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Question | Answer |
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opening postsynapitc cholide cl+ channels generally results in what | hyperpolarization of the possynaptic cell |
opening postsynaptic sodium na+ channels generally results in what | depolarization of the postsynaptic cell |
speech disorders resulting from paralysis weakness, or incoordinatin of the speech musculature taht is neurologic orgin | dysarthrias |
pathological laughing and cryng can result from damage to which two brain regions | brainstem and cerebellum |
which is the cortical layer that recieves input from other brain structures | 4 |
Where does the Dorsal tract travel after it synapses at the Medulla? | VPL Ventero Postero Lateral nucleus of Thalmus |
Where does the Dorsal Tract Terminate | Post central Gyrus in Parietal Lobe |
pre central gyrus, abduvens nerve, cerebellum and basal ganglia are all involved in what | movement |
what is the most caudal portion of the brainstem | medulla |
all afferent spinal tracts make obligatory stops at the thalamus except | spinocerebellar |
primary auditory cortex, wernickes area, hershls gyrus and planum temporale are all located in the temporal lobe and important for | language |
if somone stimulates hershls gyrus what might you hear | tones at different frequencies |
what is the only cranial nerve to exit on the dorsal side of the spinal cord | facial |
in which aphasia is brocas area cut off from frontal motor areas, impairing only spontaneous speach | transcortical motor |
What 2 sensory tracts travel through the Ventero postero lateral nucleus of the thalmus | dorsal, anterolateral |
where does the antero lateral tract travel after leaving the ganglia | dorsal horn |
the reticular formation part of the anterolateral pathway comes after which synapase | dorsal horn |
what is the side synapse of the anterolateral tract which comes after the reticular formation | superior colliculus |
what stop on the antero lateral tract comes after the superior colliculus | thalmus vpl |
where does the anterolateral tract terminate | primary somatosensory cortex |
Where does the anterolateral tract decussate | at entry level |
transcortical sensory aphasia | wernickes cut off from association cortex. language comprehension impaired, paraphasias.. can still repear |
damage to mgn, primary auditory cortex and corpus calosum result in what | pure word deafness |
global aphasia everything wrong damage to what areas | nearly complete occlusion of mca |
transcortiacl motor aphasia often involves blockage of what | aca |
what type of sensory info does the spinothalamic tract carry | crude pain and temperature, mechanical stress, local metabolism, cell rupture, skin parasites, immune hormone activity |
brokas and wernickes involve blockage of what | specific branches of mca |
Along the spinalthalamic tract, where does the neuron synapse after leaving the dorsal root ganglia | Lamina 1 neurons |
Along the spinalthalamic tract, what synapse follows lamina 1 neurons | homeostatic control regions (e.g. NTS) |
Along the spinalthalamic tract, what synapse precedes the synapse at the thalmus vpM | the homeostatic control regions (e.g) NTS |
What sensory tract passes through the thalmus vp M | Spinothalamic |
After which juncture along the spinalthalamic tract does the synapse terminate | vpM (thalmus) |
Where does the spino thalamic tract terminate | Posterior insula |
Where do pyramidal motor tracts cross | at the Medulla |
where to extrapyramidal motor tracts cross | above the medulla |
Describe the path of the corticospinal tract by place of synapse | primary motor cortex(precentralgyrus), axon in internal capsule, medula oblongata, spinal cord, motor neuron, skeletal muscle. |
where does the corticospinal tract dessucate | at the medulla |
what type of dessucation occurs for the cortico spinal tract | pyrimidal |
where does the corticospinal tract originate | the primary motor cortex |
after leaving the medulla, where does the corticospinal tract go | a motor neuron in the spinal cord |
after going through a motor neuron in the spinal cord, where does the corticospinal tract terminate | skeletal muscle motor neuron |
prozac blocks the seretonin re-uptake transporter on pre-synaptic axon terminal membranes. What does this accomplish | Increases the amount of seretonin available in the synaptic cleft |
an axoaxonic synapse links neuronal structures how | axon to axon |
what maps the body on the postcentral and precentral gyrus' | the homunculus |
what type of matter of the spinal cord process information | the gray matter |
