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Anatomy and Phsiology Lab > Brain Parts > Flashcards

Brain Parts Flashcards

1
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Cerebral cortex

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Outer shell of gray matter

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Deeper region of myelinated tracts that connect brain areas together

Also connect spinal cord

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White matter tracts

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3
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White matter tracts made of:

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Myelinated axons that connect parts together

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4
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White matter tracts send info to:

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Frontal lobe

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Corpus callosum

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Group of white tracts
Connect left and right cerebral hemispheres

C-shaped

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Cingulate gurus

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Immediate ridge, superior to corpus callosum

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7
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House part of emotional centers

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Cingulate gyrus

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Diencephalon

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Region of brain that looks like duck

Structures lateral of third ventricle

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Thalamus function

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Routes all sensations other than smell to proper area of brain

Routes all motor stimulus to proper spinal region

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10
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Thalamus position

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Oval mass of gray matter superior to brain stem

Diencephalon

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Intermediate mass function

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Stabilizing rod that connects left and right thalamus

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Intermediate mass location

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Small dot in center of thalamus

Diencephalon

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13
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Pineal gland function

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Neuroendocrine that controls cyclical (sleep) behaviors

Stimulated by light and releases melatonin

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14
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Pineal gland location

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Very top of thalamus

Diencephalon

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Hypothalamus function

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Regulates hunger, thirst, and body temperature

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Hypothalamus location

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Inferior to thalamus

Diencephalon

With thalamus, helps make area called midbrain

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Pituitary gland function

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Endocrine gland that releases hormone

18
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Pituitary gland location

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Inferior to hypothalamus

19
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Small wire that suspends pituitary gland

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Hypophyseal stalk

20
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Pons

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Controls consciousness

Swelling anterior to cerebellum on brain stem

21
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Medulla oblongata

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Inferior most part of brain stem

22
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Cerebellum

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Controls motor skills and predicts body position/strength

23
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Cerebellum position

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Posterior, inferior most part of brain.

24
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Left and right sides of cerebellum

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Cerebellum hemisphere

25
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Narrow strip that connects cerebellum

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Vermis

26
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Arrangement of white matter inside cerebellum. Looks like tree of life.

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Arbor vitae

27
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Choroid plexus

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Network flow of cerebrospinal fluid

28
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Two c-shaped/ largest cavity for CSF

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Lateral ventricles

29
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Tiny hole, connecting lateral ventricle to third ventricle

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Interventricular foremen

30
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Small space formed between the thalamus that holds CSF

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Third ventricle

31
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Narrow passageway through which CSF flows through the brain stem

What is it’s positioning?

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Cerebral aqueduct of Sylvius

Inferior to third cavity

32
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Triangular cavity anterior to cerebellum. CSF flows through

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Fourth ventricle

Anatomy and Phsiology Lab (10 decks)

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