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| WHAT ARE THE 7 MAJOR DIVISIONS OF THE CNS? |
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| CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES, DIENCEPHALON, CEREBELLUM, [MIDBRAIN, PONS, AND MEDULLA WHICH CONSISTS OF THE BRAIN STEM] AND SPINAL CORD |
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| WHAT IS THE LARGEST DIVISION OF THE HUMAN BRAIN? |
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| HOW MANY HEMISPHERES IS THE CEREBRUM COMPRISED OF? |
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| WHAT ARE THE 2 HEMISPHERES OF THE CEREBRUM CONNECTED BY? |
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| CORPUS CALLOSUM. THE CORPUS CALLOSUM FACILITATES INTERHEMISPHERIC COMMUNICATION. |
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| WHAT 3 PARTS ARE FROM THE CEREBRUM? |
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| CORTEX, WHITE MATTER, AND BASAL GANGLIA |
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| LIST THE DIVISIONS OF THE CORTEX. |
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| FRONTAL, PARIETAL, OCCIPITAL, AND TEMPORAL. |
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| WHAT IS THE CORTEX RESPONSIBLE FOR? (6 ANSWERS) |
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| THE CORTEX IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIGH LEVEL THOUGH PROCESS, SENSORY PERCEPTION, PLANNING MOTOR FUNCTIONS, ABSTRACT REASONING, COGNITION AND LANGUAGE. |
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| WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE CEREBRAL WHITE MATTER AND WHAT DOES IT DO? |
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| THE CEREBRAL WHITE MATTER INCLUDES THE CORPUS CALLOSUM WHICH CONNECTS THE HEMISPHERES. THE WHITE MATTER TRANSMITS SIGNALS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE CORTEX OR OTHER PARTS OF THE CNS. |
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| WHAT TYPE OF MATTER IS THE BASAL GANGLIA AND WHERE IS IT AT? |
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| IT IS GRAY MATTER. LOCATED DEEP IN THE CEREBRUM. |
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| WHAT IS THE BASAL GANGLIA RESPONSIBLE FOR? |
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Definition
| COORDINATING MOVEMENT AND INHIBITING UNWANTED MOVEMENT |
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| WHAT TYPE OF RECEPTORS ARE OF LARGE CONCENTRATION IN THE BASAL GANGLIA? |
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| THE DOPAMINERGIC RECEPTORS ON THE BASAL GANGLIA CAN BE AFFECTED BY WHAT DRUG? WHAT TYPE OF AFFECTS DOES IT CAUSE? |
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| REGLAN. IT CAN CAUSE EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SIDE EFFECTS. |
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| THE BASAL GANGLIA CONSISTS OF 4 DIFFERENT TYPES OF NUCLEI. WHAT ARE THEY? |
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| THE CAUDATE AND PUTAMEN WHICH ARE BOTH STRIATUM ALONG WITH THE GLOBUS PALLIDUS AND SUBSTANTIA NIGRA. |
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| WHERE IS THE LIMBIC SYSTEM LOCATED? |
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| IT IS THE "RIM" AROUND THE CORTEX |
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| WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE LIMBIC SYSTEM? (5 ANSWERS) |
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Definition
| PRIMARY FUNCTIONS INCLUDES: REWARD, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, ROGUE MEMORY, EMOTION, AND SOME PAIN/AUTONOMIC FUNCTIONS |
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| WHAT THREE PARTS DOES THE LIMBIC SYSTEM CONSIST OF? |
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| CINGULATE GYRUS, HIPPOCAMPUS, AMYGDALA |
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| WHAT DOES THE HIPPOCAMPUS DO? |
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| ESSENTIAL TO MEMORY FORMATION AND RETRIEVAL |
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| WHERE IS THE CINGULATE CYRUS LOCATED AT? |
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| IMMEDIATELY SUPERIOR TO CORPUS CALLOSUM |
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| WHAT DOES THE AMYGDALA DO? |
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| MEMORY CONSOLIDATION, EMOTION, AND FEAR CONDITIONING. |
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| WHAT 2 STRUCTURE DOES THE DIENCEPHALON CONTAIN? |
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| WHAT DOES THE THALAMUS DO? |