what area of the spinal cord is for sensory processing | dorsal horn |
what area of the spinal cord is for motor processing | ventral horn |
what type of information does the spinocerebellar tract carry to the brain | somato sensory input (important for coordinating, complex movements, posture |
where does the spinocerebellar tract originate | in a spinal border cell of the sacral spinal cord |
where does the spinalcerebellar tract terminate | in the cerebral cortex and deep cerebral nuclei |
what does the spinocerebellar tract pass through immediately before terminating in the cerebral cortex and deep cerebellar nuclei | superior cerebellar peduncle |
where does the cortical spinal tract decussate | at the medulla, is pyramidal decussation |
what does the corticalspinal tract pass through on it's way to the internal capsule | basis pedunculi |
what spinal tract has no intervening nuclei from the primary motor cortex to th motor neurons of the spinal cord | corticospinal |
what spinal tract transmits motor commands to muscle | the corticospinal tract |
what neurotransmitter is critical for movement and found in the substantia niagra | dopamine |
what nucleus does the spinocerebellar tract travel through within the thoracic spinal cord | Clarke's |
which has fewer axons, the corticospinal or the rubrospinal tract | rubrospinal |
where does the rubrospinal tract originate | in the midbrain(red nucleus) |
where does the rubrospinal tract decussate | in the midbrain |
what type of decussation occurs for the rubrospinal tract | ventral tegmental |
if the corticospinal tract is damaged, tract provides residual voluntary muscle control | rubrospinal tract |
within the rubrospinal tract, what is the red nucleus part of | the cerebellum to cortex pathway |
which of the three motor tracts is extrapyramidal (crosses above the medulla) | vestibulospinal tract |
where does the vestibulospinal tract originate | in the lateral vestibular nucleus |
what does the vestibulospinal tract accomplish | integrates vestibular input (via cranial nerve VIII)with muscle movement for balance |
Where does all taste information go | To the solitary nucleus |
What is critically important for swallowing, specifically laryngeal contraction and elevation` | nucleus ambiguus |
what cranial nerves are associated with swallowing | 9, 10, 11 |
What neurotransmitter is associated with substantia niagra | dopamine |
locus cerelious is a sourse of what nuerotransmitter | norepinephrine |
where is locus cerulious | in the brainstem, specifically, the pons |
what is the raphne nuclei a source of | seretonin |
where are the raphne nuclei located | in the brainstem |
what is your mnemonic for cranial nerve function | some say marry monny but my brother says big breasts matter most |
which cranial nerves enter and leave the thalmus | 1 and 2, olfactory and optic |
which cranial nerves enter and leave the brainstem | 3-12 |
olfactory nerve: where does the path begin | chemoreceptors in the olfactory bulb |
what standard nerve stop does the olfactory nerve circumvent | thalmus |
olfactory nerve: from the olfactory bulbs, what is the next stop | olfactory tract, CN1 |
olfactory nerve: Where does the olfactory tract lead to | cortex (entorhinal, piriform) and amygdala |
what 3 cranial nerves deal with moving the eye | cn 3, 4, 6. oculomotor, trochlear, abducens |
how does the binding of neurotransmitters to ionotropic postsynaptic receptors change the membrane potential for the postsynaptic neuron | by directly opening pores in the receptors that let certain ions through |
what would many rapid EPSP (excitory postsynaptic potential) near each other on the postsynaptic cell probably lead to | action potential in a postsynaptic cell |
what cranial nerve carries visual info | optic |
where does the optic nerve terminate | thalamus |
optic nerve: after begining with the photoreceptors, where does the info travel | ganglion cells |
optic nerve: visual information reaches the optic nerves after passing through | ganglion cells |
optic nerve the optic nerves precede what step in the visual pathway | optic chiasm |
optic nerve; optic tracts carry info to the thalmus following what | optic chiasm |
what cranial nerve controls 4/6 of the muscles that move the eye (including eyelid) | oculomotor |
what two cranial nerves controls just one muscle of the eye each | trochlear, abducens |
what is the only cranial nerve to exit and enter dorsally | trochlear |
Are the 3 muscles that move the eye purely motor? | yes |
the peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of which structures | peripheral nerves, autonomic, and dorsal root ganglia |
what nerves carry somatosensation for the head | 5 trigeminal, 7, 9, 10 |
of the nerves that carry somatosensation for the head, which is most important | Trigeminal |
where does the trigeminal nerve info begin | at mechanoreceptors/painreceptors |
trigeminal nerve: from the mechanoreceptors, where does the info travel | trigeminal ganglia |
trigeminal nerve: the main trigeminal sensory nucleus is preceded by which stop along the pathway | trigeminal ganglia |
trigeminal nerve: the main trigeminal sensory nucleus comes before which stop | The thalmus VPM |
trigeminal nerve: Does the trigeminal nerve through the thalmus VPM or VPL | VPM |
trigeminal nerve: Where does the trigeminal nerve terminate | somatosensory cortex |
trigeminal nerve: what is the step on this pathway directly before termination at the somatosensory cortex | thalmus VPM |
what brainstem nuclei are directly associated with auditory processing | inferior colliculi |
What type of brain cell is responsible for mylinating axons in the CNS | oligodendrocyte |
What are the three main structural components of a typical nerve cell | axon, dendrite, soma (nucleus) |
why does the rising phase of action potential occur so quickly | the na+ channel opens extremely fast at threshold -.55mV |
In the rising phase of action potential, what is the threshold level that na+ channels open at | extremely fast-.55mV |
How many muscles control facial expression | 44 |
Stapedius muscle in ear, and facial expression are controlled by the motor aspect of which nerve | facial, 5 |
What nerve carries the sensory information from the anterior 2/3s of the tongue | Facial |
what are the 2 neural pathways involved in emotional expression | voluntary, spontaneous |
What are brief facial announcements of deep emotion/feeling lasting 1/20th of a second, followed by repression called | Microexpressions |
Emotion: What can a small stroke in the brainstem or cerebellum lead to | PLC (pathological laughing and crying) |
What part of emotional expression do brainstem nuclei control | muscles of facial expression, head and neck movements, eye movements, diaphragm |
What part of the emotional expression system influences timing and threshold for ongoing episodes of laughing/crying | cerebellum |
What cranial nerve enters and exits at the medulla | cranial nerve 8, vestibular division |
3 semicircular canals, one utricle, and one saccule make up the five | vestibular organs |
cranial nerve 8 vestibular division: begins where | at the medulla/pons, vestibular nuclei |
cranial nerve 8 vestibular division:ventral posterior nucleus of the thalmus comes after which step in the chain | the medulla/pons, vestibular nuclei |
where does the vestibular division of cn 8 terminate | vestibular cortex, which is the spacial part of the parietal lobe |
what is the spacial part of the parietal lobe called | vestibular cortex |
cranial nerve 8 vestibular division: what central step comes before termination in the vestibular cortex | thalmus, ventral posterior nuclei |
tinnitus (ringing in the ear)can be caused by lesions in what division of cn8 | cochlear division |
no hearing in ipsilateral ear can be caused by lesions in what division of cn8 | cochlear |
what are the 2 divisions of the vestibular cochlear nerve cn8 | vestibular, cochlear |
cn8 cochlear division: primarily carries what type of info | afferent info from the cochlea |
cn8 cochlear division: where is the cochlear nucleus, where the nerve begins, located | pons |
cn8 cochlear division: where is the superior olivary tract | pons |
where is the inferior colliculus | midbrain |
where is the auditory cortex | temporal lobe |
which cranial nerve controls the posterior 1/3 of taste and touch for the tongue, along with afferents from the eustachian tube, tongue, pharynx and efferents to the salivary gland and muscle for swallowing` | cranial nerve 9. glossopharyngeal |
if someone couldnt produce saliva or swallow, what cranial nerve is a likely culprit | cn9 glossopharyngeal |
n9 glossopharyngeal: where are the primary sensory neurons | in the ganglia outside of the brainstem |
n9 glossopharyngeal: where does the sensory portion end | solitary nucleus |
n9 glossopharyngeal: what are the motor functions | swallowing, salivation |
n9 glossopharyngeal: what muscle allows for swallowing and what part is associated | stylopharyngeus muscle, nucleus ambiguus |
n9 glossopharyngeal: salivation by what gland, where | parotid salivary gland, inferior salivary nucleus |
what does cn 10, vagus do | major afferent/efferent innervation of the viscera |
