Cranium, Scalp, Meninges and Brain II Flashcards
What does gray matter house?
Motor neuron and interneuron cell bodies
Dendrites
Axon terminals
Unmyelinated axons
White matter is composed primarily of what?
Myelinated axons
During brain development, an outer, superficial region of gray matter forms from what?
Migrating peripheral neurons
External sheets of gray matter is called what?
The cortex
What covers the surface of most of the adult brain (the cerebrum and the cerebellum)?
cortex
What are the three initial brain vesicles?
Prosencephalon - forebrain
Mesencephalon - midbrain
Rhombencephalon - hindbrain
When are the three initial brain vesicles differentiated?
By the end of the fourth week of development
What are the five secondary brain vesicles?
Telencephalon and Diencephalon
Mesencephalon
Metencephalon and Mylencephalon
The components of the five secondary brain vesicles differentiated by what week?
five
What forms the cerebrum?
Telencephalon
What forms the thalamus, hypothalamus, and epithalamus?
Diencephalon
What forms the pons and cerebellum?
Metencephalon
What forms the medulla oblongata?
Mylencephalon
At 13 weeks, what parts of the brain are formed?
Telencephalon, diencephalon, mesencephalon, cerebellum and pons, and medulla oblongata
At 26 weeks, what parts of the brain are formed?
Cerebrum Central and lateral sulcus Diencephalon Mesencephalon Pons and cerebellum Medulla oblongata
What are the brains 4 major regions?
Cerebrum
Diencephalon
Brainstem
Cerebellum
How is the cerebrum divided?
Into two halves, called the left and right cerebral hemispheres
How is each hemisphere of the cerebrum subdivided into?
five functional areas called lobes
Outer surface of an adult brain exhibits folds called what?
Gyri
Outer surface of an adult brain exhibits shallow depressions between folds called what?
Sulci
The brain is associated with how many pairs of cranial nerves?
12
The portion of the adult brain including the epithalamus, thalamus, and hypothalamus is derived fro which secondary brain vesicle?
Diencephalon
The frontal lobe has what cortices and association areas within?
Primary motor cortex
Premotor cortex
Motor speech area
Frontal eye fields
Where is the primary motor cortex located?
Frontal lobe within the precentral gyrus
What cortex in the frontal lobe is the primary motor cortex association area?
Premotor cortex
What is the motor speech area in the frontal lobe and is usually found only on the left frontal lobe?
Broca’s area
What are the primary functions of the frontal lobe?
Higher intellectual functions (concentration, decision making, planning); personality; verbal communication; voluntary motor control of skeletal muscles
What are the cortices and association areas within the parietal lobe?
Primary somatosensory cortex
Somatosensory association area
Part of Wernicke’s area
Part of gnostic area
Where is the primary somatosensory cortex located?
In the parietal lobe withing postcentral gyrus
What are the primary functions of the parietal lobe?
Sensory interpretation of textures and shapes; understanding speech and formulating words to express thoughts and emotions (wernicke’s area)
What are the cortices and association areas of the temporal lobe?
Primary auditory cortex Primary olfactory cortex Auditory association area Olfactory association area Part of Wernicke's area Part of gnostic area
What are the primary functions of the temporal lobe?
Interpretation of auditory and olfactory sensations; storage of auditory and olfactory experiences