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CNS Brain Anatomy

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Arbor Vitae   white myelineated tracks inside cerebellum  
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vermis   Structure that connects right and left cerebellum  
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folia   parallel elevated ridges on the cerebellum  
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Ascending tracts   Sensory tract-always begin with "spina"  
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Descending tracts   Motor Pathway-always end with "spinal"  
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Dorsal Horns   Relay sensory information to the brain. Point toward the back of the body  
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Lateral Horns   Relay reflex information. Point toward sides of body  
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ventral horns   Relay voluntary information. Point toward front of body  
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are there?   31  
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Commissure   where nerve fibers are crossing to opposite sides  
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Anterior median fissure   Divide spinal cord into right and left sides  
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Conus medullaris   Where the end of the spinal cord narrows to a point  
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Cauda equina   Many strands that make up the spinal column after L1  
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Filum Terminale   Band of connective tissue that attaches to the coccyx. Stabilizes the cauda equina  
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Occulomotor nerves   Controls movement of eye from side to side. Controls size of pupil  
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Ophthalmic nerve   Controls corneal reflex (blink)  
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Maxillary nerve   Controls sensory information from upper lips and upper teeth  
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Mandibular nerve   Controls sensory information from lower lips and lower teeth  
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Facial nerves   Control muscles of expression, salivary and lacrimal glands  
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Vestibulochochlear nerves   Relays information about hearing and balance  
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Glossopharyngeal nerves   Controls swallowing  
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Vagus nerves   Controls heart rate, breathing rate and digestive function  
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Accessory nerves   turns head from side to side  
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Rootlets   Directly enter or exit the spinal cord  
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Rami   branches off a spinal nerve  
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Nerve plexus   Multiple rami merge together and intertwine  
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Transverse fissure   Gap between cerebellum and occipital lobe  
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Cerebellum   Controls and programs well practiced behavior  
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Medulla Oblongata   Controls swallowing, gag reflex, cough and sneeze reflexes. The last part of the brain before the spinal cord  
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Reticular formation   Controls level of alertness. Located behind the pons  
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Pons   Control heart rate, breathing rate and urinary reflex. Next to pituitary gland  
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2 Inferior Colliculi   Control startle reflex  
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2 Superior Colliculi   Control movement of the eyes  
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Corpora Quadrigemina   4 bumps in midbrain containing the Colliculi  
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Midbrain   posterior side of brainstem  
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Optic chiasm   Where right and left optic nerves cross. Just below hypothalamus  
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Pineal Gland   Controls circadian rhythms (sleep cycles). Below corpus colosum  
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Hypothalamus   Controls complex reflexes involved with homeostasis-body temperature, hunger and thirst. Empty area below the thalamus  
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Thalamus   Edits all sensory information and routes it to the appropriate cortex. Right under choroid plexus  
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Choroid plexus   group of blood vessels where CSF is made.  
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Fornix   Communication pathway between hypothalamus and limbic system.  
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Septum pellucidum   Wall between first and second ventricles. Below corpus colosum  
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Olfactory tract   gathers sensory information about odors. At the base of the frontal lobes  
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Olfactory lobe   Enlargement at the tip of the olfactory nerve  
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Cingulate gyrus   Controls expression of emotion. Sits on top of corpus colosum  
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Limbic system   Control emotional responses  
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Receptive Aphasia   When you can't understand language  
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Expressive Aphasia   Inability to produce speech  
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Wernicke's Area   Responsible for interpreting speech  
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Broca's Area   Responsible for production of speech. Controls muscles of tongue and lips  
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Occipital Lobes   Where you become aware of visual information. Where a visual image is constructed  
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Lateral Sulcus   Border between temporal lobe and both frontal and parietal lobes  
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Temporal lobes   Where you become consciously aware of auditory information  
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Insula   Where you are consciously aware of taste and smell  
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Post-central Gyrus   Beginning of parietal lobe. Parallel to pre-central gyrus  
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Parietal lobes   Where sensory and motor information is integrated  
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Central Sulcus   Valley between fronal and parietal  
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Pre-central Gyrus   Marks the end of the frontal lobe. All controlled voluntary actions come from here  
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Frontal lobes   Decision making and problem solving take place here  
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Cerebral nuclei   A cluster of nerve cell bodies  
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Cerebral white matter   Contains myelinated axons  
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Cerebral cortex   Outer edge of brain. Where all conscious experiences take place  
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Corpus Collosum   Connects right and left hemispheres. Cerebrum sits on top of it  
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Longitudinal fissure   Separates left from right brains  
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Fissure   Deep indentation between gyri  
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Sulcus   Shallow valleys betweem gyri  
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Gyrus   Elevated area on surface of the brain  
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Ventricles   Fluid filled chambers that help support and protect the brain  
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Pia Mater   Innermost layer of meninges. Comes in contact with CNS  
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Arachnoid   Middle layer of meninges. Hollow and filled with CSF  
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Dura Mater   Outer most layer-comes in contact with bone  
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Meninges   Connective tissue between bone and CNS, all around the spinal column and brain  
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Spinal Nerves   Merger of dorsal and ventral roots, what exit the vertebrae  
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