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Anatomy and Physiology
Nervous System
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
11/16/2013

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Central Canal
Definition
Contains cerebrospinal fluid
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Ventral Root
Definition
Axons of somatic motor and visceral motor neurons
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Dorsal Root
Definition
Sensory information to the spinal cord
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Dorsal Ganglion
Definition
holds cell bodies of sensory neurons
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Spinal Nerve
Definition
Distributes motor commands or collects sensory information
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White Matter
Definition
Carries information
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Grey Matter
Definition
Region of integration and command initiation
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Anterior Horns
Definition
Somatic nuclei
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Posterior Horns
Definition
Somatic and visceral sensory nuclei
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Anterior Median Fissure
Definition
Divides spinal cord into left and right halves
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Corpus Callosum
Definition
Communication between brain hemispheres
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Choroid Plexus
Definition
Produces cerebrospinal fluid
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Fourth Ventricle
Definition
Circulation of cerebrospinal fluid and protects the brain from trauma
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Arbor Vitae
Definition
Sensory information to and from the cerebellum
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Lateral Ventricles
Definition
Pathway for circulation of cerebral spinal fluid
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Third Ventricle
Definition
Pathway for circulation of cerebral spinal fluid
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Hypothalamus
Definition
controlling emotions
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Intraventricular Foramen
Definition
Communication between the lateral ventricles and 3rd ventricle
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Cerebral Aqueduct
Definition
Connects third ventricle to fourth ventricle, pathway for cerebral spinal fluid
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Cerebral Peduncle
Definition
Carry communication between the cerebellum and pons
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Oculomotor nerve
Definition
Mobility of the eye
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Pons
Definition
Involved with subconscious somatic and visceral motor control
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Medulla Oblongata
Definition
Relays information to the thalamus
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Spinal Cord
Definition
Neural signals between the brain and the rest of the body
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Dura Mater
Definition
Delivers blood to internal jugular veins of the neck
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Olfactory Bulbs
Definition
interprets information coming from the nose
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Olfactory Tract
Definition
Carries sensory information from bulb to brain
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Optic Chaisma
Definition
Visual information crosses from left to right
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Optic Nerve
Definition
Carries visual information from sensory ganglia in the eye
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Pituitary Gland
Definition
Produces oxytocin
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Infundibulum
Definition
Involved in the release of hormones from the pituitary gland
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Mammilary Body
Definition
Re-collective memory
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Cerebral Cortex
Definition
Conscious thought and intellectual processes
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Sulci
Definition
Pack more cells
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Gyri
Definition
Pack more cells
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Pineal body
Definition
Secretes the hormone melatonin
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Corpora Quadrigemina
Definition
processes auditory and visual sensations
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Superior Colliculus
Definition
Processes visual sensations
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Inferior Colliculus
Definition
Processes auditory sensations
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Cerebellum
Definition
Coordinates learned and reflexive patterns of muscular activity at the subconscious level
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Soma
Definition
produces neurotransmitters
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Axon
Definition
Carries information from the cell body to synaptic sites of other neurons
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Dendrites
Definition
Increase surface area for receiving information
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Synaptic terminals
Definition
Release neurotransmitters
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Myelin
Definition
Increases the rate of transmission signals
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Axon Hillock
Definition
Site of summation for incoming information
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