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Brain nervous system Flashcards

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the connection (hole) that goes from the lateral ventricle to the third ventricle

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interventricular foramen

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the passage that connects the third ventricle to the fourth ventricle

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cerebral aqueduct

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the ventricle between the cerebellum and the brain stem

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fourth ventricle

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the ventricle seen on both left and right side of the brain

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lateral ventricle

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the grove on the top of the cerebrum that separates the left and right hemisphere

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longitudinal fissure

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the transverse grove on the center of the cerebrum. it separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe. separates motor from sensory nerves

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central sulcus

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raised gyrus that is anterior side of the central sulcus

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precentral gyrus

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raised gyrus that is posterior of the central sulcus

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postcentral gyrus

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9
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the grove on the side of the cerebrum that separates the temporal and frontal lobe

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lateral sulcus

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the lobe on the front end of the brain

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frontal lobe

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the lobe of the brain that is on the lateral side of the brain and under the lateral sulcus

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temporal lobe

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12
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the lobe that is behind the central sulcus

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parietal lobe

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13
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the lobe on the bottom side of the brain

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occipital lobe

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the very bottom of the brain under the cerebrum

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cerebellum

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15
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the folds of the cerebellum

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folia

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16
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the FUNCTIONAL area of the frontal lobe. our behavior and what makes us us

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prefrontal cortex

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FUNCTIONAL area behind the prefrontal cortex, in front of the precentral gyrus. where we plan motor contractions

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premotor area or motor association area

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18
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the FUNCTIONAL area behind the postcentral gyrus. this is the area that processes touch senses

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somato sensory association area

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the functional area of the precentral gyrus. where you send out motor commands

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primary motor cortex

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20
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FUNCTIONAL area of the postcentral gyrus. where we receive the touch senses

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primary somato sensory cortex

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the FUNCTION of the top gyrus of the temporal lobe. the raw audio data comes in

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primary auditory cortex

22
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the functional area of the area under the top temporal gyrus. where you understand the sounds you hear

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auditory association area

23
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the function of the area very back of the cerebrum, the occipital lobe

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primary visual cortex

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the area around the primary visual cortex, it’s located on both hemispheres of the occipital lobe

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visual association area

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white structure on the inside of the lobe that curves around the inside of the diencephalon

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corpus callosum

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the white matter in the cerebellum

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arbor vitae

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the large gland that hangs down below the hypothalamus

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pituitary gland

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the REGION in the middle of the brain located around the corpus callosum

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diencephalon

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the dot where the right and left thalamus connect

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massa intermedia

30
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the top set of colliculi on the posterior side of the brain underneath the pineal gland, near the mid brain

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superior colliculus

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bump right underneath the superior colliculus

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inferior colliculus

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the stalk (structure) that connects to the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus

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infundibulum

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the round structure in front of the top of the brain stem (the mid brain) that connects to behind the pituitary gland

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mammillary body

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the brain stem opposite of the cerebellum, it sticks out as a bump

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pons

35
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the area of the brain stem underneath the pons

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medulla oblongata

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the top of the brain stem

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midbrain

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the round area with the massa intermedia in the middle

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thalamus

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the gland responsible for melatonin also sticking off the thalamus, peeks out of the colliculus

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pineal gland

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the triangular shape underneath the thalamus towards the front of the brain and connects to the pituitary gland

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hypothalamus

40
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the gyrus that is deep inside the brain around the corpus callosum

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cingulate gyrus

41
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the lobe that is deep within the brain

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insula

42
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be able to name all of the cerebrum nerves ie CN I, CN II, CN XII

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43
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white matter under the lateral ventricle above the thalamus

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fornix

44
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how can you tell if the cerebral nerve will be a motor, sensory, or both nerve

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some say marry money but my brother says bigger brains matter more

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the sulcus that divides the parietal and occipital lobe

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parietal occipital sulcus

46
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the FUNCTIONAL area on the lateral side of the frontal lobe. where we control complex movements for speech

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motor speech cortex

47
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the structure in front of the pituitary gland

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optic chiasm

48
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fissure separating the cerebellum and cerebrum

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transverse fissure

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