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1
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divisions of the brain

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cerebrum
diencephalon
pituitary gland
brainstem
cerebellum

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2
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cerebrum associated with ____ and _____

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thought and consciousness

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perception, communication, understanding, and memory are processed in the

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cerebrum

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4
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cerebrum hemispheres are divided by the

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longitudinal cerebral fissure

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5
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hills =
valleys =

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hills = gyrus
valleys = sulcus

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6
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cerebrum lobes (4)

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frontal
parietal
occipital
temporal

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frontal lobe has the ___ ____ cortex

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primary motor cortex
*precentral gyrus

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8
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parietal lobe has the ___ ___ cortex

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primary sensor cortex
*post-central gyrus

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9
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frontal lobe = ___ ___ cortex
parietal lobe = ___ ___ cortex

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frontal lobe = primary motor cortex

parietal lobe = primary sensory cortex

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10
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central sulcus is between the …

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frontal and parietal lobe

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the occipital lobe has the ____ _____ cortex

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primary visual cortex

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12
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temporal lobe processes: (3)

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auditory input
language
memories

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13
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lateral sulcus is where?

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14
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diencephalon contains the (3)

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thalamus
hypothalamus
epithalamus

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15
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what connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus?

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infundibulum

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16
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what comes of the hypothalamus?

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pituitary gland

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17
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brainstem contains (3)

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midbrain
pons
medulla

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18
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what CNs come from pons?

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CN V, VI, VII, VIII

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19
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what CNs come from the midbrain?

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CN III, IV

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20
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what CNs come from the medulla?

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CN IX, X, XI, XII

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21
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cerebellum is in the

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posterior cranial fossa

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22
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what does the cerebellum do?

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coordinate skeletal muscle contractions

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23
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corpus callosum is the largest _____

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commissure

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24
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brain is supplies by what two major arteries?

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internal carotid artery
vertebrobasilar artery

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25
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where does the internal carotid artery supply blood to?

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brian- anterior

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26
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where does the vertebrobasilar artery supply blood to?

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brain- posterior

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27
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what are the branches of the internal carotid artery?

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ophthalmic artery
posterior communicating artery
anterior cerebral artery
anterior communicating artery
middle cerebral artery

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28
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what are the two main branches off the vertebrobasilar artery?

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vertebral arteries
basilar artery

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29
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what are the vertebral artery branches?

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posterior inferior cerebellar artery
anterior spinal artery

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30
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what are the branches of the basilar artery?

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inferior cerebellar artery
superior cerebellar artery
posterior cerebellar artery

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31
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what is the circle of Willis?

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collateral circulation between the 2 internal carotid arteries and vertebrobasilar arteries

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33
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regions of the brainstem

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mesencephalon (midbrain)
pons
medulla oblongata
cerebellum

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35
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A: mesencephalon
B: pons
C: medulla obolngata
D: cerebellum
E: cerebrum

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37
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(controls what?)
frontal =
parietal =
occipital =
temporal =

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frontal = motor, cognitive centers
parietal = sensory
occipital = vision
temporal = emotion, auditory, learning

38
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the frontal lobe contains what important feature?

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precentral gyrus (motor cortex)

39
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parietal lobe contains what important feature?

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postcentral gyrus (somatosensory cortex)

40
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occipital lobe contains what important features?

A

visual cortex

41
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(cortex?)
frontal lobe =
parietal lobe =
occipital lobe =
temporal lobe =

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frontal lobe = motor cortex (precentral gyrus)
parietal lobe = somatosensory cortex (postcentral gyrus)
occipital lobe = visual cortex
temporal lobe = auditory*

43
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ventricles of the brain contain…

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CSF production

44
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where does the internal carotid artery enter the brain?

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carotid canal

runs up the side of the sphenoid bone and provides major branches to middle cerebral artery

45
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branches of the internal carotid artery (in brain)

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middle cerebral artery
anterior choroid artery

46
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branches of the vertebral artery (in brain)

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posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA)
anterior spinal artery
basilar artery

47
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where does the vertebral artery enter the brain?

