Anatomy - The Brain Flashcards
What does the lateral fissure contain?
middle cerebral artery
What does the longitudinal fissure contain?
anterior cerebral arteries
Label these areas
Fill in the labels.
WHat is the corpus collosum?
white matter tract that connects the cerebral hemispheres
Fill in the basal ganglia
What is the main action of the basal ganglia?
regulate initiation and termination of body movements
What makes up the lentiform nucelus?
globus pallidus and putamen
Where is the substantia nigra?
in the midbrain
What makes up the diencephalon?
thalamus
hypothalamus
pineal gland
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What originate in the midbrain?
cranial nerves III and IV
What connects the pons and medulla to the diencephalon?
midbrain
`What is the action of the substantia nigra?
controls sub concious muscle action
What is between the lobes of the cerebellum?
vermis
Label the circle of willis
Label this diagram
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What forms the dural sinuses?
the dura
Where does the anterior meningeal artery come from?
internal carotid
Where do the middle and posteiror meningeal arteries come from?
external carotid
Where do the dural sinuses drain blood into?
the internal jugular vein
Label the ventricles
What are the vertebral arteries branches of?
subclavian
