FINALS: BRAIN LAB Flashcards
Connects right and left CEREBRAL hemispheres
Corpus callosum
Largest part of the brain
Cerebrum
Ridges in cerebrum
Gyri
Grooves or fissures in cerebrum
Sulci
Long sulcus Extending from MEDIAN going to LATERAL
Central sulcus
Cavity present within each cerebral hemisphere
Lateral ventricle
Where lateral ventricle communicates with 3RD VENTRICLE
Interventricular foramina
Ventricle at the level of THALAMUS
3rd ventricle
Ventricle at the level of CEREBRUM PONS MEDULLA
4th ventricle
Connects 3RD & 4TH ventricle
Cerebral aqueduct
Small brain
Cerebellum
Grooves or folds in cerebellum
Fissures
Foldings in cerebellum
Folia or foliates
Midportion that separates right and left CEREBELLAR hemispheres
Vermis
Connects MIDBRAIN PONS MEDULLA
Peduncles
Cerebellum + midbrain
Superior cerebellar peduncle
Cerebellum + pons
Middle c. Peduncle
Cerebellum + medulla
Inf c. P
Function of cerebellum
Balance and coordination of body position and posture
Have the presence of thalamus (dorsal) and hypothalamus (ventral)
Diencephalon
At the level of medulla
Continuous with spinal cord
Forming Central canal
Brainstem
Where overall integ….
Basal ganglia
3 lobes of basal ganglia
Motor
Associative
Limbic
Meninges
Dura
Arachnoid
Pia mater
Foldings in dura
Falx cerebri
Sulcus which determine whether we are looking at occipital lobe
Parietoccipital sulcus