Neurology

Made up of brain and spinal cord, the bodies processing centre

Lies outside of CNS and is made up of 12 cranial nerves, the spinal nerves and root and autonomic nerves

Nerves carry impulses between your brain and the rest of your body, these impulses help you feel sensations, move muscles and maintain autonomic functions like breathing

Responsible for problem solving, emotional traits, reasoning, speaking and voluntary motor activity

Responsible for vision, colour and perception

Responsible for reading sensation, right to left and body orientation

Responsible for understanding language, behaviour, memory and healing

Deep nuclei in the brain involved in initiation, execution and regulation of gross intentional movements. Made up of 5 interconnecting nuclei: substantia nigra, subthalamic nucelus, globus pallidus, putamen and caudate nucelus.

Information relay station - info from sense processed through thalamus before being sent to cerebral cortex for interpretation. Also play role in sleep, wakefulness, consciousness, learning and memory

Short upper part of brain stem that transmits info necessary for vision and hearing

Contains nuclei of cranial nerves and handles unconscious processes such as sleep wake cycle, breathing and swallowing

Contains visceral motor nuclei controlling autonomic activities such as heartbeat, breathing and blood pressure

Conducts motor info down and sensory info up. It is the centre for coordinating reflexes

Controls balance, coordination and voluntary movement

Conducts processes and sends signals up and down spinal cord (outer)

Enables us to control movement, memory, emotions (inner)

Formation of myelin sheath that allows for more rapid transmission of neural info along neural fibres

Brings motor info from CNS to periphery (exit) and activates skeletal muscles to produce movement

Brings sensory info from periphery to CNS

Maintains bodily functions - conducts impulses from CNS to cardiac and smooth muscles and glands. (Involuntary) Made up of sympathetic and parasympathetic.

Helps body move - conducts impulses from CNS to skeletal muscles (voluntary)

Speeds up body’s systems during fight of flight

Conserves energy and promotes housekeeping functions during rest. Slows down body functions

Carry chemical signals and diffuse across synapses and bind with postsynaptic membrane. Can be inhibitory or excitatory