweating or shivering; mood  
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cerebrum   conscious perception, thought and conscious motor activity; can ocerride most other systems  
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longitudinal fissure   cerebrum is divided into left and right hemispheres fissure  
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gyri   folds of brain  
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sulci   L furrow or ditch  
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frontal lobe   smell, voluntary motor, motivation, aggression & mood  
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parietal lob   major sensory areas receiving general sensory input, taste and blance  
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occipital lobes   contain visual centers  
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temporal lobes   olfactory and auditory input-memory, abstract thought and judgment  
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ventricles   cavity in the brain  
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cerebrospinal fluid   similar to serum - with proteins removed  
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choroid plexus   Cerebrospinal fluid is formed from ependymal cells, support tissue and associated blood vessels  
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mechanoreceptors   respond to mechanical stimuli, such as compression, bending or stretching of cells--tickling, touch itch, vibration, properioception, hearing and balance  
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chemoreceptors   respond to chemicals - taste & touch  
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merkel's or tactile disks   in skin, detect light touch and superficial pressure  
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pacinian or lamellated corpuscles   like onions-vibrations, proprioceptive  
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meissner's or tactile corpuscles   two-point discrimination  
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ruffini's end organs   dermis of skin; respond to continuous touch or pressure  
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phantom pain   amputated limbs still feel pain; neuron pathways are still active; lack of touch & pressure may mean that pain is not inhibited  
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chronic pain   tissue damage or arthritis can cause chronic pain; the brain usually filters or suppresses pain, but sometimes it does not  
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referred pain   damage in deep structures is felt in a region of the body that is not the source of the pain - Ex. heart attack victims feel cutaneous pain radiating from the left should down the arm  
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