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The Brain and Cranial Nerves

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Cerebrum   consists of two cerebral hemispheres  
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Gyri   thick folds  
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Longitudinal fissure   deep groove that separates the right and left hemispheres  
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Corpus callosum   thick bundle of nerve fibers that connect the two hemispheres  
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Cerebellum   posterior and inferior to the cerebrum  
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Transverse cerebral fissure   deep groove that separates the cerebrum from cerebellum  
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Brainstem   what is left of the brain  
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Cortex   what is left of the brain  
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Nuclei   deeper masses of gray matter surrounded by white matter  
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Tracts   bundles of axons which connect the parts of the brain and connect to the spinal cord  
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During the 3rd week the neural plate, which gives rise to neurons and glial cells,   sinks and forms a neural groove with raised neural folds  
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By the 4th week   the neural folds have fused creating a hollow neural tube which exhibits 3 dilations which subdivide by the 5th week  
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Meninges   Protect the brain and provide a framework for its arteries and veins  
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Dural sinuses   spaces between the dura mater layers that collect blood  
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Falx cerebri   dura fold that extends into the longitudinal fissure  
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Tentorium cerebella   dura fold that separates cerebellum and cerebrum  
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Falx cerebella   dura fold that separates R and L halves of the cerebellum  
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Ventricles   internal chambers  
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Cerebrospinal fluid   clear, colorless liquid that fills the ventricles, etc. and bathes the external surface of the brain  
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How is CSF produced?   It is produced from blood plasma filtered through the choroid plexus then modified by ependymal cells  
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Where does CSF flow?   CSF flows from choroid plexus in lateral ventricle  through interventricular foramina  3rd ventricle  cerebral aqueduct to 4th ventricle  through apertures  subarachnoid space  arachnoid granulations  dural venous sinuses  
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What is the purpose of CSF?   buoyancy, protection and chemical stability  
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Why must blood supply be constant?   Blood supply must be constant because neurons have a high demand for ATP, thus a high demand for glucose and O2  
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Blood is a source of...   ...bacterial toxins and other harmful agents  
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What does the brain barrier system regulate?   what can enter the tissue fluid of the brain  
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All nerve fibers connecting the brain to the spinal cord pass through..   ..the medulla oblongota  
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The medulla contains...   ...networks of sensory and motor functions and contains center for life sustaining functions – HR, respirations, BP  
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The pons contains...   ...continuation of reticular formation and several tracts  
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RF portion contains ...   ...nuclei involved in sleep, respiration, and posture  
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The midbrain contains...   ...the cerebral aqueduct, continuation of several tracts, RF and nuclei  
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Superior colliculi   function in visual attention, visual tracking, blinking, etc  
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Inferior colliculi   receive signals from the inner ear and relay them, mediate head turning reflex to sound and the jump when startled  
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Cerebral peduncles   stalks that anchor the cerebrum to the brainstem  
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Red nucleus   fibers go to and from the cerebellum to collaborate in fine motor control  
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Substantia nigra   motor center that relays inhibitory signals to the thalamus to prevent unwanted body movement  
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Central gray matter   involved with controlling the awareness of pain  
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Reticular formation   Gray matter that runs through the brainstem and consists of neural networks which function in somatic motor control, cardiovascular control, habituation, and sleep and consciousness  
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Somatic motor control   muscle tone, balance, posture, integration of signals from the eyes and ears  
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Cardiovascular control   HR, vessel diameter, breathing rate  
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Habituation   brain learns to ignore repetitive unnecessary stimuli  
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Sleep and consciousness   arousal and awareness  
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The cerebellum functions as...   ... the evaluation of some sensory input and monitoring muscle movement, etc.  
