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| What portion of the brain is associated with sight, smell, and hearing? |
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| A fold of the dura mater which attaches to the crista galli of the ethmoid bone is called the ___ ___. |
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| progressive degeneration of brain with abnormal protein deposits |
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| Another name for the brain is? |
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| Cerebrospinal fluid is manufactured by the ___ of each ventricle. |
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| slight and transient brain injury |
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| Transmatic injury that destroys brain tissue |
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| During myelography which procedure should be performed to prevent contrast medium from entering the cerebral ventricles |
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| have the patient hyperextend the neck |
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| Each cerebral hemisphere may be divided into ____ lobes |
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| Each convolution which marks the surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres is termed a |
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| Each lateral ventricle is connected to the third ventricle by the: |
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| Each of the lateral ventricles has a centrally located body and three projections or ___ extending from it. |
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| Extending anteriorly from the body of each lateral ventricle is the: |
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| Extending posteriorly from the body of each lateral ventricle is the: |
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| Give another name for the aqueduct of Sylvius. |
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| paralysis of one side of body due to brain injury rather than injury to spinal cord |
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| How many pairs of cranial nerves exist? |
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| How many ventricles comprise the ventricular system of the brain? |
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| In pneumoencephalography, air may be injected into the subarachnoid space at either the L3-4 interspace or at the: |
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| Base of the skull into the cisterna magna |
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| In which part of the brain is the fourth ventricle found? |
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| List at least three things in the body that the medulla oblongata controls |
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| heart rate respiration rate blood pressure |
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| Muscular dystrophy= hereditary disease caused by progressive weakening of the muscles |
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| multiple sclerosis= auto immune disorder with extreme demyelination |
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| Name the 3 parts of a neuron. |
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| Name the foramen lying within each lateral recess of the fourth ventricle. |
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| Name the gland located just posterior to the third ventricle. |
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| Name the potential space between the dura mater and the inner table of the skull. |
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| result of transection of the cord between T11 and L1 |
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| paralysis without atrophy |
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| transient period of functional loss induced by trauma to spinal cord |
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| THe subarachnoid spaces surrounding the brain widen in some areas to form cisterns, the largest of which is the? |
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| transient ischemic attack |
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| The ___ ___ is the inner most layer of the meninges |
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| The ___ ___ separates the lateral ventricles. |
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| The ___ accounts for more than 60% of total brain weight |
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| The ___ fissure lies in the midsagittal plane and divides the cerebrum into hemispheres. |
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| The ___ is a thin layer of gray matter on outer surface of cerebral hemispheres and cerebellum |
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| The ____ are a collection of three membranous layers that protect the brain and spinal cord. |
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| The cerebellum, pons, and medulla form the? |
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| The condition termed ___ results from abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricular system. |
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| The coordination of the fine muscular movement of the extremities is primarily accomplished by the ____ |
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| The diencephalon is composed primarily of the? |
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| Thalamus and hypothalamus |
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| The floor of the cranial cavity is divided into how many fossae? |
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| The folds of the brain are called: |
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| The foramina of Luschka and the foramen of Majendie connect the fourth ventricle to the: |
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| The fourth ventricle is found in which part of the brain? |
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| The frontal lobes of the cerebrum rest upon the ___ fossa of the cranial base. |
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| The gray appearance of the spinal cord in cross-section is due from what? |
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| The hypothalamus controls the activity of which gland? |
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| The largest portion ofthe brain is the _1_ and has _2_ lobes |
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| The major transverse pathway connecting the cerebral hemispheres is the? |
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| The medulla oblongata is located at the level of the |
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| The narrow canal that connects the third and fourth ventricles is the ___ ___ or ________. |
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| Cerebral aqueduct aqueduct of Sylvius |
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| The operation which involves removal of a disk of bone from the skull is termed: |
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| The tapered termination of the spinal cord is termed the: |
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| The temporal lobes of the cerebrum and the hypophysis cerebri rest upon the ___ fossa of the cranial base. |
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| The third and fourth ventricles are connected by the? |
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| The two layers of the dura mater which form the ___ ___ ___ serves to drain the blood from the brain. |
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| The two major sub-divisions of the adult nervous system are: |
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| The_1_ receives impulses and carries them to the body; and the _2_ relays impulses away from the nerve cell body. |
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| There are _1_ pairs of cranial nerves; and _2_ pairs of nerves that originate at the spinal cord. |
