Final Exam: Brain Anatomy Flashcards
Part of brain that contains neuron cell bodies
Grey matter
Cell bodies inside CNS
Nuclei
Cell bodies outside CNS
Ganglion
Grey matter is located on the inside/outside of the brain
outside
Grey matter is located on the inside/outside of SC
Inside
Part of brain containing axons and supporting cells
white matter
3 basic anatomical regions of the brain?
- cerebrum
- cerebellum
- brainstem
2 hemispheres of the cerebrum?
Right and left hemisphere
how do the right and left hemisphere of the cerebrum communicate?
Corpus callosum (CC)
What are the 2 types of convolutions of the cerebrum
- gyri
2. sulci
elevated folds of he concolutions of the cerebrum
gyri
depressed grooves of the cerebrum
sulci
Cerebral cortex is made up of grey/white matter.
grey
What is the job of the cerebrum?
conscious perception of sensory input and initiation of conscious movement
T/F. Reflex pathways to sensory input must relay through the cortex.
F. does not
What are the 3 general regions of the cerebrum
- internal capsule
- cerebral cortex
- Basal nuclei
region of the cerebrum that is the projection of tracts from the brain stem to the cerebrum
internal capsule
is the internal capsule of the cerebrum grey or white matter
white
outer layer of gray matter of the cerebrum?
cerebral cortex
What are the 3 areas of the cerebral cortex?
- sensory fields
- motor areas
- association areas
What are the sensory fields of the cerebral cortex?
conscious perception of stimuli
What is the function of motor areas of the cerebral cortex?
voluntary movement of skeletal m.
What is the function of association areas of the cerebral cortex?
integration of sensory info and planning of voluntary movement, memory, reasoning, judgement, emotion
What is the basal nuclei of the cerebrum?
inner layer of grey matter
regulation of movement
5 cortical lobes of each cerebral hemisphere?
- occipital
- parietal
- frontal
- temporal
- piriform
lobe of the cerebral hemishpere for conscious perception of visual info.
occipital lobe
lesions associated with the visual cortex of the occiptial lobe may produce _____
cortical blindness
What is contained in the parietallobe of the cerebrum
somatosensory cotex
What is the function of the somatosensory cotex?
conscious proprioception and sensory input form skin