Brain Flashcards
1
Q
Lobes of the brain
A
Frontal
Parietal
Occipital
Temporal
2
Q
Structural features of the brain
A
Gyri : thick folds
Sulci : infoldinfgs (gaps between gyri)
3
Q
Parts of the lateral ventricle
A
Frontal horn : thick top area
Body : Middle top area
Temporal horn : thick bottom area
Occipital horn : small projection near back of brain
4
Q
4th ventricle
A
Area between cerebellum and pons
5
Q
3rd ventricle
A
Found in the diencephalon
6
Q
Choroid plexus
A
Contains ependymal cells which produce the CSF
Found in the ventricles
7
Q
Corpus callosum
A
A thick bundle of nerve fibers that connects the two cerebral hemispheres, allowing them to communicate.
Deep to the longitudinal fissure.
8
Q
Sutures of the skull
A
Coronal suture
Lamboid suture
Squamosal suture
