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Brain & Nervous System exam

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show cerebral cortex  
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brain structure: respiratory control centers   show
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show medulla oblongata  
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brain structure: body temp control   show
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brain structure: "higher" brain functions   show
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brain structure: thirst and hunger centers   show
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show medulla oblongata, midbrain, pons, reticular formation  
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brain structure: coordination of skeletal muscle   show
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show basal ganglia  
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brain structure: surface gray matter of cerebrum   show
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show pons  
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show cerebral cortex  
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brain structure: voluntary skeletal muscle control   show
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brain structure: conscious sensation   show
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show limbic system  
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show thalamus  
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brain structure: fiber tracts connecting higher brain structures and spinal cord   show
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brain structure: visual and auditory reflexes   show
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show hypothalamus AND reticular formation  
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brain structure: "survival" and "drive" behavior, emotional expression   show
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show hypothalamus  
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show hypothalamus AND medulla oblongata  
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show reticular formation  
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show medulla oblongata  
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show ANS  
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also known as the "efferent system"   show
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brain and spinal cord   show
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parts of peripheral nervous system   show
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show SNS  
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show sensory system  
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consists of nerves and ganglia   show
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show sensory system  
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carries outgoing signals to effectors   show
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2 divisions of the motor system   show
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show CNS  
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show Enteric NS  
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receives incoming information and selects appropriate response   show
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pathway for "incoming" information   show
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show receptor  
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carries out corrective response   show
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show motor pathway  
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neuroglia that are active phagocytes   show
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neuroglia that provide supporting framework for neurons in the CNS   show
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neuroglia that form myelin sheaths and neurilemma around PNS neurons   show
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neuroglia that line fluid-filled spaces within the brain and spinal cord and form CSF   show
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show astrocytes  
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collection of neuron cell bodies within the CNS   show
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collection of neuron cell bodies within the PNS   show
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bundle of axons within the CNS   show
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bundle of axons within the PNS   show
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contains tracts for transmission of impulses from one part of CNS to another   show
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show gray matter  
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fiber tracts are primarily this tissue type   show
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show gray matter  
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show white matter  
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show gray matter  
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structure that begins at foramen magnum and continues down to L1 & L2 level vertebrae   show
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part of spinal column between C4 & T1 from which nerves to & from the upper limbs arise   show
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part of spinal column between T9 to T12 from which nerves to & from the lower limbs arise   show
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show cauda equina  
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show 31  
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spinal cord: contains cell bodies of somatic motor neurons   show
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spinal cord: contains cell bodies of sensory neurons (unipolar)   show
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show posterior horn  
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spinal cord: contains ascending or descending axons of interneurons   show
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spinal cord: contains cell bodies of ANS   show
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parts of the spinal cord that contain gray matter contain nuclei contain cell bodies of neurons   show
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show column  
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show ascending tracts  
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structures carrying motor information from the brain   show
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cordlike bundle of axons &/or dendrites & associated connective tissue coursing together outside the CNS with the purpose of conveying impulses   show
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show stretch  
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a feedback mechanism to control muscle tension by causing muscle relaxation   show
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reflexive response to pain   show
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show crossed extensor (a contralateral reflex arc)  
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show spinal nerves AKA mixed nerves  
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are nerves composed of white or gray matter?   show
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where are the dendrites of sensory neurons located?   show
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show in the brain or spinal cord  
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what spinal nerves serve the cervical plexus   show
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show C5-T1  
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what spinal nerves serve the lumbar plexus   show
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show L4-S4  
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constant area(s) of skin providing sensory input to CNS via spinal nerves or V (trigeminal) nerve   show
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area of the brain: cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus   show
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show hindbrain  
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show midbrain  
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show brain stem  
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show reticular formation  
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brain part that 1. maintains consciousness & awakeness 2. regulates posture & muscle tone   show
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show pyramids  
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corticospinal tracts that control voluntary movements of limbs & trunk; they crossover from left to right & vice versa   show
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show cerebral peduncles  
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nuclei involved in visual reflexes   show
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show inferior colliculi  
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2 nuclei involved in skeletal muscle control   show
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bundles of axons that conduct impulses between the cerebellum & other parts of the brain   show
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CSF filled cavities that protect the brain by acting as shock absorbers   show
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deep masses of gray matter   show
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separates cerebral hemispheres   show
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show gyrus  
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show sulcus  
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separates the frontal lobe and parietal lobe   show
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separates the frontal lobe and temporal lobe   show
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fiber tracts connecting the 2 cerebral hemispheres   show
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separates the parietal lobe from the occipital lobe   show
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thin layer of gray matter on the surface of cerebrum   show
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cerebral cortex: controls voluntary functions, learned movements, skill & delicate movement   show
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show visual cortex in occipital lobe  
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cerebral cortex: auditory perception, recognition   show
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cerebral cortex: touch, pressure, vibration, itch, tickle   show
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show Wernicke's area in left temporal & parietal lobes  
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cerebral cortex: articulation of speech   show
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which cerebral hemisphere is dominant in language?   show
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show right  
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which cerebral hemisphere receives sensory information from the right side of the body?   show
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show right  
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gray matter, lateral to the thalamus, outside the CNS, made up of several structures of nuclei   show
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at a subconscious level, supresses unwanted movements, creates muscle tone, may initiate & terminate movements   show
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show white matter  
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axons that conduct nerve impulses between gyri in the same hemisphere   show
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show commissural tracts  
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axons from cerebrum to lower part of CNS   show
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to what group does corpus collosum belong?   show
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show the "emotional brain"  
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show cerebral cortex  
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brain structure: motor area that coordinates skeletal muscle movements   show
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brain structure: vomiting, coughing, sneezing, rhythm of breathing   show
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show pyramidal tracts of the Brainstem  
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show extrapyramidal tracts of the Brainstem  
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show choroid plexuses  
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show the Rate of CSF absorption  
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show CSF  
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3 structures that protect the brain and spinal cord   show
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show arachnoid mater  
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show pia mater  
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tough, outermost layer of meninges   show
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contains CSF   show
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space between the arachnoid and dura mater   show
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show epidural space  
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lateral ventricles are located within the 2   show
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the 3rd ventricle is located between the walls of the   show
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show the brain stem & cerebellum  
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fingerlike extensions of the arachnoid mater that project into the dural venous sinuses, especially superior sagittal sinus & reabsorb CSF   show
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show 3 openings  
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show internal carotid & vertebral  
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show jugular  
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show Blood-brain barrior  
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show CVA  
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impaired blood flow to the brain   show
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how many pairs of cranial nerves are there?   show
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OOOTTAFVGVAH   show
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