2. Functional divisions of the brain

Question 1

Prosencephalon

Answer 1

Most rostral portion of the brain. Comprises:
- Telencephalon
- Diencephalon

Question 2

Telencephalon

Answer 2

Two cerebral hemispheres. The cell bodies are located either:
- Cerebral cortex
- Basal nuclei

Question 3

3 functional and phylogenetic divisions of the cerebral cortex

Answer 3

PALLEOpallium (oldest):
- Olfactory bulb
- Piriform lobe
- Olfactory peduncle

ARCHIpallium:
- Hippocampus

NEOpallium (newest)
- All gyri dorsal to rhinal sulcus

Question 4

Which BASAL NUCLEI associated with:
1. Extrapyramidal system
2. Limbic system

Answer 4

EXTRApyramidal:
- Caudate nucleus
- Pallidum (globus pallidus)
- Putamen

LIMBIC system
- Amygdaloid body
- Septal nuclei

Question 5

Diencephalon

Answer 5

Thalamus
Epithalamus
Subthalamus
Metathalamus
Hypothalamus

(all around the 3rd ventricle)

Question 6

Rhinencephalon

Answer 6

OLFACTORY PART = Paleopallium (olfactory bulb & peduncle + piriform lobe)

Archipallium (hippocampus)

LIMBIC SYSTEM

Question 7

The rhinencephalon is separated from the neopallium via…

Answer 7

The rhinal sulcus

Question 8

Neostriatum

Answer 8

Caudate + putamen

Question 9

Paleostriatum

Answer 9

Globus pallidus