Basic recap of neuroscience Flashcards
dorsal region is
top half of the skull/ superior
inferior region is
lower half of skull/ inferior
rostral and caudal regions are
anterior and posterior
front and back
what are sulci
sing. - sulcus
borders seperating 4 cortex
(down, sulk)
what are the 4 cortex that sulci seperate
frontal
occipital
parietal
temporal
what are gyri
sing. - gyrus
areas in each lobe between grooves
(up)
what are the main 4 lobes
parietal cortex
frontal cortex
temporal cortex
occipital cortex
(each split into right and left hemisphere e.g. left and right frontal cortex)
(also there is cerebellum)
processing sensory info
parietal, frontal, temporal
where is sensory info coming from function
parietal
what is sensory info e.g. pain or smell
temporal
what to do about sensory info
frontal
vision
occipital
axial section
horizontally across brain - cut open
saggital section
split down centre of brain horizontally
coronal section
split vertically across brain
how many cerebral hemispheres
2
what connects the two hemispheres
corpus callosum
what is the corpus callosum made of
white matter
myelinated axons
what is the spinal cord
white matter tract, sends down info about motor commands and up sensory info
what is the brainstem made up of - 3
midbrain, pons, medulla
basic functions like heartbeat
what are brain ventricles
bags full of cerebrospinal fluid
what is CSF produced by
ependymal cells
function of brain ventricles - 3
shock absorbers
nutrient supply
waste flush
where is the thalamus
on top of brainstem region