what cranial nerve stimulates the heart | vagus |
what cranial nerve has major parasympathetic control | vagus 10 |
what cranial nerve integrates taste with viscera info in the solitary nucleus | vagus 10 |
what cranial nerve recieves sensation from a small part of the external ear, and taste from a small region of the tongue near the epiglottis | vagus 10 |
what cn involves major afferent input from the abdomen and thorax along with afferent input from they larynx and lower pharynx | vagus 10 |
from where does the afferent info of the layrnx and pharynx come | vagus 10 |
where are the primary neurons for cn 10 vagus | in ganglia outside the medulla |
the descending nucleus of vagus is associated with | ear sensation |
nucleus ambiguus | is gray matter in the brain and a source of motor output |
what are the motor functions of vagus 10 | efferent output to the palatal/pharyngeal muscles (ambiguus), output to visceral glands, organs (dorsal motor nucleus) |
what is the cranial portion of spinal accessory nerve 11 now considered part of | vagus |
cn 11 spinal accessory: from where does the cranial portion arise | nucleus ambiguus medulla |
where is the nucleus ambiguus | medulla |
cn 11 spinal accessory: what does the cranial portion innervate | intrinsic muscles of the larynx |
cn 11 spinal accessory: from where does the spinal portion arise | accessory nucleus |
cn 11 spinal accessory: what does the spinal portion innervate | muscles of neck and back |
what two things is the spinal accessory nerve responsible for innervating | intrinsic muscles of larynx, muscles of neck and back |
what part of the thalmus does the optic nerve terminate in | lateral geniculate nucleus |
what does hypoglossal nerve 12 innnervate | intrinsic/extrinsic muscles of tongue |
from where does the hypoglossal nerve arise | the hypoglossal nucleus of the medulla |
what part of the vascular system offers both posterior and anterior communicating | circle of willis |
what are the 2 parts of the internal carotid | aca, mca |
Foramen Rotundum | Trigeminal (maxillary division) |
Foramen ovale | trigeminal (mandibular division |
foramen internal acoustic meatus | facial and auditory nerves |
jugular foramen | glossopharyngeal, vagus, spinal accessory |
foramen hypoglossal canal | hypoglossal nerve |
foramen magnum | spinal accessory nerve, some artieries, medulla |
upper motor neurons plus interneurons are part of what | cns |
lower motor neurons plus 12 cranial nerve pairs and 31 spinal nerve pairs are part of what | pns |
Where do both afferent and efferent nerves synapse within the spinal cord | neuromuscular juncture |
upper motor neurons from pyramidal and extrapyramidal tracts synapse with | lower motor nuclei in the brainstem |
cell bodies of lower motor nuclei are grouped inside the | brainstem nuclei |
cell bodies of sensory neurons gather in the | cranal ganglia |
cranial nerves are attached to the brainstem at the | cranial nerve nuclei |
what cn does touch for the anterior 2/3 of tongue | trigeminal |
where does trigeminal originate | pons |
3 trigeminal mastication muscles | tensor veli palatini, anterior belly of diagastric, mylohyoid |
what reflex is trigeminal related to | jaw jerk |
where cranial nerve provides taste from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue | facial |
what is important for visual orienting | superior coliculi |
what is important for integrating auditory info | inferior coliculi |
what is the encompassing term for neocortex, made up of: cell bodies and dendrites only (note dendrites included due to proximity to cell bodies | grey matter |
what type of pump in an excitable membrane is referred to as a 2 way transporter | sodium/potassium |
are sodium and potassium channels in an excitable membrane voltage gated | sometimes, sometimes not |
bumps on the brain | gyri |
grooves in the brain | sulci and fissure |
difference in appearance predict difference in | function |
what are actions or movements, many of them public, visible to others as they occur in the face, voice and behaviors | emotions |
emotionally competent stimulus | the object or event, real or recalled triggers an emotion |
3 types of emotions | background, primary, social |
partial or complete loss of language abilities following brain damage, often without the loss of cognitive faculties or the ability to move muscles used in speech | aphasia |
procedure whereby a single hemisphere of the brain is anesthestized | wada |
do wernickes or brocas patients make more paraphasic errors | wernickes |
bundle of axons connecting 2 cortical areas | arcuate fasciculus |
