Cerebrospinal fluid

Nervous system and special senses

Anatomy and physiology

Ascending and descending spinal tracts
Blood brain barrier
Cerebral circulation
Cerebrospinal fluid
Cranial nerves
Nervous system anatomy and physiology
Neuron action potential

Autonomic nervous system

Adrenergic receptors
Sympathetic nervous system
Cholinergic receptors
Parasympathetic nervous system
Enteric nervous system

Basal ganglia

Basal ganglia: Direct and indirect pathway of movement

Cerebellum

Cerebellum

Higher order brain functions

Attention
Consciousness
Emotion
Language
Learning
Memory
Sleep
Stress

Hypothalamus

Body temperature regulation (thermoregulation)
Hunger and satiety

Somatic nervous system

Motor cortex
Muscle spindles and golgi tendon organs
Pyramidal and extrapyramidal tracts
Sensory receptor function
Somatosensory pathways
Somatosensory receptors

Special senses

Anatomy and physiology of the ear
Auditory transduction and pathways
Taste and the tongue
Olfactory transduction and pathways
Vestibular transduction
Vestibulo-ocular reflex and nystagmus
Anatomy and physiology of the eye
Optic pathways and visual fields
Photoreception

Flashcards

Cerebrospinal fluid

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Summary

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. It is produced in the choroid plexus of the brain and circulates through the brain's ventricular system and around the spinal cord. The cerebrospinal fluid serves as a cushion for the brain and spinal cord, helps to circulate nutrients and oxygen to these organs, removes waste products from them, and helps to protect them from injury.