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How is the cerebrum divided?

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Into hemispheres

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What does each cerebral hemisphere contain?

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One large lateral ventricle

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Where is the 3rd ventricle?

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In the diencephalon.

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What does the 3rd ventricle communicate with?

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The lateral ventricles (in the cerebrum).

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Where is the 4th ventricle?

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In the medulla oblongata.

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What does the 4th ventricle become?

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It becomes continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord.

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What connects with the 4th ventricle? How does it connect?

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The 3rd ventricle, via a narrow canal called the aqueduct of midbrain.

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How does the 4th ventricle connect?

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With aqueduct of midbrain

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Name 3 physical protections of the brain

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bones of cranium, cranial meninges, CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)

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Name 1 biochemical isolation of the brain

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blood-brain barrier

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Name the 3 layers of the cranial meninges:

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dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater. These are continuous with the spinal meninges

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What does the CSF do?

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Cushions neural structures
Supports brain
Transports nutrients & waste products

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What does the choroid plexus do?

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It is specialized ependymal cells & capillaries that secrete CSF into ventricles, remove waste from CSF and adjust composition of CSF

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Extensions in subarachoid space are …

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Arachnoid villi

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How is blood supplied to the brain?

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Internal carotid arteries and vertebral arteries

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How is blood removed from dural sinuses?

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Internal jugular veins

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Give an example of cerebrovascular disease

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Stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA), which shuts off blood to portion of brain & neurons die

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What kind of materials pass through the blood-brain barrier?

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Lipophyllic materials

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Name the important functions of the cerebrum

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Controls all conscious thoughts & intellectual functions
Processes somatic (voluntary) sensory and motor information
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Name 3 functional principles of the cerebrum

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Each hemisphere gets sensory info from, and sends motor commands to, the opposite side of the body
The 2 hemispheres have different functions although their structure look alike
Correspondence between a specific function & a specific region of the cortex is not precise

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Where is gray matter in the cerebrum?

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In cerebral cortex & basal nuclei

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Where is white matter in the cerebrum?

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Deep to basal cortex & around basal nuclei

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What forms the lobes?

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What forms the hemispheres?

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What does the central sulcus divide?
The frontal lobe from the parietal lobe
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What divides the frontal lobe form the temporal lobe?
Lateral sulcus
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What divides the parietal lobes from the occipital lobe?
Parieto-occipital sulcus
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Explain the function of each lobe of the cerebrum
Frontal: Primary motor cortex. Voluntary control of skeletal muscles Parietal: primary sensory cortex. Conscious perception of touch, pressure, pain, vibration, temp, taste Occipital: visual cortex. Perception of visual stimuli All lobe association areas, integration & processing of sensory data
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What does the left hemisphere control:
Reading, writing, math, decision making, speech and language
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What does the right hemisphere control?
Senses (touch, smell, sight, taste, feel ) and recognition (faces, voice inflection)
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How is brain activity assessed?
With an EEG -- electroencephalogram
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What are the 4 types of brain waves & what they mean?
Alpha: awake adults with eyes closed Beta: adults concentrating or mentally stressed Theta: children, intensely frustrated adults & in adults with mental disorders Delta: sleep waves; also in adults with brain damage
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A temporary cerebral disorder is a... | It cane measured with ...
seizure.... EEG (eleectroencephalogram)
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What are the 4 classifications of cranial nerves?
Sensory (touch, pressure, temp, pain), special sensory (sight, smell, hearing, balance), motor, mixed
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Give an example of each of the 4 classifications of cranial nerves:
Sensory: trigeminal (V), mixed sensory and motor Special sensory: I and II (olfactory and optic) Motor: Trochlear & abducens (IV and VI) -- ee movements Mixed: Glossopharyngeal (IX) -- sensory and motor
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Name 3 functions of the medulla oblongata
1. Coordinates complex autonomic reflexes 2. Allows brain & spinal cord to communicate 3. Controls visceral functions
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What are the 3 groups of the nuclei in the medulla?
Sensory & motor nuclei of cranial nerves Relay stations along sensory & motor pathways Autonomic nuclei
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What do autonomic nuclei of the medulla have?
Reflex centers that control peripheral systems like cardiovascular and respiratory rhythm center
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Sensory and motor nuclei of the medulla are associated with...
cranial nerves #8 - #12
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What are the relay stations of the medulla?
1. Nucleus gracilis & cuneatus (pass somatic sensory info to thalamus) 2. solitary nucleus: receives visceral sensory info 3. olivary (olives): relay info about somatic motor commands
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What does the pons link?
The pons links the mesencephalon, diencephalon, cerebrum and spinal cord.
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What cranial nerves are associated with the pons?
Cranial nerves #5-8 (sensory & motor nuclei)
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What are the 2 functions of the cerebellum?
Adjusts postural muscles | Fine-tunes conscious & subconscious movements
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What is a disorder of the cerebellum?
Ataxia (from damage by trauma or stroke or temporary impairment from intoxication). It disturbs muscle coordination
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What is the function of grey matter in the cerebellum?
Cerebellar cortex & nuclei: Involuntary coordination and control of ongoing body movements
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What is the function of white matter in the cerebellum?
Arbor vitae connects cerebellar cortex with p cerebellar peduncles Cerebellar peduncles link the cerebellum with the medulla and spinal cord, (and everything else),
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What is the main function of the diencephalon?
Integrates sensory info and motor commands
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What are the 3 parts of the diencephalon?
Thalamus, epithalamus and hypothalamus
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Where is the pineal gland? What is its function?
In the epithalamus. It secretes melatonin (a sleep hormone)
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Which ventricle does the thalamus contain? what does it do?
The 3rd ventricle. It separates the left and right thalamus
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What re the 5 groups of thalamic nuclei?
Anterior, medial, ventral, posterior and lateral
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Which of the thalamic nuclei groups govern emotion?
anterior, medial and lateral
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What does the ventral and posterior group of thalamic nuclei govern?
Sensory info
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What are the 3 parts of the hypothalamus?
Mamillary bodies, infundibulum and tuberal area
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What are the 8 functions of the hypothalamus?
1. Controls autonomic function 2. Provides subconsciouss control of skeltal muscle 3. Coordinate activies of nervous & endocrine systems 4. Secretes hormones -- ADH (antidiruetic hormone) for kidneys and Oxytocin (hormone secreted during labor). These are produced in the hypothalamus. 5. Produces emotional and behavioral drives 6. Coordinates voluntary & autonomic functions 7. Regulates body temp 8. Controls circadian rhythms (day-night cycles)
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Name the cranial nerves and their function
I. Olfactory nerve -- smell 2. Optic nerve -- sight 3. Oculomotor nerve -- eye movement 4. Trochlear nerve -- eye movement (up/down) 5. Trigeminal nerve --Mixed motor & sensory to face-- optic, maxillary and mandibular 6. Abducens - eye movement side-to-side 7. Facial nerves -- Mixed -- sensory & motor 8. Vestibulocochlear -- balance, hearing, equilibrium 9. Glossopharyngeal -- Mixed sensory and motor -- poterior 1/3 of tongue, carotid arteries, pharynx 10. Vagas -- mixed (sensory & motor) -- thoracic & diaphragm 11. Accessory -- motor to muscles of neck and upper back 12. Hypoglossal -- motor (tongue movements)

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