comprehension is good, speech is fluent, but cannot repeat words in this aphasia | conduction |
conduction aphasia involves lesions to what area | parietal cortex and arcuate fasciculus |
what is the largest bundle of axons providing communication between the cerebral hemispheres | corpus callosum |
the region of the temporal lobe is usually signifigantly larger in what hemisphere | left |
posterior belly of diagastric, stylohyiod, and platysma are the muscles innervated by what nerve | facial |
what cranial nerve has the gag reflex | glosopharyngeal |
what is the motor muscle of the tongue | stylopharyngeus |
for speech, what are the major motor areas of vagus | velum, pharynx, larynx |
trapexius and sternocleidomastoid are major motor muscles for what cn | spinal accessory |
what are the major motor muscles for hypoglossal | intrinsic and extrinsic of tongue, geniohyoid |
what are the four parts of the papez circuit, in order | hypothalmus, thalmus, cingulate cortex, hippocampus |
cigulate cortex and insula are what type of cortex | paleocortical (old) |
what part of the temporal lobe is associated with object recognition | ventral |
kluver bucy syndrome : memory loss, indiscriminate sexual expression, visual agnosia, caused by what | bilateral temporal lobectomy, |
what is a large subcortical nucleus with many inputs and outputs that is a key player in emotions (particularly fear | amygdala |
what structure is just anterior to the hippocampus, in the temporal lobe, and fairly medial | amygdala |
fear causes this to respond and happiness dampens its response | amygdala |
amygdala tells brainstem nuclei to | freeze, orient |
amygdala tells hypothalmus | stress horemones |
when a neuron is at its resting potential , is the inside more positive or negative than the outside | negative |
urbach wiethe disease | bilateral calcification of amygdala, dont experience or recognize anger or fear, dont orient to unexpected stimuli |
2 reasons preceptions dont reflect the real world | 1. detection (many forms of energy are not) 2. translation (sensory systems convert energy into electrochemical nerve impulses) |
stimulus aspects (our stimuli is m.i.l.d.) | modality locality intensity duration. |
2 types of coding for stimulus modality | 1. labeled line 2. pattern |
labeled line code | specialized sensory receptors. mylinated, sharp initial pain |
pattern code | pattern of activity in variety of receptors unmylinated, long lasting pain |
stimulus intensity coded in 2 ways | 1 frequency 2 population |
duration of stimulus driven by | changes in stimuli (what nerv systm respnds bst to) |
3 components to sound | 1 frequency 2 intensity 3 complexity |
frequency measured by; experienced as | cycles per second; pitch |
intensity measured by; experienced as | wave amplitude; loudness |
complexity measured by ; experienced as | types of combinations of waves; timbre, quality |
interaural time delay | occurs for low frequency sounds 20/2000 hz, if sound is off to one side; is difference in when a sound reaches one ear versus another |
interaural intensity difference | occurs for high freq 2000-20,000 hz. between 2 ears, occurs because head shadow blocks the sound |
what type of aphasia results from damage to the language processing mechanism in cortex | primary |
what type of aphasia results from damage to memory, precept, or attentional systems | secondary |
what type of aphasia is caused by damage to the posterior portion of the left inferior gyrus of the frontal lobe | brocas |
what type of glial cell helps clean up waste and cellular debris | microglia |
what aphasia results from damage to the posterior regions of superior temporal (heschl's) gyrus | wernickes |
what did wernicke propose that the posterior portion of heschls gyrus was for | memory for words |
what voltage gated channel opens more slowly to permit repolarization of the neuron to its resting potential and ultimatley help end the action potential | k + |
what cortical lobe is critical for mapping changes in the body that occur in response to an emotionally competent stimuli | insula |
the papez circuit began with what structure that was said to be responsible for many basic drives | hypothalmus |
what cranial nerve is critical for both swallowing and salivation | glossopharyngeal |
taste information is carried by which three receptors | facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus |
what type of glial cell provides myelin for the pns | schwann cell |
the sodium potassium pump ejects 3 ___ for every 2___ it brings in | ejects 3 sodium, allows 2 potassium |