chapter 17: brain and cranial nerves Flashcards
diencephalon
autonomic function
cerebrum
thought and intelligence
thalamus
relay and processing centers for sensory info
hypothalamus
centers controlling emotions, autonomic functions, and hormone production
mesencephalon
visual and auditory
pons
respiratory
medulla oblongata
cardiac
cerebellum
muscle coordination
what initiates muscle contraction?
cerebrum
what helps coordinate muscle contraction?
cerebellum
dura mater
outermost layer, consists of 2 fibrous layers - endosteal layer (outermost) and the meningeal layer
epidural space - adipose
subdural space - separates opposing epithelia of the dura mater and the cranial arachnoid mater
arachnoid mater
delicate membrane covering the brain and lying between the superficial dura mater and the deeper pia mater
subarachnoid space - contains a delicate weblike meshwork of collagen and elastic fibers that link the arachnoid mater to the underlying pia mater, contains CSF
pia mater of brain
tightly attached to the surface contours of the brian
highly vascular membrane that acts as a floor to support the large cerebral blood vessels
flow of CSF
lateral ventricles interventricular foramina third ventricle cerebral aqueduct fourth ventricle 1. subarachnoid space of brain 2. subarachnoid space of spinal cord 3. central canal of spinal cord arachnoid villi of dural sinuses venous blood heart blood supply
where does CSF go after it circulates?
venous blood
frontal lobe - function
conscious control of skeletal muscles
temporal lobe - functions
conscious perception of auditory and olfactory
occipital lobe - functions
conscious perception of visual stimuli
parietal lobe - function
conscious perception of touch, pressure, vibration, pain, temperature, and taste
limbic system
emotions
epithalamus
roof of the 3rd ventricle
its membranous anterior portion contains an extensive area of choroid plexus that extends through the interventricular foramina into the lateral ventricles
pineal gland
endocrine structure that secretes the hormone melatonin
thalamus
sensor
master gland
triggers other glands to regulate
homeostasis mechanism
hypothalamus
acts as a switching station
forces impulse where it is interpreted