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Cerebellum receives information...   ...on the intent to move and the performance and signals if there is a discrepancy so the muscle performance can be adjusted to match the intent  
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Cerebellum is involved in...   ...learning motor skills  
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Cerebellar peduncles   posterior stalks that connect the cerebellum to the pons and midbrain  
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Thalamus   Receives input headed for the cerebral cortex and processes the information before it relays a small portion to the cortex  
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Plays a key role in motor control by relaying signals from the cerebellum to the cerebrum?   Thalamus  
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Hypothalamus   Relays signals from the limbic system to the thalamus  
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Relays signals from the limbic system to the thalamus?   Hypothalamus  
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(ht)Hormone secretion   secretes hormones that control the anterior pituitary gland  
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(ht) Thermoregulation   monitors the body temperature and activate the heat-loss or heat-promoting centers  
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(ht) Food and water intake   regulates sensation of hunger and satiety, stimulate drinking  
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(ht) Sleep rhythms   regulate the rhythms of sleep and waking  
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(ht) Emotional behavior   involved in anger, aggression, fear, pleasure  
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(ht) Autonomic effects   integrating center for HR, BP, and GI activity  
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Frontal lobe   voluntary motor function, motivation, foresight, planning, memory, mood, emotion, social judgment  
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Parietal lobe   receives and interprets signals of the general senses  
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Occipital lobe   contains the visual center of the brain  
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Temporal lobe   hearing, smell, learning  
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Insula   understanding spoken language, taste, integrating information from visual receptors  
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Projection tracts   carry information between the cerebrum and the rest of the body  
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Commissural tracts   cross from one hemisphere to the other  
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Association tracts   connect different regions within a hemisphere  
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Basal nuclei   determines the start and stop of intentional movement  
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Limbic system   center of emotion and learning, includes the hippocampus and amygdala  
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Hippocampus   organizes sensory and cognitive experiences into a unified long-term memory, but has only a short memory  
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Amygdala   involved in emotional memory  
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Electroencephalogram   a recording of brain waves  
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Brain waves   rhythmic voltage changes  
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Alpha waves   occur in the parieto-occipital area when awake but resting  
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Beta waves   occur in the frontal-parietal region during mental activity and sensory stimulation  
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Theta waves   occur in children and drowsy or sleeping adults  
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Delta waves   occur in awake infants and adults in deep sleep  
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Cognition   mental processes by which we acquire and use knowledge  
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Association areas   regions of the cortex where cognition functions  
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Parietal association area   responsible for perceiving and attending to stimuli  
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Temporal association area   identifying stimuli  
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Frontal association area   for planning a response to stimuli  
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Learning   acquiring new information  
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Memory   information storage and retrieval  
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Forgetting   eliminating information  
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Amnesia   defects in declarative memory  
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Memory consolidation   hippocampus plays memory repeatedly to the cerebral cortex to establish long-term memory  
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Prefrontal cortex   the seat of judgment, intent and control over expression of emotions  
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Amygdala receives information from...   ...the senses and mediates responses to the stimuli  
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Input goes to ..   .. the hypothalamus and brainstem to influence somatic and visceral motor systems  
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Output goes to ..   .. the prefrontal cortex to mediate conscious control and expression of the emotions  
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Primary sensory cortex   site where sensory input is first received  
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Association area-   adjacent region where information is interpreted  
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Special senses   location of primary cortex  
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Vision   the occipital lobe  
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Hearing   the temporal lobe  
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Equilibrium   the cerebellum  
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Taste (gustatory)   the parietal lobe  
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Smell (olfactory)   the temporal and inferior frontal lobes  
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General Senses   touch, pressure, stretch, heat, cold, pain  
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Signals go to..   ..the primary somatosensory cortex  
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Motor association area   where neurons compile a program for muscle contractions of a movement  
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The program is transmitted to the primary motor cortex..   ..which sends the signal to the brainstem and spinal cord  
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Wernicke area   recognizes spoken and written language  
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Broca area   generates a motor plan for speaking  
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Aphasia   language deficit resulting from lesions in the hemisphere containing the Wernicke and Broca areas  
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Olfactory N   smell; goes to olfactory bulb  
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Optic N   vision; thalamus  
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Oculomotor N   eye movement, eyelid opening, pupil constriction, focusing; midbrain  
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Trochlear N   eye movement; from the midbrain  
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Trigeminal N   touch, temperature, pain from face and masticating; pons  
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Abducens N   lateral eye movement; pons  
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Facial N   taste, facial expression, secretion; pons  
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Vestibulocochlear N   hearing and equilibrium; pons  
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Glossopharyngeal N   taste, senses of the tongue and outer ear, regulation of the BP and respiration, salivation, swallowing, gagging; MO  
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Vagus N   taste, hunger, fullness, GI discomfort, swallowing, speech, decrease HR, bronchoconstriction, GI activity; medulla oblongata  
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Accessory N   swallowing, head, neck, and shoulder movement; SC  
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Hypoglossal N   tongue movement and swallowing; medulla oblongata  
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