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| Tic Douloureux is a mechanical irritation of the ___ nerve and causes severe pain in the facial region. |
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| elongated groove or opening |
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Nerve cells that perform functions of support and protection in connective tissue; makes up 50% of all nerve cells
(other 50% = neurons) |
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| What are sulci and gyri in the brain? |
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Sulci= valleys
Gyri= folds and ridges |
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| What are the major parts of the brain |
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Forebrain (prosencephalon)
midbrain (mesenchpalon)
hindbrain (rhombencephalon) |
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| What are the meninges in terms of purpose and location? |
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| Covering of brain and spinal cord |
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| What are the names of the fluid-filled cavities housed in the cerebral hemispheres? |
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| What are the parts and functions of a neuron? |
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| axon(carries impulses away from nerve cell body), dendrite (receives impulses and carries impulses to nerve cell body) |
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| What are the parts of the brainsteam? |
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| Mid-brain, Medulla oblongata, Pons |
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| What are the two main parts of the forebrain? |
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| What fluid normally fills the subarachnoid space? |
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| What forms the subarachnoid space? |
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| junction where impulses all passed from one nerve all to another |
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| What is the corpus callosum? |
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| pathway, connection between cerebral hemispheres |
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| What is the difference in the structures Which make up the gray matter of the spinal cord? |
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| nerve cell bodies (basal nuclei) |
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| What is the difference in the structures which make up the white matter of the spinal cord? |
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| What is the function and origination of CSF? |
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| Cushions and protects brain choroid plexus of each ventricle (in roof of) |
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| What is the functional unit of the nervous system? |
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| What is the largest portion of the adult human brain? |
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| What is under the control of the medulla oblongata? |
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| Vital centers: heart, respiratory, vomiting, sneezing, coughing |
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| What makes up the PNS and the CNS |
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PNS= cranial nerves
CNS= Brain and spinal cord |
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| What makes up the cranial venous sinuses? |
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| What makes up the hindbrain? |
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| Pons, Medulla oblongata, cerebellum |
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| What other term refers to the hypophysis cerebri? |
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| What part of the endocrine system controls that activity of the pituitary gland? |
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| What passageway connects the third and fourth ventricles? |
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| What passageway connects the third and lateral ventricles? |
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| Mouro (foramen) or interventricular foraman |
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| What portion of the brain functions to coordinate fine muscular movement of the extremities? |
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| What structures are separated by the longitudinal fissure? |
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| Divides Right and Left Cerebral Hemispheres |
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| Where are the lateral ventricles located in the brain? |
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| Where is the CSF produced? |
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| Choroid plexus in the roof of the ventricles |
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| Which cerebral structure is the largest part of the brain? |
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| Which examination can evaluate the dynamic flow pattern of cerebral spinal fluid? |
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| Which examination directly injects the contrast medium into fibrous cartilage between two vertebral bodies? |
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| Which examination is performed to demonstrate the contour of the subarachnoid space? |
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| Which membrane forms the tough fibrous outer covering for the meninges? |
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| Which of the meningeal layers closely adhears to the surface of the brain? |
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| Which of the meningeal layers literally means hard or tough mother? |
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| Which part of the brain is the forebrain? |
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| Which part of the brain is the forebrain? |
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| Which portion of the brain is continuous with the spinal cord? |
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| Which projection should be the first radiograph made on a traumatized patient with possible central nervous system involvement? |
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| Which structure is divided into right and left hemispheres by the longitudinal fissure? |
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| Which three parts of the central nervous system comprise the hindbrain? |
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| Pons, cerebellum and medulla oblongata |
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| Which two structures comprise the central nervous system? |
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| Which vessel connects the lateral ventricles to the third ventricle? |
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| traumatic flexion or extension of neck |
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| ___ is a midline structure? |
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| air rising from the cisterna magna would enter which ventricle first? |
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| total unresponsiveness to stimulation |
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| outer, tough covering, "hard mother" |
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| in an adult, the spinal cord terminates... |
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| may caouse medulla oblongata to be wedged into foramen magnum by pressure of blood |
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| covering directly to surface of brain |
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| result of permanent injury to cervical (C5 and C6) region of cord |
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| between pia mater and arachnoid |
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