MUSCLES
What is the longest muscle in the body?
Sartorius
Where do all the structures of the “CNS” originate from?
Neural tube
how many nerves are in the brain?
there are 12
Can nerve damage in “PSN” be regenerated
No
What stimulus type responds to touch?
Mechanoreceptors
What is the primary function of the biceps brachii muscles?
to flex the elbow and supinate the forearm
What does the “CNS” consists of?
Spinal cord and the brain
What is the function of the oculomotor nerve?
It controls eye movements
name the term for pain from one body region perceived coming from different regin
Referred pain
What do sensory receptors do?
They pick up data
What is the function of the orbicularis oculi muscle?
To close the upper and lower eyelids
What are the 3 names of the vesicles that the neural tube forms?
~(forebrain) prosencephalon
~(midbrain) mesencephalon
~(hindbrain)rhombencephalon
What is the glossopharyngeal nerve responsible for?
Provides motor sensory information to your mouth and throat
What do connective tissue coverings include.
perineurium
epineurium
endoneurium
Olfactory nerve
What muscle is responsible for extending the hip?
The gluteus Maximus
name 4 regions of the adult brain
cerebellum
cerebral hemisphere
brainstem
diencephalon
What does the hypothalamus regulate?
Endocrine functions, food intake, and body temperature
What is the function of the endoneurium within a peripheral nerve?
It isolates individual nerve axons from each other, protecting them and maintaining a stable environment by regulating fluid pressure around them
What do proprioceptors do?
They provide info to the brain about baby position and movement…they are located in muscles, joints, and tendons
What muscles are in the forearms?
The flexor digitorum supeficialis, pronator teres, lumbricals, and supinator
What is the function of the longitudinal fissure in the brain?
it separates the left and right cerebral hemisphere
What are the functions of the mesencephalon Which is also known as the ”midbrain”?
It acts like a relay center for processing Visual and auditory information, regulates motor functions, and controls eye movements.
What is the integration in sensory systems?
(1) receptor level… sensory receptor
(2) circuit level… processing in ascending pathways
(3) perceptual level… processing in cortical sensory areas
which nerve is the efferent impulses that moves away from the “CNS”?
It is Motor nerves