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CNS Review

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Hypothalamus   Part of the diencephalon that helps regulate autonomic nervous system  
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Ventricle   Structure filled with circulating cerebrospinal fluid  
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How many coccygeal spinal nerves are there?   1  
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How many cervical spinal nerves are there?   8  
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Dura mater   First meninge under the skull  
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Functions of temporal lobe   Speech comprehension, memory, hearing  
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Functions of frontal lobe   Vision  
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Functions of parietal lobe   Taste, temperature, touch  
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Layers of the brain (superficial to deep)   Scalp, dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater, cerebrum  
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Pathway of reflex arc   Receptor, sensory neuron, spinal cord, motor neuron, effector  
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Frontal lobe   Controls planning, personality, and problem solving  
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Hippocampus   Stores memories  
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Where is the hippocampus located?   In the temporal lobe  
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Amygdala   Assigns value to memories or emotion  
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What sensory impulses does the thalamus receive?   Hearing, touch, temperature  
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What structure makes up the brainstem?   Medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain  
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The cerebral cortex contains about what percent of all neuron cell bodies?   75%  
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Functions of medulla oblongata   Heart rate and breathing  
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What is the first location of a reflex?   Receptor of a sensory neuron  
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Pia mater   directly connects blood vessels and nerves to brain  
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A stroke would likely impair an individual's ability to do what?   Speak  
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What two organs make up the CNS?   Brain and spinal cord  
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Three things that are associated with short term memory   Ability to add numbers in head, also called working memory, remembering where objects are located  
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What are the major parts of the brain?   Cerebellum, diencephalon, brainstem  
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Cauda equine   Branches of nerves extending from bottom of spinal cord  
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Pons   Depth of breathing  
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Medulla oblongata   Rhythm of breathing  
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Parts of diencephalon   Thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary gland  
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Gray mater   Consists of neurons  
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White mater   Mainly composed of myelin fat  
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Sulci   Shallow grooves  
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Fissures   Deep grooves  
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Cervical enlargement controls what?   Upper body  
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How many segments make up the spinal column?   31  
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Arachnoid mater   Lacks blood vessels but makes up middle boundary  
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