Brain Flashcards
How do ventricles connect and what order
2 lateral ventricles right and left separated by septum pellucidum. Interventricular foramen connect the third ventricle. Cerebral aqueduct connect the forth ventricle
Wernicke area
Interpretive area of cerebrum. Only one hemisphere, generally left
Hypothalamus
Subconscious control over skeletal muscles Control autonomic function Secrete ADH and OXytocin Produce emotional and behavioral drives Regulate body temp
Function of pons
Connect cerebellum to brain stem
Involved in somatic and visceral motor control
3 folds of dura mater
Falx cerebri
Tentorium cerebelli
Falx cerebelli
Falx cerebri
Protects and separates cerebral hemispheres
Contains superior and inferior sagittal sinus
Attaches to crista Galli and ethmoid
Tentorium cerebelli
Separates cerebral hemispheres from cerebellum
Falx cerebelli
Divides two cerebellum
Six major regions of the brain
Cerebrum Cerebellum Diencephalon Midbrain Pons Medulla oblongata
Brain stem contains
Midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
Association fibers
Connect neurons within 1 hemisphere
Arculate- short connect gyrus
Longitudal fasciculi- long connect frontal to other lobes in same hemisphere
Commissural fibers
Connect 2 hemispheres right and left
Corpus callosum and anterior commissure
Pre central gyrus
Primary motor cortex in frontal lobe
Directs voluntary movements via somatic motor
Central sulcus
Divides pre and post central gyrus
Post central gyrus
Primary sensory cortex in parietal lobe
Receives somatic sensory for touch, pain, temp, and vibration