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Exam 1: Introductory Neuroanatomy Flashcards

•Be able to diagram the directional terms as they relate to brain anatomy. •Be able to name the lobes, gyri, sulci, and fissures on a picture or diagram of a brain. •Be able to locate the important functional regions of the cerebral cortex and describe what those regions do.

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What does grey matter contain?

What are some examples of grey matter?

A

Contains:

neuron cell bodies, dendrites, initial unmylinated portons of axons, etc…

Examples:

Cerebral cortex, Cerebellar cortex, Nuclei, Ganglia, Inside of spinal cord

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What does white matter contain?

What are some examples of white matter?

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Contains:

mylinated axons, plus oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, microglia

Examples:

Tract, Fascicle, Lemniscus, Bundle, Commissure

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Lateral sulcus (fissure)

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Central sulcus (lateral view)

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Central sulcus (medial view)

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Longitudinal fissure

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Frontal lobe (lateral view)

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Parietal lobe (lateral view)

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Temporal lobe (lateral view)

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Occipital lobe (lateral view)

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Parietal-Occipital sulcus (lateral view)

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Pre-occipital notch (lateral view)

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Frontal lobe (medial view)

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Parietal lobe (medial view)

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Temporal lobe (medial view)

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Occipital lobe (medial view)

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Limbic lobe (medial view)

aka Cingulate gyrus

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Parietal-Occipital sulcus (medial view)

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Insula

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Precentral gyrus

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Precentral sylcus

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Superior Frontal gyrus (lateral view)

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Surperior Frontal sulcus

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Middle Frontal gyrus

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Inferior Frontal sulcus

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Inferior Frontal gyrus

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Superior frontal gyrus (medial view)

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Paracentral lobule

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Marginal sulcus

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Cingulate sulcus

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Cingulate gyrus

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Postcentral gyrus

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Postcentral sulcus

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Intraparietal sulcus

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Superior parietal lobule

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Inferior parietal lobule

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Supramarginal gyrus

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Angular gyrus

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Precuneus

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Lateral occipital gyri

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Cuneus

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Calcarine sulcus

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Lingual gyrus

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Gyri breves

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Gyri longi

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Transverse temporal gyri (of Heschl)

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Superior temporal gyrus

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Superior temporal sulcus

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Middle temporal gyrus

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Middle temporal sulcus

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Inferior temporal gyrus

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Gyrus rectus

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Orbital gyri

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Uncus

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Parahippocampal gyrus

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Occipitotemporal sulcus (Inferior temporal sulcus)

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Occipitotemporal gyrus (fusiform gyrus)

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Identify the landmark

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Collateral sulcus

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Which structure is directly adjacent to the postcentral gyrus?

A. Angular gyrus

B. Lingual gyrus

C. Middle frontal gyrus

D. Middle temporal gyrus

E. Supramarginal gyrus

A

Answer to flip side Question:

E.

Supramarginal gyrus

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Postcentral gyrus + Posterior paracentral gyrus

represent which Brodmann’s Area?

A

Identify the landmark representing Brodmann’s Area

3, 1, 2

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Precentral gyrus + Anterior paracentral gyrus

represent which Brodmann’s Area?

A

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4

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Pars opercularis

represents which Brodmann’s Area?

A

Identify the landmark representing Brodmann’s Area

44

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Pars triangularis

represents which Brodmann’s Area?

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Identify the landmark representing Brodmann’s Area

45

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Pars orbitalis

represents which Brodmann’s Area?

A

Identify the landmark representing Brodmann’s Area

47

65
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Supramarginal gyrus

represents which Brodmann’s Area?

A

Identify the landmark representing Brodmann’s Area

40

66
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Angular gyrus

represents which Brodmann’s Area?

A

Identify the landmark representing Brodmann’s Area

39

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Cuneus

represents which Brodmann’s Area?

A

Identify the landmark representing Brodmann’s Area

17,18,19

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Calcarine sulcus + Lingual gyrus

represent which Brodmann’s Area?

A

Identify the landmark representing Brodmann’s Area

17

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Somatotopic organization

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Topographically organized according to anatomical relationships

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Sensory Homunculus

A

What we would look like if the amount of space in our brain dedicated to each of our body parts correlated with their actual size.

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Function of:

Precentral Gyrus

A

Primary somatomotor cortex

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Function of:

Postcentral Gyrus

A

Primary somatosensory cortex

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Identify the landmark

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Premotor cortex

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Function of:

Premotor cortex

A

Initital and sequencing of movements

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Frontal eye field

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Prefrontal cortex

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Broca’s area

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Function of:

Frontal eye field

A

conscious eye movements

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Function of:

Prefrontal cortex

A

intellect, problem solving, emotional control

80
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Function of:

Broca’s area

A

motor speech

right side = emotional speech

81
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Function of:

Frontal lobe

A

Restraint, Initiative, Order

82
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Function of:

Transverse temporal gyri of Heschl

A

Primary auditory cortex

83
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Identify the landmark

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Occipitotemporal gyrus (fusiform gyrus)

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Identify the landmark

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Hippocampus

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Identify the landmark

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Lateral temporal lobe

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Function of:

Occipitotemporal gyrus (fusiform gyrus)

A

Recognition of faces and expressions

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Function of:

Hippocampus

A

Infolding of the cortex responsible for

short-term declarative memory

Modulation of aggression

(removed in patient H.M.)

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Function of:

Lateral temporal lobe

A

right = objects and faces

left = language

Wernicke’s area (Brodmann’s area 22)

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Which of the following is the most accurate way to describe the location of the cingulate gyrus?

A. Caudal to the parieto-occipital sulcus

B. Dorsal to the superior temporal gyrus

C. Ventral to the intraparietal sulcus

D. Ventral to the superior frontal gyrus

A

Answer to flip side Question:

D.

Ventral to the superior frontal gyrus

90
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Function of:

Cingulate gyrus

A

Part of the limbic system

Controls emotions

Regulation of visceral processes

Learning

motor area = genuine facial expressions

91
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Identify the regions responsible for smile of each picture

A

Left = Primary motor cortex

Right = Cingulate motor area

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Primary visual cortex

93
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Function of area around:

Calcarine sulcus

A

Primary visual cortex

94
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Hypothalamus

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Thalamus

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Epithalamus

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Diencephalon

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Function of:

Hypothalamus

A

Maintains homeostasis for things such as sleep, metabolism, sexual drive, hormone secretion, autonomics, etc…

99
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Function of:

Thalamus

A

Relay for sensory information

100
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Function of:

Epithalamus

A

Pineal body in this region regulates sleep

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Midbrain

102
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Pons

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Medulla

104
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Brainstem

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Function of:

Brainstem

A

Contains nuclei that regulate cranial nerve functions and regulate visceral functions

Ascending and descending tracts and decussations

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Cerebellum

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Function of:

Cerebellum

A

Modulates motor output (coordination)

Balance

Learned movements

Learned response to stimuli

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Corpus Callosum

109
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Fornix

110
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Anterior commissure

111
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Identify the landmark

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Posterior commissure

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