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2.1 Anatomy of the BRAIN Flashcards

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BRAIN and BRAIN STEM are PROTECTED by

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CRANIUM

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SPINAL CORD PROTECTED by

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VERTEBRAL BODIES

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CNS RESPONSIBLE for..

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INTEGRATING, PROCESSING & COORDINATION SENSORY data and MOTOR commands

& Higher functions - INTELLIGENCE, MEMORY, LEARNING, EMOTION

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Brain is made up of 2 CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES SEPARATED by a …

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LONGITUDINAL FISSURE

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BRAIN SURFACE is made up of GROOVES or FISSURES called a..

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SULCUS
(sulci plural)

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the RIDGES that stick out on the BRAIN SURFACE are called a..

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GYRUS
(gyri plural)

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LOBES of the BRAIN:
(named in relation to bones)

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  • FRONTAL LOBE
  • PARIETAL LOBE
  • OCCIPITAL LOBE
  • TEMPORAL LOBE
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CENTRAL SULCUS is found between which LOBES

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FRONTAL and PARIETAL lobes

(goes across the top)

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what FISSURE SEPARATES the TEMPORAL LOBE from the FRONTAL and PARIETAL

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LATERAL FISSURE

(on lateral sides)

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what are the FUNCIONAL AREAS of the BRAIN

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the GYRUS (ridges)

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what is RESPONSIBLE for MOTOR COMMANDS

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PRE-CENTRAL GYRUS

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SUPERIOR (front) surface is called…

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ROSTRAL

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POSTERIOR (top of brain) surface is called..

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DORSAL

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INFERIOR (lower back of the brain) surface is called

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CAUDAL

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ANTERIOR (bottom) surface is called

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VENTRAL

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what CONTAINS the PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX

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PRE-CENTRAL GYRUS

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what is the HIGHEST LEVEL in the brain for MOVEMENT CONTROL

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PRE-CENTRAL GYRUS

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SPEECH PRODUCTION controlled by which ‘AREA’ in brain and which LOBE is this in

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BROCA’S AREA

  • FRONTAL LOBE
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COMPREHENSION/UNDERSTANDING of SPEECH is controlled by which ‘AREA’ in the brain and which LOBE(S) is this in

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WERNICKE’S AREA

  • PARIETAL and OCCIPITAL lobes
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PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX for SENSATION is found where

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in POST CENTRAL GYRUS (posterior)

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TOUCH, PRESSURE, PAIN, TEMPERATURE are controlled by …
in which lobe?

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PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX of the POST-CENTRAL GYRUS

  • PARIETAL LOBE
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AUDITORY CORTEX is in which LOBE

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TEMPORAL LOBE

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HEARING ASSOCIATION AREA is on which LOBE

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TEMPORAL LOBE

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PRIMARY VISUAL AREA and VISUAL ASSOCIATION AREA (secondary visual) are found on which LOBE

