Neuroglial Cells
Regions and Lobes of the brain
Parts of the brain part 2
Cranial Nerves
Cranial Nerves part 2
Ascending pathways of the spinal cord
Descending pathways of the spinal cord
Misc.
Misc. 2
100

This type of glial cells are in the CNS and produce myelin sheath

What is Oligodendrocyte?

100

These are the four regions of the brain.

What are the cerebrum, diencephalon, brain stem, and cerebellum?

100

This part of the brain's main function is learning and declarative memory. 

What is the hippocampus?

100

This cranial nerve moves the face, tastes, salivates, and cries.

What is CN 7, Facial?

100

This cranial nerve is sensory and in charge of seeing. 

What is optic, CN 2?

100

The function of this tract is sensation for pain and temperature. It ends synapse at primary sensory cortex. 

What is the lateral spinothalmic pathway?

100

This tract is concerned with regulation of UE muscle tone and precise UE movements.

What is the rubrospinal tract?

100

Meaning "little man" this is a map of the body in the brain that shows how the brain controls each part of the body 

What is a homunculus?
100

Corticospinal tract is also known as this. 

What is pyramidal tract?

200

This type of glial cell is found in the CNS, is star shaped, and is responsible for maintaining homeostasis and supporting neurons. 

What is Astrocyte?

200

This lobe contains Broca's area and is associated with higher reasoning and motor control. 

What is the frontal lobe?

200

This is the relay station of the brain and has the function of conscious awareness of emotional state.

What is the thalamus?

200

This cranial nerve smells.

What is CN 1, olfactory?

200

This cranial nerve is in charge of hearing and regulating balance.

What is vestibulo-cochlear, CN 8?

200

Posterior and anterior spinocerebellar are responsible for this. With the posterior pathway staying on the same side PST, and the anterior pathway crossing over or staying at the same side at AST. They both end at the cerebellar cortex of the same side. 

What is subconscious proprioception?

200

The lateral and anterior _______ tracts are in charge of motor output. They both cross the spinal cord to reach the skeletal muscles of the opposite side. 

What is corticospinal?

200

Caudate nucleus has the main function of...

What is coordination?

200

L2 to S5 is known as this. 

What is cauda equina (horse's tail)?

300

This type of glial cell provides surround the cell body of neurons in peripheral ganglia (PNS) and provide support. 

What is Satellite cell?

300

This lobe contains the post central gyrus and is associated with sensory and short term memory. 

What is the parietal lobe?

300

These are 3 things that the hypothalamus does.

What is subconscious control of skeletal m contraction, control of autonomic function, coordination of activities of nervous and endocrine system, secretion of hormone, production of emotions and behavioral drives, coordination between voluntary and autonomic functions, regulation of obdy temperature?

300

This cranial nerve turns the head and lifts shoulders.

What is CN 11, Accessory? 

300

This is what the hypoglossal nerve does.

What is moves tongue?

300

This is the pathway for crude touch and pressure. It ends synapse at primary sensory cortex. 

What is anterior spinothalamic?

300

The tectospinal tract controls muscles for reflexive movements of the head and neck in response to these 3 types of stimuli. 

What are auditory, visual, and cutaneous?

300

This is what the globus pallidus has the function of.

What is controlling upright posture and muscle tone of proximal joints and trunk?

300

There are this many pairs of spinal nerves. 

What is 31?

400

These cells in the CNS act as phagocytes to help clear debris and damaged cells. 

What are Microglia?

400

The occipital lobe's main function is this.

What is visual interpretation?

400

The cerebellum is in charge of balance, posture, and fine tuning movements. If impaired, it can lead to these 5 outcomes.

What are ataxia, dysmetria, decreased deep tendon reflexes, tremor-intention, and nystagmus?

400

The oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens (CN 3, 4, and 6) all do this. 3 specificially the pupil. 

What is move eyes?

400

The trigeminal nerve does this.

What is chews and feels front of the head?

400

The Dorsal Column Medial Lemniscus is broken into these two parts. 

What are fasciculus cuneatus (T6 and up) and Fasciculus Gracilis (T6 and below)?

400

The medial reticulospinal tract controls axial skeletal muscles and proximal limb muscles, facilitates extensor reflexes and this.

What is muscle tone for posture and gait?

400

This is a bundle of fibers that connect Broca's area and Wernicke's area. Damage to it can lead to trouble with language comprehension, repetition, and musical learning. 

What is the arcuate fasciculus? 

400

Flexion synergy occurs from the impairment of this tract.

What is the reticulospinal tract?

500

Schwann cells are found in the ______ nervous system and do this.

What is peripheral and produce myelin sheath?

500

Along with Wernicke's area, the temporal lobe does this. 

What is recognition of auditory stimuli and long term memory?

500

These are the 5 types of the nuclei of the basal ganglia. 

What are caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus, substantia nigra, and subthallamic nuclei?

500

This is what the glossopharyngeal (CN 9) nerve does.

What is tastes, salivates, swallows, monitors carotid body and sinus?

500

These are the four cranial nerves that are mixed (sensory and motor).

What are trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal, and vagus (5, 7, 9, 10)?

500

Theses are the sensations of the dorsal column medial lemniscus. (looking for 6)

What are touch, 2 point discrimination, conscious proprioception, stereognosis, weight discrimination, and vibration?
500

While the medial vestibulospinal tract controls skeletal muscles that regulate balance and muscle tone in response to head movements, this is what the lateral vestibulospinal tract does.

What is maintains COG over BOS and responding to the slightest perturbation by facilitating LMN to extensors and inhibiting LMN to flexors?
500

5 ______, 7 _______. 

What is feels and moves?

500

These are the four ventricles of the brain.

What are two lateral, 3rd, and 4th ventricle?

600

Ependymal cells of the central nervous system are involved in circulating and producing cerebrospinal fluid. You can find them lining this part of the brain. 

What are the ventricles?

600
These are the four parts of the diencephalon. 

What are epithalamus, subthalamus, thalamus, and hypothalamus?

600

Damaged or impaired substantia nigra can lead to Parkinson's because...

What is lack of dopamine production?

600

This is what the vagus (CN 10) does.

What is tastes, swallows, lifts palate, talks, and communicates with abdominal viscera?

600

These are all cranial nerves in order.

What are olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens, facial, vestibulo-cochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, hypoglossal? 

600

This is the order of the pathway for the dorsal column medial lemniscus. 

What is dorsal root to fasciculus, ascends to nucleus in medulla to cross over midline, synapse to ventral posterolateral nucleus of thalamus, and ends at primary sensory cortex?

600

This is the pathway of the lateral reticulospinal tract.

What is one side of medulla (reticular formation) to anterior horn of spinal cord?

600

Corpus striatum is made up of the caudate nucleus and this. 

What is the putamen?

600

Using the mneumonic, "Lots more to celebrate, finding lovely and marvelous secret sauce", this is the path of cerebrospinal fluid. 

What is lateral ventricles, foramen of Monro, third ventricle, cerebral aqueduct, fourth ventricle, foramen of Lushka and Magendie, subarachnoid space, dural venous sinuses?