Neuro-anatomy Basics - Abby
What are the two main components of the nervous system?
What is the Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System?
What is the primary role of neurons in the nervous system?
What is transmitting electrical and chemical signals?
What is the central nervous system?
CNS stands for this.
What is the function of the cerebrum?
The function within the cerebrum is that it coordinates the movements and regulates the temperature. It is located in the upper part of the brain. There is different functions such as muscle movements, language, cognition.
This cranial nerve is essential for initiating both the gag reflex and the pharyngeal phase of swallowing. It also provides sensation to the posterior third of the tongue.
What is the Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)?
Which part of the CNS is responsible for higher cognitive functions like language and problem-solving?
What are the cerebral hemispheres?
Which type of neurons carry information from the body to the brain?
What are the afferent neurons?
What are cranial and spinal nerves?
The PNS includes these types of nerves.
What is the Limbic system responsible for?
The Limbic system is responsible for regulating emotional and behavior of an individual. It is also responsible for memory functions or retrieving memories.
Without this nerve, auditory input and equilibrium would falter, compromising feedback for spoken language.
What is the Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)?
What structure connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres, allowing communication between them?
What is the corpus callosum?
Which neurological disorder is commonly associated with damage to the basal ganglia?
What is Parkinson’s disease?
What is an oligodendrocyte?
This type of glial cell is found only in the CNS.
Which brain structure regulate the body temperature, emotional behavior, hunger/thirst or sexual response?
This would be the hypothalamus.
It modulates pitch and resonance, monitors thoracic structures, and controls vital swallowing mechanics.
What is the Vagus nerve (X)?
In the PNS, clusters of sensory nerve cells are called what?
What is the ganglia?
What term describes the brain's ability to adapt and reorganize itself, often after injury?
What is neuroplasticity?
What are the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems?
These are the two main branches of the autonomic nervous system.
Which lobe of the brain helps us see?
This is the occipital lobe. This lobe's location is in the back area of the brain. The primary function of the occipital lobe would be the visual perception.
Speech precision and bolus propulsion rely on this motor-only nerve innervating intrinsic tongue muscles.
What is the Hypoglossal nerve (XII)?
Which part of the brainstem is essential for regulating breathing, heart rate, and swallowing?
What is the Medulla oblongata?
What imaging technique is often used to view the brain's structures in horizontal, sagittal, and coronal planes?
What is an MRI or CT scan?
What is the central nervous system (CNS)?
The blood-brain barrier is part of this nervous system division.
What are the lobes of the brain?
The lobes within the brain are frontal lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe and occipital lobe. Each of these lobes have their functions and their responsibilities.
This mixed nerve governs mastication and facial sensory input, anchoring oral prep and articulation.
What is the Trigeminal nerve (V)?