exam 4: NS general concepts (31) Flashcards
Prosencephalon
Mesencephalon
Rhombencephalon
what does these terms correspond with
Prosencephalon= FOREBRAIN
Mesencephalon= MIDBRAIN
Rhombencephalon= HINDBRAIN
Cranial end of the neural tube develops ______ enlargements
3
Caudal to the brain, the neural tube becomes the _________
spinal cord
The 3 main enlargements divide/develop into __ main divisions of the brain
5
What does the Proencephalon subdivide into
Telencephalon
Diencephalon
What does the Rhombencephalon subdivide into
Metencephalon (pons)
Myelencephalon (medulla oblongata)
what are the 3 main parts of the encephalon
Prosencephalon
Mesencephalon
Rhombencephalon
What are the major deviates of the Telencephalon
Cerebral cortex
Basal nuclei
What are the major deviates of the Diencephalon
Epithalamus
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
What are the major deviates of the Mesencephalon
Tectum
Tegmentum
Cerebral peduncles
What are the major deviates of the metencephalon
Cerebellum
Pons
What are the major deviates of the Myelencephalon
Medulla Oblongata
what is the lumen associated with the Telencephalon
Lateral ventricles (1 for each hemisphere)
what is the lumen associated with the Diencephalon
third ventricle
what is the lumen associated with the mesencephalon
mesencephalic aqueduct
what is the lumen associated with the Metencephalon
rostral part of fourth ventricle
what is the lumen associated with the Myelencephalon
caudal part of the fourth ventricle
what is the subdivision and lumen associated with the remainder of the neural tube
subdivision: spinal cord
lumen: central canal
what does the optic cups of an embryo expand to form
eyes
What does the telencephalon form
the 2 hemispheres of the brain
lumen is another word for a ____
cavity
what are the FUNCTIONAL DIVISIONS of the encephalon
Cerebrum (Telencephalon)
Cerebellum
Brainstem [base]
what is the brain stem composed of
Diencephalon
Mesencephalon
Metencephalon
Myelencephalon
what is the most caudal portion of the rhombencephalon that communicates with the spinal cord
medulla oblongata (myelencephalon)
The space in the neural canal known as
_____________ is dorsal to the myelencephalon and metencephalon
IV ventricle
Nucleus of the vagus lives in the ________
medulla oblongata (myelencephalon)
the medulla oblongata (myelencephalon) has ascending and descending __________
projection neurons
what areas does the medulla oblongata (myelencephalon) control
cardiovascular and respiratory
arousal/awareness
medulla oblongata (myelencephalon) contains UMN or LMN nuclei
UMN
what cranial nerves are involved with the medulla oblongata (myelencephalon)
CN VI to XII
what is being pointed to
Rhomboid fossa (the floor of the 4th ventricle)
identify 1 and 2 of the ventral aspect of the medulla oblongata
- pyramids
- Decussation of pyramids
In the medulla oblongata, what is the name of the descending motor fibers that are from the superior aspect of the brain forming columns
pyramids
Crossover of descending motor fibers. Is consider de boundary between the encephalon and the spinal cord
Decussation of pyramids
what is the natural landmark of where the encephalon ends and spinal cord begins
Decussation of pyramids
Decussation of pyramids move rostrally=
Decussation of pyramids move caudally=
rostral= encephalon
caudally= spinal cord
are there fibers that do NOT cross at the decussations of the pyramids
true (majority do, but not ALL)
metencephalon is rostral to the _________________-
myelencephalon
T/F the pons also has ascending/descending projection fibers, arousal/awareness, and UMN nuclei
true
what is the MAIN CN of the Metencephalon (pons)
CN V (trigeminal)
what is the highlighted part
Pons or Metencephalon
Ventral view