2020 exam revision

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function of cerebrum:

Back (Answer)

includes association area (intellectual and emotional processes), motor area (controls muscular movements) and sensory area (interprets impulses), mental activities such as thinking, learning, memory, intelligence.

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function of thalamus:

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relays motor and sensory signals to cerebral cortex

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function of hypothalamus:

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releases hormones, regulates body temp

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function of pons varolii:

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controls breathing and communication between parts of the brain.

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functions of medulla oblongata:

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controls autonomic functions eg breathing, digestion, heart and blood vessel function.

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functions of cerebellum:

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receives info from sensory systems, spinal cord and regulates motor movements. exercises control over balance, posture and fine coordination/ muscle movement.

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function of ventricles:

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produces cerebrospinal fluid + transports it

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functions of corpus callosum:

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thick band of nerve fibres that divide cerebral cortex lobes into left + right hemispheres, connects left + right sides of the brain allowing for communication.

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function of midbrain:

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serves in motor movements eg eye movements and visual processing.

#10

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function of meninges:

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protects the CNS

#11

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function of spinal cord:

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relays messages from brain to body, to perform an action and to pass along messages from sensory receptors to the brain/coordinate reflexes that are managed by spinal cord alone.

#12

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structure of cerebrum:

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• outer surface of grey matter • 2-4mm thick is cerebral cortex • below cortex is white matter • inside grey matter is basal ganglia • convolutions separated by fissures

#13

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structure of corpus callosum:

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-wide band of nerve fibres under cerebrum

#14

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structure of cerebellum:

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• surface folded into parallel ridges - outer part is grey matter, inside is white matter that branches to all parts of cerebellum.

#15

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structure of medulla oblongata:

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• continuation of the spinal cord - 3cm long

#16

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structure of spinal cord:

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-cylindrical extending from foramen magnum to the 2nd lumbar vertebra

#17

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what are the 3 types of nerve cells + examples

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• unipolar (sensory neurons) • bipolar (sense organs eg eyes) • multipolar (connector and motor neurons)

#18

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dendrite:

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where a nerve impulse enters the cell body

#19

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cell body:

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contains nucleus, is the site of many chemical reactions

#20

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cell body nucleus:

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controls the size, shape and function of the cell

#21

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axon:

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a very long extension of the cell body, where the nerve impulse passes through the cell

#22

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shwann cell:

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surrounds and insulates the axon

#23

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neurilemma:

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the outside membrane of the shwann cell, produces a fatty substance called myelin

#24

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myelin:

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insulates axon