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Everything else you would want to know about the central nervous system

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Left hemisphere of cerebral cortex   controls comprehension of spoken & written language, speech production, math and logic  
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Right hemisphere of cerebral cortex   visual-spacial skills, face recognition, intuition, artistic & musical ability  
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People who have left hemisphere dominance   90% of people, right handed usually  
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People with right hemisphere dominance   10% of people, tend to be left handed and male  
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Ambidexterous   equal function of hemispheres, sometimes are dyslexic  
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Cerebral peduncles   part of the midbrain, they are visible anteriorly, vertical tracts, they include pyramidal motor tracts  
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Superior cerebellar peduncles   part of the midbrain, visible posteriorly, horizontal tracts, extend to cerebellum  
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Corpora quadrigemina   In midbrain, visible posteriorly, they include superior colliculi and inferior colliculi  
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Substantia nigra   in the midbrain, contain melanin  
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Red nucleus   In midbrain, motor pathways for limb flexion  
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Dura mater   outermost meninges layer. Has periosteal and meningeal layers.  
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Periosteal   part of dura matter, attached to periosteum of skull  
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Meningeal   deep part of the dura mater, extends to dural septa. Includes falx cerebri, falx cerebelli, and tentorium cerebelli  
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Falx cerebri   longitudinal fissure of meningeal layer of dura mater  
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Falx cerebelli   along vermis, part of the meningeal layer of dura mater  
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Tentorium cerebelli   over cerebellum into transverse fissure, part of the meningeal layer of dura mater  
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Reticular formation (structure)   three columns of neurons through brainstem (medial to lateral: raphe nuclei, medial group, lateral group)  
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Reticular formation (function)   arousal of brain as a whole  
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RAS   reticular activating system, part of the reticular formation, it sends constant stream of impulses to cerebral cortex to keep it alert; filters out repetetive, familiar or weak sensory imput  
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Arachnoid matter   middle meninges layer, spans sulci; consists of subdural space, subarachnoid space, and arachnoid villi  
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Subdural space   it is the abovemost layer of arachnoid mater  
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Subarachnoid space   part of the arachnoid mater, it is below subdural space; cavity filled with CSF where large blood vessels are located  
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Arachnoid villi   part of the arachnoid mater, it protrudes superiorly into dural sinuses to return CSF to circulatory system  
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Arachnoid and pia mater extend ____   below L1 and S2 to form a sac containing CSF (lumbar tap)  
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Conus medullaris   cone shaped terminus of spinal cord (L1)  
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Filum terminale   extension of pia from conus medullaris inferiorly to coccyx  
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Cauda equina   collection of nerve roots extending inferiorly from the terminus of the spinal cord  
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White mater of the spinal cord   mostly vertical tracts; posterior, anterior, and lateral funiculi  
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Gray mater core of spinal cord   gray commissure with central canal connects horns of gray mater; dorsal, ventral, and lateral horns (only in thoracic and superior lumbar)  
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Anterior median fissure & posterior median sulcus   roughly divide the spinal cord into left and right  
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Upper motor neurons   part of the descending pathways, they are cell bodies in cerebral cortex or subcortical motor nuclei  
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Lower motor neurons   part of the descending pathways, they are cell bodies in anterior horn, fibers extend to skeletal muscles  
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Descending pathways and tracts (main pathways)   Direct (pyramidal) system, indirect (extrapyramidal) system  
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Direct (pyramidal) system   one of main descending pathways, in pyramidal tracts, don't synapse until reaching the spinal cord  
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Indirect (extrapyramidal) system   one of main descending pathways, all motor pathways outside pyramidal pathways. include: reticulospinal tracts, rubrospinal tracts, tectospinal tracts, vestibulospinal tracts  
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Homeostatic imbalances of spinal cord   trauma induced paralysis, poliomyelitis, ALS  
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Examples of trauma induced paralysis   flaccid paralysis, spastic paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia, hemiplegia  
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First step of cerebellar processing   cerebral cortex signals cerebellum of intent to initiate movement  
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Second step of cerebellar processing   sensory info is evaluated by cerebellum to determine body position  
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Third step of cerebellar processing   cerebellar cortex calculates coordination of the movement  
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Fourth step of cerebellar processing   cerebellum sends a "blueprint" for movement to the cerebral cortex and to brainstem motor nuclei via the superior cerebellar peduncles  
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Spinal cord (location and protection)   Extends from foramen magnum to L1 or L2, protected by meninges, bone, and CSF  
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Epidural space   between wall of vertebral foramen and dura  
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