CNS Flashcards
(Forebrain) at primary brain vesicle
prosencephalon
primary brain vesicle develop at ____ week
3rd
primary brain vesicle develop midbrain
mesencephalon
primary brain vesicle develop hindbrain
rhombencephalon
Secondary
Brain
Vesicles -
Develop_______
week of
gestation
5th
diencephalon is derived from
Prosenceph
alon
Tectum is from
mesencephalon
mesencephalon in adult structures
tectum and cerebral peduncle
rhombencephalon at 5th week of gestation
metencephalon; myelencephalon
telencephalon in adult structures
cerebrum; basal ganglia
myelencephalon in adult structures
M.O
pons and _______ are from _____
cerebellum; metencephalon
cerebral peduncle divided into 2
crus cerebri; tegmentum
roof of midbrain
tectum
diencephalon adult structures
SHET
Cavities within the brain filled with CSF
Ventricular System
Major component of ventricular system
ventricles; CSF
Structures involved in the cavities:
third ventricle
diencephalon (SHET)
Structures involved in the cavities:
sylvian aqueduct
mesencephalon
Structures involved in the cavities:
lateral ventricle
telencephalon
Structures involved in the cavities:
fourth ventricle
rhombencephalon
Clear, colorless fluid
CSF
Chief producer of CSF:
Choroid plexus
amount choroid plexus can produce
500 ML
normal amount of CSF in adult
150 mL
Fxns of CSF
HaNDS
■ Homeostasis (to maintain
balance)
■ Nourishes brain & spinal cord
■ Drains unwanted substances
■ Shock absorption
CSF Flow
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Choroid Plexus
Lateral Ventricle
Foramen Monroe
Third Ventricle
Sylvian aqueduct
Fourth ventricle
Foramen Magendie
Foramen Lushka
Subarachnoid space
Arachnoid villi
Subarachnoid space termination level
S2
location subarachnoid space
Loc: Pia mater & arachnoid mater
Membranous connective tissue layers that
cover brain and spinal cord
meninges
SCALP meaning
SCALP - skin, connective tissue, aponeurosis,
loose areolar tissue, pericranium
MEninges
layer before subarachnoid space
arachnoid mater
MEninges
layer before duramater
epidural space
MEninges
layer after subarachnoid space
pia mater
MEninges
layer before epidural space
scalp
MEninges
layer after subdural space
arachnoid mater
majority of CSF is seen here
subarachnoid space
Lumbar tap procedure safest vertebral level to extract
L4-L5
Termination of spinal cord
(adult)
L1 to L2 (L1 if one)
Termination of spinal cord (kids)
L2-L3 (L3)
Aka “Pachymeninx”
Duramater
Strongest layer of meninges
duramater
Leptomeninges
pia mater ; arachnoid mater
Directly attached to
brain/skull
pia mater
cerebrum Has 2 cerebral hemispheres - connected by
corpus callosum
largest commissural fiber
corpus callosum
cerebrum has _____ representation
C/L
cerebrum’s Aka “dominant
hemisphere”
left hemisphere
cerebrum left hemisphere controls???
MALL
M - mathematical
A - analytical
L - Logic
L - language
cerebrum’s right hemisphere controls???
MICA
M - memory (memoright) &
music
I - insight
C - creativity
A - arts
It increases the surface area of cerebrum
gyrus
Depressions/grooves in cerebrum
sulcus
deep/major: fissure
Separates right and Left
cerebral hemispheres
Medial Longitudinal
F.
Separates parietal &
occipital lobes
Parieto - occipital
Fissures
Separates temporal lobe
from frontal and parietal
lobes
Lateral Sylvian
Fissures
Separates frontal and
parietal lobes
Rolandic Fissure
“central sulcus of
Rolando”
Internal Surface of cerebrum
a. Cerebral Cortex
b. Cerebral Medulla
Aka “cerebral
gray matter”
cerebral cortex
Aka “ cerebral
white matter”
cerebral medulla
fxn of cerebral medulla
Fxns:
connection
/communication
fxn of cerebral cortex
Fxns: cognition
& processing
Brodmann’s Areas
- Has _______ areas (13-16: no representation)
47
broadman areas in frontal lobe
4, 6, 8, 9-12, 44&45
BA4: _______
primary motor area
BA 6: __________
BA 6: Premotor Area
BA 8: ___________
BA 8: Frontal eye field