Chapter 3: Strucure Of The Nervous System Flashcards
Brain
Neurons, glia, and other supporting cells and floats in pool of cerebrospinal fluid
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Clear fluid, similar to brain plasma that fills ventricular system of the brain and subarachnoid space surrounding brain and spinal cord
Neuroaxis
Imaginary line drawn through center of length of CNS, from bottom of spinal cord to front of forebrain
Rostral
“Toward the beak”
Front of face
Anterior
Located near or toward the head
Medial
Toward middle of body, away from side
Dorsal
“Toward of back”
Toward top of head or back
Perpendicular to neuroaxis
Caudal
“Toward the tail”
Away from front of face
Posterior
Located near or toward the tail
Ventral
“Toward the belly”
Bottom of skull or front surface of the body
Lateral
Toward side of body, away from middle
Ipsilateral
Located on the same side of the body
Contralateral
Located on opposite side of body
Cerebral Cortex
Outermost later of gray matter of cerebral hemispheres
3 ways of slice human nervous system
- Coronal
- Parallel
- Perpendicular
Coronal
Cut to middle to divide brain into front and back halves
- Frontal Sections
Frontal Sections
Slice through Brian parallel to forehead
Parallel sections
Cut to divide brain into top half and bottom half
- Horizontal Section
Horizontal Sections
Slice through brain parallel to ground
Perpendicular sections
Aka sagital section
- Midsagittal plane
Sagital section
Slice through brain parallel to neuroaxis and perpendicular to ground
Midsaggital Plane
Divides brain into two symmetrical left and right halves
3 layers of meninges in CNS
- Dura mater
- Arachnoid membrane
- Pia mater
Dura mater
Outermost of meninges
Tough and flexible
Arachnoid Membrane
Middle later of meninges, located between outer dura mater and inner pia mater
Pia mater
Layer of meninges that clings to surface of brain
Thin and delicate
Subarachnoid Space
Fluid-filled space that cushions brain
- in between arachnoid membrane and pia mater
PNS meninges
Only has dura mater and pia mater
Ventricle
One of hollow spaces within the brain, filled with CSF
Lateral Ventricle
One of two ventricles located in center of telencephalon
Third Ventricle
Ventricle located in center of diencephalon
Massa Intermedia
Bridge of neural tissue that crosses through middle of third ventricle
Cerebral Aqueduct
Narrow tube interconnecting third and fourth ventricles of brain, located in center of mesencephalon
Fourth Ventricle
Ventricle located between cerebellum and dorsal pons, in centerof metencephalon
CSF is made up of […]
Choroid plexus
Choroid plexus
Highly vascular tissue that protrudes into ventricles and produces CSF
Arachnoid Granulation
Small projections of arachnoid membrane through dura mater into superior sagital sinus
Forebrain
Lateral: Telencephalon: Cerebral Cortex, Basal Ganglia, Limbic System
Third: Diencephalon: Thalamus, Hypothalamus
Midbrain
Cerebral Aqueduct: Mesencephalon: tectum, tegmentum
Hindbrain
Fourth: Metencephalon: Cerebellum, pons
Fourth: Myelencephalon: medulla oblongata
Cerebral Cortex
Surrounds cerebral hemispheres; aka gray matter
- primary visual cortex, primary auditory cortex, primary somatosensory cortex
Basal ganglia
Group of subcortical nuclei in telencephalon, caudate nucleus, globus pallidus, and putamen
- importnat parts of motor system
Limbic System
Group of brain regions including anterior thalamic nuclei, amygdala, hippocampus, limbic cortex, and parts of hypothalamus, as well as their interconnecting fiber bundles
- also consists of fornix and mammillary bodies