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foramen MAGNUM

48
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where does the internal carotid artery enter?
where does the vertebral artery enter?

A

ICA: carotid canal
Vert: foramen magnum

49
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branches of the basilar artery

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anterior inferior cerebellar arteries (AICA)
labyrinthine artery
pontine artery
superior cerebellar artery (SCA)
posterior cerebral artery (PCA)

50
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what does the pontine artery supply?

51
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where does the labyrinthine artery travel to?

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travels to the internal acoustic meatus

with CN VII, VIII

52
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circle of willis

53
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arteries of circle of willis

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posterior communicating artery
anterior cerebral artery
anterior communicating atery

54
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anterior spinal artery branches from the ____ and joins together to travel down the ___

A

vertebral arteries

spinal cord

55
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how many branches of the cerebral artery?

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three
anterior, middle, and posterior cerebral arteries

56
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anterior choroid artery supplies the ____
major contributor to _____ production via ___ ___ ____

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anterior choroid artery supplies the choroid plexus

major contributor to CSF production via Choroid Plexus Filtration

57
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what arteries combine to make the basilar artery?

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vertebral arteries

58
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what do the vertebral arteries make when joined?

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basilar artery

59
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what runs between the labyrinthine a. and anterior inferior cerebellar a.?

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abducens nerve (CN VI)

60
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what runs between the superior cerebellar a. and the posterior cerebral a.?

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oculomotor nerve (CN III)

61
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what does the circle of willis connect?

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connects the posterior cerebral arteries

and then to internal carotid a./middle cerebral a.

62
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anastomoses in the brain (major)

A

circle of Willis

63
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label

64
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dural sinus has ____ pressure in them

65
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the dural sinus drains into the

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internal jugular vein

66
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against the bone dura mater =
spilts by meninges dura matter =

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against the bone dura mater = periosteal dura

splits by meninges dura matter = meningeal dura

67
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subarachnoid space is the same location as

68
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dura mater folds/membrane (2)

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flax cerebri
tentorium cerebelli

69
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blue: superior sagittal sinus
yellow: confluence of sinus

70
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what does the superior sagittal sinus empty into?

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confluence of sinuses

71
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inferior sagittal sinus connects to the confluence of sinuses via

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straight sinus

72
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what sinus runs laterally from the confluence of sinuses?

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transverse sinuses

73
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sigmoid sinus will drain directly into the…

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internal jugular vein (through jugular foramen)

74
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A: superior petrosal sinus
B: inferior petrosal sinus
C: sigmoid sinus
D: occipital sinus

75
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on the wings of sphenoid, what sinus resides there?

A

sphenoparietal sinus

76
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basilar venous plexus helps drain the superior and inferior ___ ____

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petrosal sinuses

77
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cavernous sinus

78
Q

possible root of infection from orbit

A

venous drainage from the outside eye (ophthalmic veins) can drain into the orbit and then the cavernous sinus

79
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emissary veins

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parietal and occipital emissary veins

external to skull then drains into the skull

80
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bridging veins

81
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diploic veins

82
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what supplies the dura of the brain?

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middle meningeal artery

*through foramen spinosum
*runs within the dura
*supplies both the periosteal and meningeal dura

83
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where is CSF produced?

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ventricles
choroid plexus

84
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what can CSF provide?

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nutrients
protection (cushioning)

85
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CSF is produced in the ventricles and exits into (2)

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subarachnoid space
central canal of spinal cord

86
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what artery is a major contributor to CSF production?

A

anterior choroid artery

88
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CSF exits ventricles into subarachnoid space through (2)

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lateral aperture
median aperture

89
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how does CSF return to the blood?

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through arachnoid villi/granulations

*bulges of arachnoid space through dura mater

90
Q

flow of CSF

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