Ch 13 the Central Nervous System - Introduction

Question 1

four ventricles of the brain

Answer 1

two paired C shaped lateral ventricles
third ventricle found in the diencephalon
four ventricle found in the hindbrain, dorsal to the pons

Question 2

gyri

Answer 2

ridges in the cerebral hemispheres

Question 3

sulci

Answer 3

shallow grooves in the cerebral hemispheres

Question 4

fissures

Answer 4

deep grooves in brain

Question 5

five lobes of brain

Answer 5

frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, and insula

Question 6

parieto-occipital sulcus

Answer 6

separates parietal and occipital lobes

Question 7

lateral sulcus

Answer 7

separates parietal and temporal lobes

Question 8

Answer 8

blue - frontal lobe
dark blue - precentral gyrus
yellow line - central sulcus
dark purple - post central gyrus
light purple - parietal
orange line - parieto-occipital sulcus
green - occipital lobe
green line - lateral sulcus
yellow - temporal lobe

Question 9

three basic regions of cerebral hemispheres

Answer 9

cortex, white matter, basal nuclei

Question 10

cerebral cortex

Answer 10

enables sensation, communication, memory, understanding, and voluntary movements
each hemisphere acts contralaterally