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Cerebellum Flashcards

1
Q

____ is the largest part of the brain, most of which is _______. It is also known as ______.

A

Forebrain
Cerebral hemispheres
Telencephalon

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Other structures found in the forebrain include the ______ , _____ and _______(aka_____)

A

Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Limbic system(diencephalon)

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Midbrain (aka______) connects the ______ and _______and it’s functions include:____ and ____ as well as ____

A

Mesencephalon
Forebrain
Hindbrain
Auditory responses
Visual responses
Motor function

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Q

Hind brain links the ______ and midbrain to the ______.

A

Forebrain
Spinal cord

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5
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The hindbrain is made up of the ______ and ______.

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Metencephalon
Myelencephalon

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6
Q

Metencephalon is made up of _____ and _____ which maintains balance and _____ , ______ and _____.

A

Cerebellum
Pons
Equilibrium
Movement coordination
Conduction of sensory information

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7
Q

Myelencephalon is made of ______ which has autonomic functions in controlling ______ , _____ and ______

A

Medulla Oblongata
Breathing
Heart Rate
Digestion

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8
Q

The brain stem consists:

A

Mid brain
Pons
Medulla Oblongata

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9
Q

In Latin, the word Cerebellum means _____ . Structurally, the cerebellum has the appearance of a _______ attached to the ______ of the brain, tucked underneath the _______.

A

Little brain
Separate structure
Bottom
Cerebral hemispheres

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10
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The cerebellum is located in the ____.

A

Posterior Cranial Fossa

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It is located ______ to the brainstem tucked underneath the cerebral hemispheres underlying it’s _____ and _____ lobes.

A

Posterio-superiorly
Temporal
Occipital

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12
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The cerebellum is separated from the pins and medulla by ______ and _______

A

Cerebral aqueduct of Sylvius
Fourth ventricle

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The cerebellar cortex is the ______ layer of ____ matter consisting mainly of ______ and _____

A

Superficial
Grey
Nerve cell bodies
Dendrites

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The cortical surface of the cerebellar cortex appears as ________ , in striking contrast to the _____ , ______convolution of cerebellar cortex.

A

Finely spaced parallel grooves
Broad, Irregular

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15
Q

Within the folds of the cerebellum are ____ number of _____ regularly arranged,thus accommodating about ___% of the total number of neurons in the brain even when the cerebellum is ___% of the total brain’s volume

A

Large
Thin neurons
50%
10%

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16
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Microscopically, within the thin(grey) layer of the cerebral cortex is:
Mnemonic: Mother Please Go(MPG)

A

Molecular layer(external)
Purkinje layer(middle)
Granular layer (Internal)

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17
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Underneath the grey matter of the cerebellar cortex lies ______ called ______ which is made up largely of ____ running to and from the cortex.

A

White mater
Arbor vitae
Myelinated nerve fibres

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18
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Arbor vitae(Latin) is called _____, it is the ______ of cerebellum. It is so called because of its _____ . It brings _____ and ______ sensation to and from cerebellum.

A

Tree of life
White mater
Tree like appearance
Sensory and motor

19
Q

Deep cerebellar nuclei are embedded within the _____ of the white matter.
Name them:

A

Dentate nucleus
Emboliform nucleus
Globose nucleus
Falsifiable nucleus

20
Q

Emboliform and Globose nuclei are collectively referred to as:

A

Interposed nuclei

21
Q

The cerebellum is divided into two ______ separated by a narrow,______ called _____ located along the_____ plane of the cerebellum.

A

Cerebellar hemispheres
Midline zone
Vermis
Mid-sagittal

22
Q

There are _____ anatomical lobes of the cerebellum namely:

A

Anterior lobe
Posterior lobe
Flocculonodular lobe

23
Q

Anterior lobe is located above the ______

A

Primary fissure

24
Q

_______ lobe is located below the primary fissure.

A

Posterior lobe

25
Q

Flocculonodular lobe also known as ______ and _____ is located below the ______ fissure

A

Vestibulocerebellum
Archicerebellum
Postero-lateral fissure

26
Q

These lobes divide the cerebellum from _____ and ____(top to bottom)

A

Rostral
Caudal

27
Q

Two major fissures running ______ divide the cerebellar cortex into _____ primary lobes .

A

Medio-laterally
Three

28
Q

The primary fissure separates the _______ into anterior and posterior lobes.

A

Corpus cerebelli

29
Q

________ separates the flocculonodular lobe from the posterior lobe.

A

Posterolateral fissure

30
Q

The horizontal fissure divides the posterior lobe of the cerebellum into ______ and _____ portion namely: _____ and ____

A

Upper
Lower
Superior posterior
Inferior posterior

31
Q

Spinocerebellum comprises of _____ and the _______ of the cerebellar hemispheres

A

Vermis
Intermediate zone

32
Q

Two functions of spinocerebellum:

A

It is involved in regulating body movements by allowing for error correction.
It also receives proprioceptive information

33
Q

_______ is the functional equivalent of the flocculonodular lobe.

A

Vestibulocerebellum

34
Q

Two functions of vestibulocerebellum:

A

• It is involved in controlling balance and ocular reflexes, mainly fixation on a target
• It receives input from the vestibular system, and sends outputs back to the vestibular nuclei.

35
Q

Specific cerebellar afferent/efferent fibres are distributed to different zones of the cerebellum called the _________ zones

A

Functional Longitudinal zones

36
Q

The four different functional longitudinal zones are:

A

Medial (Vermal) zone
Intermediate (Paravermal) zone
Lateral zone
Flocculonodular zone

37
Q

Medial zone is also known as

A

Vermal zone

38
Q

Paravermal zone is also known as

A

Intermediate zone

39
Q

Medial zone is located within the _____

A

Vermis

40
Q

The intermediate zone is directly _____ to the vermis zone

A

Lateral

41
Q

The _____ zone is found more laterally to the intermediate zone.

A

Lateral

42
Q

There is a clear morphological border between the intermediate zone and lateral hemisphere that are visible from a gross specimen.
True/False

A

False. There’s no clear morphological border between the intermediate zone and lateral hemispheres that are visible from a gross specimen

43
Q

The _______ zone is within the flocculonodular lobe

A

Flocculonodular

44
Q

The Vermal zone is found along the ______ of the ______. This region is responsible for _____

A

Length
Maintaining balance

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