Divisions Flashcards
Telencephalon
Cerebral hemispheres(Neocortex, hippo campus, pyriform lobe), Lateral ventricles (1,2) Olfactory n.
Diencephalon
Thalmus, hypothalmus, 3, Optic n.
Mesencephalon
Midbrain, Aqueduct, Occulomotor n.
Metencephalon
Pons, Cerebellum, 4, Trochlear n. Trigeminal n.
Myencephalon
Medulla, 4, CN 6-12
White matter in spinal cord
outside
White matter in brain
inside
Tract
Bundle of functionally related axons in CNS
Fasicle/Peduncle
Several tracts traveling together
Grey matter
Neuron cell bodies, synapses, dendrites, fine branches of axons.
Nuclei
Specific regions of grey matter that contain specific groups of cell bodies in subcortical regions
area
Specific regions of grey matter that contain specific groups of cell bodies in cerebral cortex and cerebellar cortex
Subcortical telencephalon
basal ganglia, amygdala, septum, diagonal band, and claustrum nuclei