Brain- Cerebrum Flashcards

1
Q

An outer rim of gray matter containing billions of neurons

A

Cerebral cortex

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2
Q

Deep to the cortex is?

A

Cerebral white matter

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3
Q

There is also gray matter nuclei?

A

Deep within the white matter

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4
Q

What are the folds in the brain?

A

Gyrus

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5
Q

Shallow groove between gyri

A

Sulcus

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6
Q

What are the deeper grooves between gyri

A

Fissures

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7
Q

What separates the cerebrum into right and left hemispheres?

A

Longitudinal fissure

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8
Q

The gyri and fissures are formed when?

A

During embryonic development when gray matter of the cortex enlarges faster than deeper white matter

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9
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What is the largest fiber bundle of the brain that communicated by means of commissure?

A

Corpus callosum

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10
Q

What separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe?

A

Central sulcus

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11
Q

What separates the frontal and temporal lobes

A

Lateral cerebral sulcus

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12
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Separates the parietal lobe from the occipital lobe

A

Parietal- occipital

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