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Human Body Nervous System Lab Functions
Chapter 22 Nervous System Functions
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
05/02/2010

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crista galli
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attachment site for dura mater
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cribriform plate
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passageways for CN I
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sella turcica
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location of pituitary gland
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optic canal
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passageway for CN II
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superior orbital fissure
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passageway for CN III, IV, V(1), and VI
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foramen rotundum
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passageway for CN V(2)
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foramen ovale
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passageway for CN V(3)
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internal acoustic meatus
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passageway for CN VII, VIII
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jugular foramen
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passageway for CN IX, X, and XI
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hypoglossal canal
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passageway for CN XII
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foramen magnum
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passageway for spinal cord
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stylomastoid foramen
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passageway for CN VII
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vertebral canal
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passageway for spinal cord
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intervertebral foramina
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passageways for spinal nerves
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dura mater (brain)
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protects brain
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arachnoid mater (brain)
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protects brain and absorbs cerebrospinal fluid
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pia mater (brain)
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protects brain
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cerebrum
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perception, cognition, and higher motor functions
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frontal lobes
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voluntary motor activity, speech, and thinking
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parietal lobes
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integrate sensory input from body's surface about cold, heat, touch, pressure, and pain
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temporal lobes
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receive sensory input about sound
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occipital lobes
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process visual sensory input
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corpus callosum
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fibers connect cerebral hemispheres
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olfactory tracts
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carry sensory input about smell
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olfactory bulbs
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receive sensory input from CN I
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thalamus
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integrates and relays all types of sensory input to cerebrum
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hypothalamus
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integration center for many homeostatic functions
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infundiblum
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connects hypothalamus and pituitary gland
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pineal gland
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controls body rhythms
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optic nerves
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carry sensory input about vision
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optic chiasm
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where some optic nerve fibers cross to opposite side
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optic tracts
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carry sensory input about vision
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midbrain
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attachment site of CN III and IV
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cerebral peduncles
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contain fibers that carry motor output from cerebrum to other regions of CNS
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corpora quadrigemina
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visual and auditory reflex centers
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cerebellum
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smooths and coordinates skeletal muscle movements
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pons
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attachment site of CN V, VI, and VII; has respiratory centers and fiber tracts that connect cerebrum to cerebellum and to spinal cord
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medulla oblongata
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CN VIII attaches at pons-medulla border; attachment site of CN IX, X, XI, and XII; controls respiration and heart rate; fiber tracts carry motor output from midbrain to spinal cord
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dura mater (spinal cord)
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protects spinal cord
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chem
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arachnoid mater (spinal cord)
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protects spinal cord and absorbs cerebrospinal fluid
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pia mater
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protects spinal cord
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spinal nerves
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sensory input travels along nerve fibers to spinal cord and motor output travels along nerve fibers to effectors
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anterior roots
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fibers carry sensory motor information
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posterior roots
Definition
fibers carry sensory information
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filum terminale
Definition
anchors spinal cord
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