Pathophysiology Exam 2 - Neural Comm, Pain
NEURAL COMMUNICATION - ANSWER
What makes up the CNS? - ANSWER brain and spinal cord
What makes up the PNS? - ANSWER cranial nerves, spinal nerves, ganglia, sensory receptors
What divides the two cerebral hemispheres of the brain? - ANSWER longitudinal fissure
What are gyri? - ANSWER elevations of the folds
What are sulci? - ANSWER grooves of the folds
What are the 4 lobes of the brain and their main function? - ANSWER 1. occipital - vision
2. frontal - personality
3. parietal - somatory and motor
4. temporal - hearing and speech
What is the function of the cerebrum-telencephalon? - ANSWER intellectual functions, memory
storage, regulation of skeletal muscle contractions
Where is the functional motor cortex located? - ANSWER rostral to central sulcus
Where is the functional sensory cortex located? - ANSWER posterior to central sulcus
What is the function of Broca's area? - ANSWER speech
What is the function of Wernicke's area? - ANSWER speech comprehension
What is the function of the premotor cortex? - ANSWER fine motor skills
, What is the function of the motor cortex? - ANSWER gross motor skills
What is the function of the basal nuclei or ganglia? - ANSWER coordination and control of body
movement, relay motor cortex to spinal cord
What makes up the diencephalon? - ANSWER thalamus and hypothalamus
What is the general function of the diencephalon? - ANSWER processing sensation, touch, and
proprioception
What is the function of the thalamus? - ANSWER relay and processing centers for sensory info
What is the function of the hypothalamus? - ANSWER centers controlling emotions, autonomic
functions, and hormone production
What is the basal ganglia? - ANSWER group of nuclei in charge of motor control, motor learning,
cognition, and rewards
Where does the sensorimotor pathway run? - ANSWER through basal ganglia and thalamus
What is known as the "little brain"? - ANSWER cerebellum
What is the function of the cerebellum? - ANSWER coordinates movement and maintains posture
and equilibrium
What makes up the cerebellum? - ANSWER vermis and 2 lateral lobes
Which receptors are found in the ventral horn? - ANSWER motor
Which receptors are found in the dorsal horn? - ANSWER sensory
What does the gray matter of the spinal cord contain? - ANSWER neuronal and glial cell bodies,
interneurons
NEURAL COMMUNICATION - ANSWER
What makes up the CNS? - ANSWER brain and spinal cord
What makes up the PNS? - ANSWER cranial nerves, spinal nerves, ganglia, sensory receptors
What divides the two cerebral hemispheres of the brain? - ANSWER longitudinal fissure
What are gyri? - ANSWER elevations of the folds
What are sulci? - ANSWER grooves of the folds
What are the 4 lobes of the brain and their main function? - ANSWER 1. occipital - vision
2. frontal - personality
3. parietal - somatory and motor
4. temporal - hearing and speech
What is the function of the cerebrum-telencephalon? - ANSWER intellectual functions, memory
storage, regulation of skeletal muscle contractions
Where is the functional motor cortex located? - ANSWER rostral to central sulcus
Where is the functional sensory cortex located? - ANSWER posterior to central sulcus
What is the function of Broca's area? - ANSWER speech
What is the function of Wernicke's area? - ANSWER speech comprehension
What is the function of the premotor cortex? - ANSWER fine motor skills
, What is the function of the motor cortex? - ANSWER gross motor skills
What is the function of the basal nuclei or ganglia? - ANSWER coordination and control of body
movement, relay motor cortex to spinal cord
What makes up the diencephalon? - ANSWER thalamus and hypothalamus
What is the general function of the diencephalon? - ANSWER processing sensation, touch, and
proprioception
What is the function of the thalamus? - ANSWER relay and processing centers for sensory info
What is the function of the hypothalamus? - ANSWER centers controlling emotions, autonomic
functions, and hormone production
What is the basal ganglia? - ANSWER group of nuclei in charge of motor control, motor learning,
cognition, and rewards
Where does the sensorimotor pathway run? - ANSWER through basal ganglia and thalamus
What is known as the "little brain"? - ANSWER cerebellum
What is the function of the cerebellum? - ANSWER coordinates movement and maintains posture
and equilibrium
What makes up the cerebellum? - ANSWER vermis and 2 lateral lobes
Which receptors are found in the ventral horn? - ANSWER motor
Which receptors are found in the dorsal horn? - ANSWER sensory
What does the gray matter of the spinal cord contain? - ANSWER neuronal and glial cell bodies,
interneurons
