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ch 13 overview of brain anatomy Flashcards

1
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What are the 4 major brain regions?

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Cerebrum, diencephalon, brainstem, cerebellum

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Three types in Diencephalon region.

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Hypothalamus, thalamus, epithalamus

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Gyri =

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Ridges

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Sulci =

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Depressions between ridges

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5
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Fissures =

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Deep sulci

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Anterior =

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Rostral

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7
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Folds allow brain to fit within what?

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Cranial cavity

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7
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Posterior =

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Caudal

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8
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What is neurulation?

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Folding process in vertebrate embryos, begins third week

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8
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What is gray matter made of?

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Made of neuron cell bodies, glial cell, and unmyelinated axons

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9
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What is cortex?

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The superficial layer of gray matter

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What makes the color of gray matter?

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Nissl bodies, Rough ER

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CNS - cell bodies

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Nuclei

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12
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CNS - Axons

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Tracts

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PNS - Cell bodies

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Ganglion

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PNS - Axons

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Nerves

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15
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What are cranial meninges?

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Three connective tissue layers

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16
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What are the 3 meninges?

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Pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater

17
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What is pia mater?

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Innermost of the meninges; surrounds the brain

18
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What is arachnoid mater?

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Lies external to pia mater

19
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What tissue is pia mater?

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Areolar connective tissue

20
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What is subarachnoid space?

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Contains CSF

21
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What is dura mater?

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Tough, outer membrane

22
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What is the tissue for dura mater?

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Dense irregular connective tissue

23
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What is the function for dense irregular CT?

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Resists stretch in multiple directions

24
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What is epidural space?

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Potential space between dura and skull

25
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What is cranial dural septa?

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Sheets of dura mater and provide support

26
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What is falx cerebelli?

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Separates left and right cerebellar hemispheres

27
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What is tentorium cerebelli?

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Separates occipital and temporal lobes from cerebellum

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What are ventricles?

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Spaces, contains CSF, connects with each other

29
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What does aperture do?

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Allows CSF to get out of the circulation and goes around the spinal cord and brain

30
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What is CSF?

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Clear, colorless liquid surrounding CNS

31
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What are the functions of CSF?

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Reduces brains weight by 95%, provides liquid cushioning, transports nutrients/wastes

32
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Where does CSF come from?

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Blood plasma

32
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What forms CSF?

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Choroid plexus

33
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What makes blood-brain barrier?

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Astrocytes

34
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What are the functions of blood-brain barrier?

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Regulates which substances enter and helps prevent neuron exposure

35
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Primary brain vesicles (4th week)

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Prosencephalon (midbrain), Mesencephalon (midbrain), Rhombencephalon (hindbrain)

36
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Secondary brain vesicles (5th week)

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Telencephalon, Diencephalon, Mesencephalon, Metencephalon, Myelencephalon

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Structure of Telencephalon

38
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Structure of Diencephalon

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Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Epithalamus

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Structure of Mesencephalon

40
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Structure of Metencephalon

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Pons and Cerebellum

41
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Structure of Myelencephalon

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Medulla oblongata

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