Chpt 15

Question 0

Falx cerebri

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Separates right and left cerebral hemispheres

Question 1

Falx cerebelli

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Seperate right and left cerebellar hemispheres

Question 2

Tentorium cerebelli

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Separates lobes of cerebrum from cerebellum

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Lateral ventricles are connected by

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Connected my interventricular foremen

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Third ventricle is connected by

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Connected by cerebral aqueduct

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Fourth ventricle is connected to

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Connected to central canal of spinal cord

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Functions of cerebrospinal fluid

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Cushions. Transports nutrients waste and other chemicals. Support the brain

Question 7

Formation of cerebrospinal fluid

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Choroid plexus and consists of epidymal cells and permeable capillaries. Csf is taken from blood by ependymal cells and pooled I’m the ventricles

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Function of caudate nucleus

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Maintains pattern and rhythm of movement

Question 9

Where Cerebrospinal fluid is reabsorbed

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In the sagittal sinus

Question 10

Functions of cerebrum

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Interprets sensory impulses. Voluntary muscular movements. Memory. Reasoning process. Intelligence and personality.

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Functions of primary sensory cortex

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Somatic sensory information from touch pain and pressure

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Function of lentiform nucleus

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Controls and adjusts muscle tone

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Function of basal nuclei claustrum

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Focuses visual attention

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Function of amygdaloid nucleus

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Part of limbic system

Question 15

Function of thalamus

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Part of the limbic system. Emotion memory learning and conscious awareness of emotion

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Function of hypothalamus

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Subconscious control of skeletal muscles. Produces hormones. Produces behavioral drives. Regulates body temp. Controls circadian Rhythms.

Question 17

Red nucleus

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Connects cerebrum and cerebellum and controls posture and reflexes

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Substantia nigra

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Controls and integrates motor output of the basal nuclei. Produces dopamine.

Question 19

Superior colliculi

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Receives Visual input from thalamus.

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Inferior colliculi

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Receives auditory input from medulla

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Pons function

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Relays impulses to and from medulla and cerebrum and regulates depth of breathing

Question 22

Cerebellum

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Maintains posture. Integrates sensory information about body position. Coordination. Fine tunes vol and invol movements

Question 23

Medulla

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Cardiovascular center and respiratory rhythmicity center

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Reticular formation

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Interconnects areas with fibers in all major tracts

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Limbic system function

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Establishes emotional states and facilitates memory storage