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OCCIPITAL LOBE

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SPEECH PRODUCTION controlled by which LOBE
FRONTAL LOBE - BROCA'S AREA
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SPEECH COMPREHENSION controlled by which LOBE
PARIETAL & OCCIPITAL - WERNICKE'S AREA
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MOVEMENT CONTROL is by which LOBE
FRONTAL LOBE - PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX in PRE-CENTRAL GYRUS
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HEMISPHERES are CONNECTED by..
bundle of Nerve Fibres called CORPUS CALLOSUM and ANTERIOR & POSTERIOR COMMISSURES
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the THALAMUS projects Nerve Fibres in ALL DIRECTIONS to the ...
CEREBRAL CORTEX and connected by Interthalamic Adhesion
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HYPOTHALAMUS links the NERVOUS SYSTEM to the ENDORCRINE SYSTEM VIA the...
PITUITARY GLAND
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thin SEPTUM that SEPARATES LATERAL VENTRICLES is called
SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM
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CEREBELLUM (little brain) occupies which FOSSA
POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA
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CEREBELLUM is SEPARATED from OCCIPITAL LOBE by..
MENINGES (3 layers of membranes)
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where is the CEREBELLUM in RELATION to the PONS and the MEDULLA
DORSAL (posterior)
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CEREBELLUM is JOINED to the BRAINSTEM by 3 BILATERALLY PAIRED..
PEDUNCLES
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CEREBELLUM is JOINED to the MIDBRAIN (brain stem) by which PEDUNCLE
SUPERIOR PEDUNCLE
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CEREBELLUM is JOINED to the PONS (brain stem) by which PEDUNCLE
MIDDLE PEDUNCLE
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CEREBELLUM is JOINED to the MEDULLA (brain stem) by which PEDUNCLE
INFERIOR PEDUNCLE
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MIDDLE PEDUNCLE JOINS the CEREBELLUM to the..
PONS (brain stem)
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INFERIOR PEDUNCLE JOINS the CEREBELLUM to the..
MEDULLA
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SUPERIOR PEDUNCLE JOINS the CEREBELLUM to the..
MIDBRAIN
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CEREBELLUM is for...
INVOLUNTARY IMPULSES that help maintain MUSCLE TONE, BALANCE, POSTURE and active in COORDINATION, PRECISION, TIMING OF MOVEMENTS & MOTOR LEARNING
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LOBES of the CEREBELLUM:
ANTERIOR LOBE POSTERIOR LOBE FLOCCULO-NODULAR LOBE (small)
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what SEPARATES the ANTERIOR and POSTERIOR LOBES of the CEREBELLUM
PRIMARY FISSURE
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FLOCCULO-NODULAR LOBE helps with..
BALANCE and is linked to AUDITORY SYSTEM
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what can be found LATERALLY on the CEREBELLUM
HORIZONTAL FISSURE
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what can be found on the CEREBELLUM that may herniate
CEREBELLAR TONSILS
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what is the SPACE in the CEREBELLUM where CSF PASSES
4TH VENTRICLE
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what 'lines' help split the CEREBELLUM FUNCTIONALY
VERMIS and PARAVERMIS
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FUNCTIONAL AREAS of the CEREBELLUM:
- CEREBROCEREBELLUM (lateral hemispheres) - SPINOCEREBELLUM (down the middle, between vermis and paravermis) - VESTIBULOCEREBELLUM (flocculonodular lobe)
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what area is BETWEEN the VERMIS and PARAVERMIS
SPINOCEREBELLUM
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CEREBROCEREBELLUM in the LATERAL HEMISPHERES has what roles
- Planning and Coordinating MOVEMENTS - MOTOR LEARNING - VISUAL GUIDED MOVEMENTS
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SPINOCEREBELLUM between the VERMIS and the PARAVERMIS has what roles
- REGULATING MOVEMENTS and CORRECTION - PROPRIOCEPTION (awareness of the body in space)
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VESTIBULOCEREBELLUM in the FLOCCULO-NODULAR LOBE has what roles
BALANCE and OCCULAR REFLEXES
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PROPRIOCEPTION comes from...
SPINOCEREBELUM (cerebellum)
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BRAINSTEM connects the brain to the spinal cord. what are the VITAL FUNCTIONS of the brainstem
RESPIRATION CARDIOVASCULAR Levels of CONSCIOUSNESS
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BRAINSTEM- FUNCTIONS of the MIDBRAIN
EYE MOVEMENTS, AUDITORY, VISUAL PROCESSING some MOTOR MOVEMENTS and COORDINATION
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BRAINSTEM- FUNCTIONS of the PONS
RESPIRATION (pneumatic centre upper & apneustic centre lower) INVOLUNTARY ACTIONS SENSORY : HEARING, BALANCE, TASTE, FACE sensation MOTOR: EYE, FACE, CHEWING, SALIVATION, TEARS
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which CRANIAL NERVES arise from the PONS
5-8 TRIGEMINAL, ABDUCENT, FACIAL, VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR
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BRAINSTEM- FUNCTIONS of the MEDULLA OBLONGATA
main control of the AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM REFLEX CENTRES - VOMITING, COUGHING, SNEEZING, SWALLOWING
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EYE MOVEMENTS, AUDITORY and VISUAL PROCESSING controlled by..
MIDBRAIN
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MAIN CONTROL of the AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM comes from the..
MEDULLA OBLONGATA
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