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Nervous System 22-31

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) disease of the CNS, which is characterized by varying degrees of injury and death of the myelin-making neuroglial cells (Oligodendrocytes)
The loss of myelin leaves lesions that cause ___________________ to be lost. nerve conduction
MS is thought to be an ____________ disease. autoimmune
Is there a cure? No, it can go into remission, but is usually chronic.
The Brain has 4 Divisions: 1) Cerebrum 2) Cerebellum 3) Brain Stem 4) Diencephalon
Frontal lobe - Speech - coordination of body parts involved in speech - Reasoning - Judgement - Emotional control - Personality
Temporal lobe - Sense Hearing & smell perception (ability to smell) - Speech Understanding written/spoken word - Memory - Echoic~short-term - Hippocampus~ long-term
Parietal lobe - Depth perception/Spatial recognition - Identifying shapes, sizes, colors - Distinguishing left from right - Sense of touch
Insular Lobe the sense of taste and smell are thought to be two of the functions
Occipital lobe - vision - Balance & Coordination
Brain Stem: Medulla oblongata controls... heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing
Brain Stem: Midbrain controls... relay for visual and auditory impulses. Location for dopamine-making cells
Diencephalon: Hypothalamus Homeostasis & Hormones; regulates body temperature, water balance, appetite (controls endocrine system)
Diencephalon: Thalamus All information from your body's senses (except smell) must be processed through your thalamus before being sent to your brain's cerebral cortex for interpretation.
Diencephalon: Epithalamus pineal gland is the main structure, which releases melatonin
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