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cranial meninges
-protect the brain during trauma
-superficial to cerebrum
3 main brain structures
cerebrum
cerebellum
brain stem
gray matter is made up of
neuron cell bodies
white matter is made up of
myelinated axons
separates right and left hemispheres
longitudinal fissure
________ and __________ increase the surface area in the cerebral cortex
gyri and sulci
the ______ is associated with basic sensations
postcentral gyrus
the ____________ _____
is associated with simple movements
precentral gyrus
understand when someone is talking to in the ______ _____.
wernicke's area
you answer people back in the ____ ____.
broca's area
brainstem consist of
midbrain, pons, medulla
damage to the basal ganglia is associated with _______ _______.
parkinsons disease
thalamus takes info from the _______ _____ and relays it to the _________ _______.
spinal cord
cerebral cortex
hypothalamus is both nervous tissue and an ______ _____.
endocrine organ
limbic system (4)
thalamus
hypothalamus
pituitary gland
basal ganglia
cerebellum
-coordination and balance
-inferior to occipital lobe
cerebral cortex
gyri and sulci
association cortex (areas) :________ association cortex &
________ association cortex
sensory
motor
four lobes
frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital
prefrontal cortex
-part of the brain still developing in kids & teens
-helps make actions & judge consequences; reasoning; moral judgement; will-power
-frontal lobe
Frontal lobe
-somatomotor
contains: precentral gyrus; simple movements; motor association cortex; plans & coordinates complex motor info
temporal lobe
audition
primary auditory cortex: distinguish tone
primary olfactory cortex: distinguish simple odors
brain stem
- controls basic functions vital for survival.
- breathing, heart rate, digestion
-contains: medulla, midbrain, pons
parietal lobe
-somatosensory
-contains: postcentral gyrus- basic sensations
sensory association cortex how you FEEL about a certain sensation
cerebral spinal fluid
- surrounds CNS
- helps brain: remove waste, provides nutrients, cushioning
ventricles
-deep within the brain
-synthesize and secretes cerebral spinal fluid
precentral gyrus
-anterior to central sulcus
-simple movements
postcentral gyrus
-posterior to central sulcus
-basic sensations
Wernicke's area
-temporal lobe
-understand speech
broca's area
-temporal lobe
-speaking
association fibers
-cerebral white matter
-communication between one hemisphere
internal capsule
-cerebral white matter
-communication between cerebral cortex and spinal cord
corpus callosum
-cerebral white matter
-communication between two hemispheres
pituitary gland
-limbic system
-produces hormones
-connects endocrine and nervous systems
hypothalamus
-limbic system
-controls ANS
-secretes regulatory hormones that control pituitary gland
-secretes antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin
what does the brainstem control?
a. emotions
b. coordination
c. reason
d. heart rate
d. heart rate
the hypothalamus controls which hormones?
a. epinephrine
b. oxytocin
c. melatonin
d. dopamine
b. oxytocin
the innermost layer of the cranial meninges?
a. dura matter
b. ventricles
c. pia matter
d. arachnoid mater
c. pia mater
central sulcus divides ________ and ________ lobes.
frontal
parietal
what connects the cerebral cortex to the spinal cord?
internal capsule
what area is responsible in planning movements before the occur?
basal ganglia
what area produces cerebral spinal fluid?
ventricles
axial muscles consist of:
head muscles
vertebral column
thoracic cage
appendicular muscles consist of:
pectoral, pelvic girdle and limb muscles
most flexor muscles and medial rotators are ______, with the exception of the muscles _____ ____ _____.
anterior
below the knee
most extensor muscles and lateral rotators are ______, with the exception of the _____ and below.
posterior
knee
abduction and adduction depends on if the muscle is _____ or ______ to the joint
superior
inferior
if you turn your head to the right what muscle is contracting?
left sternocleidomastoid
muscle used to smile
zygomaticus
what movement does the vertebral column perform?
extends the trunk
primary muscle involved in respiration
diaphragm
when your diaphragm is contracted you are....
breathing in
SC joint is _____ movement
shoulder
digit joints are for _____ movement
finger
ankle joint is for ______ Movement
foot
elbow joint is for ______ movement
forearm
hip joint is for _______ movement
leg
skeletal muscle
-striated
-voluntary
-multinucleate
-biggest muscle cells
smooth muscle
-non-striated
-involuntary
-mononucleate
-smallest muscle cell
cardiac muscle
-striated
-involuntary
-mononucleate
-only in the heart
sarcomere
-smallest contractile unit
-thin and thick filaments
-during contraction thick slides over thin shortening the sarcomere
two special structures that surround myofibrils
sarcoplasmic reticulum
transverse tubules
sarcoplasmic reticulum
stores and releases calcium for muscle contraction
transverse tubules
transports action potentials
what must be present for contraction?
calcium
tight junction
-controls passage of h2o and solutes
-a formed barrier between adjacent cells
epimysium ______ ________ ________ tissue that surrounds the _____ muscle.
dense irregular connective
whole
gap junction
forms channels between adjacent cells allowing for communication
myocytes
mature muscle cells
tendon is where the ______, _______, and _______ all join together the end of a muscle.
endomysium, perimysium, epimysium
muscles of facial expression (7)
frontalis
orbicularis oculi and oris
zygomaticus
buccinator
depressor labii
muscles of mastication
masseter
temporalis
anterior neck muscles
suprahyoid
infrahyoid
head extension rotator
sternocleidomastoid
posterior neck muscles
head extensors
vertebral column muscles
erector spinae muscles
muscle tissues specialization is ______
contractions
I bands form the _____ band and made up of ______ filaments.
light
thin
A bands form the _____ band and consist of _____ filaments.
dark
thick
adhering junctions
attaches adjacent cells together
which muscle cell type can divide easily and which cannot?
smooth muscle can
skeletal cannot
which muscle types are resistant to fatigue? which is most resistant?
smooth and cardiac. smooth is most resistant
what regulates the strength and rate of contraction of smooth muscles?
the ANS
muscle tissues smallest to largest
smooth
cardiac
skeletal
efferent
outgoing/send
afferent
incoming/receive
the two basic types of nervous tissue cells are _____ and ______ cells. _____ are responsible for _______ via signals. ______ cells are responsible for supporting the _____ via regulation of the surrounding ionic environment.
neurons
glial
neurons
communication
glial
neuron
axon
carries outgoing signals through the cell.
dendrites
receive incoming signals form other neurons
synaptic terminals
transfers signals to other cells
cell body
contains organelles and nucleus. bundles signal received to be sent down to the other end of the cell.
nucleus
where the genetic information of the cell is held
myelin sheath
fatty lipids that insulate and increase the speed of action potential
a synapse is a site of contact between _______ ______ and another ____.
neuron terminals
cell
connective tissue layers of the spinal meninges provide the spinal cord with _______, ______, and nutrients through _______ ______.
protection
oxygen
blood vessels
two types of spinal nerves
peripheral
mixed
peripheral nerves
bundle of axons
mixed nerves
axons of both sensory and motor
sensory neurons
deliver and interpret sensory info
motor neurons
deliver motor commands
interneurons
neurons between neurons; interpret info