Cerebrum Overview Flashcards
Telencephalon regions
Cerebral cortex
Subcortical regions
Diencephalon regions
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
What is lateral to the 3rd ventricle?
Thalamus
How does the cerebrum develop
It starts to envelope the more caudal regions
What does the prosencephalon divide into
Telencephalon and diencephalon
How is the cerebral cortex in the developed brain
One continuous sheet
Where is the insular lobe
Hidden in the lobe of cerebral cortex. Within the lateral fissure
What lobe is the uncut in
Medial temporal lobe
Where is the parahippocampal gyrus
Medial temporal lobe
Where is the isthmus of cingulate gyrus
Medial temporal lobe
Subcortical temporal lobe structures within the parahippocampal gyrus
- Amygdala within the uncus
- hippocampus
Region receiving sensory input
Primary sensory cortex
Where does input to the primary sensory cortex from the visual system project to
Lateral geniculate nucleus
Where does the somatosensory input to the primary sensory cortex come from
VPL/VPM thalamic nuclei
Where does the auditory input to the primary sensory cortex come from
Transverse gyri in lateral fissure, input from VPL thalamic nucleus
Where does vestibular input to the primary sensory cortex come from
Insular/parietal cortex in the lateral fissure, input from the VPM thalamic nucleus
Where does the taste input to the primary sensory cortex come from
Insular/parietal cortex in lateral fissure, input from VPM thalmic nucleus
Where does the olfactory input to the primary sensory cortex come from
Multiple cortical (and subcortical) regions, input from olfactory tract
Where are all upper motor neurons located
Primary motor cortex
What are the two main parts of the primary motor cortex
Precentral gyrus (mainly) and frontal eye fields (CN III UMNS)
Secondary association cortex, aka Uniondale association cortex
- input from/to primary cortex, 1 kind of sensation
- sensory functions: processes more complex info than primary cortex
- motor function: plans motor movements, projects to primary motor cortex
Tertiary association cortex, aka hetero/multi-modal association cortex
Input from unimodal association cortex of more than one sensory/motor system
-wernikes area, Braille
What are the 3 main areas for vision on the cortex
- lateral parietal and temporal heteromoal assoication cortex
- visual association cortex
- primary visual cortex
What fissure is the primary visual cortex in
Calcarine fissure
How many layers of the cortical layers are there
6
Thalamocortical fibers
Motor input to cortex (cerebrocellar system) and sensory input to cortex (somatosensory input)
Corticocortical afferents
Input to cortex from other cortical regions
Interneurons
Short/local projections within the same cortical region, filter info
Corticocortical efferents
Output from cortex
Diffuse neurochemical
System input of AcH, dopamine, norepinephrine
Is the histology the same all across the different regions of cortex?
No
Broadmen map of cortex
Cellular map of the brain
How are the cerebral hemispheres connected
Corpus collosum and anterior commisure
Genu of the corpus collosum
The most anteiror portion of the corpus collosum
What is the body of the corpus collosum?
The medial, superior region of the corpus colossum
What is the selenium of the corpus collosum
The most posterior portion of the corpus collosum