Basics of Neuroanatomy Flashcards
Lecture 2
ventral (brain)
front/below
dorsal (brain)
back/above
rostral (brain)
towards forehead (front)
caudal (brain)
towards back
horizontal plane
(axial) cuts parallel to the ground
coronal plane
(frontal) like cutting your front/face off
sagittal plane
down longitudinal fissure (that’s the one that cuts your brain into right/left)
What structures make up the CNS?
-brain
-spinal cord
What structures make up the PNS?
-cranial (face) nerves
-spinal nerves
What are the borders of the spinal cord?
medulla oblongata to lumbar region
Is gray matter myelinated?
No!
Is white matter myelinated?
Yes!
What are the four regions (superior to inferior)
-cervical
-thoracic
-lumbar
-sacral
Group of neuronal cell bodies in PNS
ganglion/ganglia
Group of neuronal cell bodies in CNS
nucleus/nuclei