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100

What artery can be injured if the pterion is damaged

middle meningeal artery

100

in the CNS axon sheaths are formed by

oligodendrocytes

100

what is the function of Broca's area and where is it located

speech and language production in the frontal lobe

100

what two structures help control breathing

pons and medulla oblongata

100

what is the chief motor nerve for extra ocular movements

CN III

200

SURPRISE NOT BLOOD: What does the substantia nigra release

dopamine

200

neuron processes are called what in the CNS

tracts

200

what is the function of the parietal association cortex

ability to understand written language and math

200

What produces CSF

choroid plexus

200

bells palsy affects which nerve

CN VII

300

arterial supply to the pons

pontine branches

300

What are the functions of ependymal cells

assist in producing and circulating CSF

300

what is a function of the frontal lobe

voluntary motor function, attention concentration, memory, reasoning, personality, problem solving

300

Name 2 functions of the hypothalamus

regulate body temp, food intake, sleep wake cycles, water balance, endocrine function

300

what controls the motor innervation of the tounge

hypoglossal nerve

400

What are the two watershed areas of the cerevrum

cortical and internal watershed

400

Function of Astrocytes

maintain blood brain barrier

400

what lobe controls language recognition

Temporal

400

Function of basal nuclei

timing of motor activities

400

what nerves does the gag reflex test evaluate

CN IX and X

500

what are the three divisions of CN V

ophthalmic, maxillary, mandibular

500

What four nerve cells are found in the CNS

astrocytes, microglia, ependymal cells, oligodendrocytes

500

What will damage to the optic tract cause, optic chiasm, or optic nerve do

optic tract--> homonymous hemianopsia

optic chiasm --> bitemporal hemianopsia

optic nerve--> unilateral blindness


500

What structures make up the limbic system

hypothalamus, thalamus, amygdala, hippocampus

500

Can you name them all...in order 

olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens, facial, vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, spinal accessory, hypoglossal