15 - External features of the brain Flashcards

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Where does Caudal refer to?

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The inferior side of the brain or the “tail end”.

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Where does rostral refer to?

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The superior side of the brain or “towards the face”.

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What are the 3 parts of the brain?

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The cerebrum, cerebellum and the brainstem.

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What is the cerebrum composed of?

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The left and right hemispheres

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What are the 2 hemispheres of the cerebrum connected by?

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The corpus callosum

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What is the fissure that separates the 2 hemispheres of the cerebrum?

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The deep longitudinal fissure

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What are the 4 lobes that the cerebrum is split into?

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Frontal, Parietal, Occipital and Temporal

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What are sulci?

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The grooves in the cerebral cortex

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What are gyri?

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The fold in the cerebral cortex

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What does the central sulci separate?

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The frontal and the parietal lobes

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What does the lateral sulci separate?

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The frontal and the parietal lobe from the temporal lobe

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What does the parieto-occipital sulci separate?

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The parietal and the occipital lobe

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Where is the pre-central gyri located?

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Directly anterior to the central sucli

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Where is the post-central gyri located?

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Directly posterior to the central sulci

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What can be found in the post-central gyri?

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The primary somatosensory cortex

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What lies deep within the lateral sulcus?

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The Insula (inner part of the cerebrum)

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What functional areas are located in the frontal lobe?

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  • The motor area
  • The primary motor cortex which is located in the pre-central gyrus
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What functional areas are located in the parietal lobe?

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  • The sensory area
  • The primary somatosensory cortex which is located in the post-central gyrus
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What functional areas are located in the occipital lobe?

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The visual area

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What functional areas are located in the temporal lobe?

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  • The auditory area
  • Wernicke’s area which is responsible for the comprehension of speech.
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What is Broca’s area responsible for and where is it located?

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The production of speech and is located in the pre-frontal cortex

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What is Broca’s aphasia?

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A deficit in language production.

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What is the cerebellum responsible for?

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  • The coordination of movement, motor learning, posture, balance.
  • The voluntary cortex is located here.
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What are folds in the cerebellum known as ?

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Where in the skull is the cerebellum located?
In the posterior cranial fossa
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The vermis...
Separates the two hemispheres of the cerebellum
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The primary fissure of the cerebellum...
Separates the inferior and the posterior lobe
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what are the cerebellar peduncles?
Fibre bundles attaching the cerebellum to the brainstem, they carry input and output to and from the cerebellum.
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How many peduncles are there in the cerebellum and what are they?
3 - The superior, middle and inferior peduncles
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What do the different peduncles connect to on the brainstem?
- Superior - Mid-brain - Middle - Pons - Inferior - Medulla
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Where is the nodule of the cerebellum located?
below the vermis
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What 3 parts is the cerebellum divided into?
The spinocerebellum, The Cerebrocerebellum, The Vestibulocerebellum.
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What is the spinocerebellum responsible for?
Proprioceptive input, adapting the body to changing circumstances
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What is the Cerebrocerebellum responsible for?
the planning of movement and regulating the cerebral cortical motor
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what is the Vestibulocerebellum responsible for?
- Integrates vestibular into for controlling head and eye movements. - Maintaining balance, spatial oriental and muscle tone.
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What are the 3 cranial meninges?
Dura mater, arachnoid mater and the pia mater
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Dura Mater...
- The outermost layer of the meninges - Consists of 2 layers - Periosteal and Meningeal - Has numerous infoldings
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Arachnoid Mater...
- Located deep to the dura mater. - Thin and loosely encloses the brain.
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Pia Mater...
Cannot be see by the naked eye its adhered to the surface of the brain and the spinal cord.
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What is the space between the skull and the dura mater?
The epidural or extradural space.
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What is the space between the dura and arachnoid mater?
The subdural space.
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What is the space between the arachnoid and the pia mater?
The subarachnoid space.
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What is the new 4th layer of the meninges known as?
The subarachnoid lymphatic like layer.
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What does the subarachnoid layer contain?
cerebrospinal fluid that cushions the brain.
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What are the ventricles?
Cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
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What is the function of CSF?
- It protects the brain by providing a cushion against trauma. - Provides nutrients to the brain. - It prevents nerves and blood vessels from being pressed against the skull.
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What are all the components of the vesicular system?
- 2 lateral ventricles - Intraventricular foramen (foramen of monroe) - 3rd ventricle - Cerebral aqueduct (Sylvian aqueduct) - 4th ventricle - Medial and lateral apertures - Central canal
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What is CSF produced by?
The choroid plexus
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Where does CSF go after circulating around the ventricles?
Its reabsorbed from the subarachnoid space by the arachnoid villi into the venous circulation