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CSF I) stands for..II) surrounds & cushions...II) circulates..
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I) cerebrospinal fluidII) the brain in subarachnoid spaceIII) nutrition.
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The bigger the ventricles,
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The less brain matter.
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Through CSF, the ventricle system protects I)_______ and circulates II)_______.
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Through CSF, the ventricle system protects the brain from trauma and circulates nutrients through the system.
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CSF is circulated through the I) _____ through chambers called II) ______ that are like III)____ __ ___ ____.
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CSF is circulated through the CNS through chambers called ventricles that are like canals in the brain.
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CSF is produced by a structure called the I) _____, which protrudes into (/pokes up through) the II) _____.
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CSF is produced by a structure called the choroid plexus which protrudes into (pokes up through) the ventricles.
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What do the sensory systems allow us to do?
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Sensory systems allow us to filter out unimportant and monotonous stimuli.
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Sensory information is integrated into what type of code?
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Sensory information is integrated into a neural code.
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How does sensory information travel to the CNS?
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Spinal nerves (touch below the neck). Cranial nerves (everything else).
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What area of the brain receives all incoming sensory info and only lets what is determined as important (new, relevant) info into the cortex?
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The thalamus.
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What area of the brain forwards information to the correct areas of the cerebral cortex for final processing (projection fibers)?
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The thalamus.
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What area of the brain notices when things are different? Ex: Used to sleeping in loud, is quiet: what area of the brain would be all, "w-t-f, mate?"
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The thalamus notices when there is a deviation from expected "set point."
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Damage to what area has been found as a contributing factor to schizophrenia (and several other disorders)?
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The thalamus.
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What area sends projection fibers (ascending axons) to sensory areas of the cortex to be further processed?
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The thalamus.
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What area of the brain is the second filtering point within the NS? This area decides that monotonous and unimportant stimuli do not get passed on.
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The thalamus.
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What sense is related to the lateral geniculate nucleus?
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Vision.
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