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| IT IS KNOWN AS THE RELAY POINT... IT FILTERS AND REGULATES. MAINLY IT DECIDES WHAT MAKES IT TO OUR CONSCIOUS THOUGHT PROCESS |
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| WHAT IS THE HYPOTHALMUS THE MAIN SITE OF? |
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| WHAT DOES THE HYPOTHALMUS CONTROL AND REGULATE? |
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| IT CONTROLS THE SYMPATHETIC AND PARASYMPATHETIC FUNCTION ALONG WITH HUNGER, THIRST, TEMPERATURE REGULATION, SEXUAL REFLEXES, RESPONSE TO EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL STRESS, ETC.. IT REGULATES SOME HORMONE PRODUCTION AND SECRETION. |
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| HOW MANY REGIONS ARE PRESENT IN THE CEREBELLUM? |
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| WHAT ARE THE 3 REGIONS OF THE CEREBELLUM? |
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| CEREBELLAR VERMIS (MEDIAL), CEREBELLAR HEMISPHERES (LATERALLY), AND FLOCCULONDULAR LOBE |
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| WHAT DOES THE CEREBELLUM DO? |
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| COORDINATE VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS, MAINTAIN BALANCE, CONTROL EYE MOVEMENT AND HELP WITH COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS SUCH AS LANGUAGE. (ETOH INTOXICATION AFFECTS THE CEREBELLUM). |
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| WHAT DOES THE BRAINSTEM CONNECT? |
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Definition
| THE SPINAL CORD TO THE THALMUS AND CORTEX. |
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| WHERE DOES MOST CRANIAL NERVES ARISE FROM? |
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| WHAT 3 STRUCTURES DOES THE BRAINSTEM CONSIST OF? |
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| MIDBRAIN, PONS, AND MEDULLA |
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| WHAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT THE MIDBRAIN? |
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Definition
| IT CONTAINS PERIAQUEDUCTAL GREY MATTER WHICH IS IMPORTANT IN PAIN PERCEPTION. |
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| WHAT DOES THE MEDULLA AND PONS REGULATE? |
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Definition
| THE MORE ACUTE FUNCTIONS OF THE ANS. |
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| WHAT 3 CATEGORIES DOES THE MEDULLA AND PONS REGULATE? |
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| 1) RESPONSIBLE FOR MOMENT TO MOMENT HEMODYNAMIC CHANGES, 2) CONTAINS CENTERS OR RESPIRATORY CONTROL, 3)VISCERAL ORGANS ARE KEPT IN A STATE OF INTERMEDIATE TONE WHICH CAN BE AUGMENTED OR DIMINISHED BASES ON RATE OF NERVE FIRING. |
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| THE MEDULLA AND PONS CONTAINS 3 CENTERS OR RESPIRATORY CONTROL. WHAT ARE THEY AND WHAT DO THEY DO? |
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| 1) VRG VENTRAL RESPIRATORY GROUP. INSPIRATION AND EXPIRATION; INITIATION OF INSPIRATION AFTER DRG. 2) DRG DORSAL RESPIRATORY GROUP, RHYTHM AND INSPIRATION. 3) PRG PONTINE RESPIRATORY GROUP, REFLEX COUGH |
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| WHERE DOES THE SPINAL CORD TRAVEL? |
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Definition
| FROM THE BASE OF THE BRAINSTEM TO THE LUMBAR VERTEBRAE |
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| WHAT 2 MAIN NEURONS ARE ON THE SPINAL CORD? |
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| WHERE IS THE SENSORY AND MOTOR NEURONS LOCATED ON THE SPINAL CORD? |
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| SENSORY NEURONS ARE ON THE DORSAL (POSTERIOR) HORNS OF GRAY MATTER. THE MOTOR NEURONS ARE ON THE VENTAL (ANTERIOR) HORNS OF GRAY MATTER. |
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| DESCRIBE THE 3 DEFINITIONS OF THE SPINAL CORD ROSTRAL, CEPHALAD, AND CAUDAD. |
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Definition
| ROSTRAL IS TOWARD THE MOUTH, NOSE. CEPHALAD IS TOWARD THE HEAD. CAUDAD IS TOWARD THE TAIL/BOTTOM. |
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| WHICH WAY DOES SENSORY NERVES TRAVEL? |
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Definition
| SENSORY TRAVELS UP. THEY ARE LOCATED ON THE DORSAL HORN |
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| WHICH WAY DOES MOTOR NERVES TRAVEL? |
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| MOTOR TRAVELS DOWN. (VAM) VENTRAL, ANTERIOR, MOTOR |
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