Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

LS2 > Brain > Flashcards

Brain Flashcards

0
Q

White Matter

A

Cell axons

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

Grey Matter

A

Cell bodies

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Dorsal Root

A

Afferent pathway, incoming sensory info

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Ventral Root

A

Efferent pathway, motor signals

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Dorsal Root Ganglion

A

Synapse before entering spinal cord

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Cerebellum

A

Balance

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Cerebral Aqueduct

A

Draining of CSF out of brain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Cerebrum

A

Complex thought

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Choroid Plexus

A

Makes CSF

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Corpus Callosum

A

Connects hemispheres of brain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Diencephalon

A

Thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus, pituitary, pineal gland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Dura Mater

A

Outer layer of brain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Forebrain

A

Cerebrum, thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary, pineal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Frontal Lobe

A

Complex thought

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Gyri

A

Bulges in brain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Hindbrain

A

Autonomic functions, balance, movement coordination

16
Q

Hypothalamus

A

Signaling center to pituitary

17
Q

Inferior colliculus

A

Auditory center

18
Q

Medulla oblongata

A

Autonomic functions

19
Q

Midbrain

A

Superior and inferior colliculus and associated nerves

20
Q

Occipital Lobe

A

Sight information

21
Q

Olfactory Bulb

A

Smell information

22
Q

Optic Chiasm

A

Intersection of optic nerves

23
Q

Optic Nerve

A

Info from eye to brain

24
Q

Parietal Lobe

A

Integrate sensory info

25
Q

Pineal Gland

A

Nervous signals to endocrine. Melatonin

26
Q

Pituitary gland

A

Endocrine signaling based on info from hypothalamus

27
Q

Pons

A

Relay btwn cerebrum and cerebellum, arousal, autonomic functions

28
Q

Sulci

A

Folds in brain, “valleys”

29
Q

Superior colliculus

A

Sensory and motor functions

30
Q

Temporal lobe

A

Auditory information

31
Q

Thalamus

A

Relay and integrate sensory info

LS2 (2 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions