Brain and Cranial Nerves Flashcards
1
Q
List the 3 Meninges and a function for each
A
Dura mater, Arachnoid mater, Pia mater
Dura mater - enclose vessels
Arachnoid mater - contains CSF
Pia mater - allow for diffusion of nutrients and waste
2
Q
Cerebrospinal fluid
A
Produced by choroid plexuses in ventricles
shock absorption, homeostasis of brain tissue, adjusts intercranial pressure
3
Q
Name the 4 Brain regions
A
Cerebrum, Diencephalon, Brain stem, cerebellum
4
Q
Sections of the cerebrum
A
Cerebral cortex Gyri Sulci Fissure Corpus callosum Frontal lobe Parietal lobe Occipital lobe Temporal lobes
5
Q
Sections of the Diencephalon
A
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Epithalamus
6
Q
Sections of the Brain stem
A
Midbrain
Pons
Medulla oblongata
7
Q
Primary motor area
A
initiates all our voluntary motor movement
8
Q
Primary somatosensory area
A
receives all somatic sensory information, any sensation besides our special senses
