Anatomy of Brain Flashcards

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most anterior region

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frontal

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2
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lies between the frontal and occipital lobes

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Parietal

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3
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posterior region, visual processing

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Occipital

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4
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lateral region, auditory processing

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Temporal

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5
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contains more cell bodies and dendrites, which lack myelin

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Gray Matter

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6
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consists mostly of axons with white myelin sheaths

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White Matter

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7
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boundary of the temporal lobe

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Sylvian Fissure

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8
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divides the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe

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Central Sulcus

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9
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a bundle of axons that connects the two cerebral hemispheres

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Corpus Callosum

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10
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a strip of cortex behind the central cortex, important for touch

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Postcentral Gyrus

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11
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in the frontal lobe, important for motor control

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Precentral Gyrus

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12
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bisects the brain into right and left halves

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Sagittal Plane

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divides the brain into front (anterior) and back (posterior) regions

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Coronal Plane

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14
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divides the brain into an upper and lower part

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Horizontal Plane

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15
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the back portion of the body

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Dorsal

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16
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the front part of the body

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ventral

17
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the front side of the body

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Anterior

18
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the back of the body

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Posterior

19
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toward the head end of the body; upper

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Superior

20
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away from the head; lower

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Inferior

21
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nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body

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Proximal

22
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sites located away from a specific area, most often the center of the body

the hand is distal to the shoulder. The thumb is distal to the wrist

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distal

23
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on the side opposite to another structure

the right arm and leg are controlled by the left, contralateral, side of the brain

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Contralateral