Forebrain

Question 1

Forebrain:

Subcortical white matter is comprised of tracts/pathways that are ________

Answer 1

axons

Question 2

Forebrain:

Subcortical white matter comprises the _______ _______, a commissure that connects 2 hemispheres of the cortex

Answer 2

corpus callosum

Question 3

Forebrain:

Grey matter is comprised of _______ & ______.

Examples of these grey matter structures are the _______ and the ________

Answer 3

cell bodies; dendrites

cerebral cortex; subcortical nuclei

Question 4

Subcortical Nuclei:

The _______ is the gatekeeper to the cortex. It is a group of _______.

The old way of thinking about this structure was as a sensory relay station.

Answer 4

thalamus; nuclei

Question 5

Subcortical Nuclei:

The ________ maintains homeostasis, which is the regulation of ______/_____ and ______/______.

This structure also controls the ___________ and the ANS

It plays a role in emotion, mostly associated with _____ & _______

Answer 5

hypothalamus; hunger/satiety; heat gain/loss

endocrine system

laughter & crying

Question 6

Subcortical Nuclei:

The _________ controls coordinated ______ contraction/_______.

It also controls the _____ of _______.

Answer 6

basal ganglia; muscle; movement

force; movement

Question 7

Subcortical Nuclei:

The limbic system is comprised of the _______, _______, _______, and ______.

It controls the behavior linked to emotions.

Answer 7

cingulate gyrus; amygdala; fornix; hippocampus;

Pneumonic: (C)ucumbers (G)row (A)round (F)arm (H)omes

Question 8

The corpus callosum is comprised of the _____, ______, ______, and ______

Answer 8

genu; body; rostrum; splenium;

Pneumonic: (G)ood (B)ikes (R)arely (S)queak

Question 9

The diencephalon is comprised of the ______ & _______

Answer 9

thalamus and hypothalamus

Question 10

The Cerebral Cortex:

Cortex = “______”, is approx. ___ mm thick, and is a layer of ____-_____ cells

Answer 10

bark; 4; 4-6

Question 11

The Cerebral Cortex:

The cortex is about ____% of the human brain

Answer 11

80%

Question 12

The Cerebral Cortex:

_____/______ = folds/bumps in the cortex

Answer 12

gyri/gyrus

Question 13

The Cerebral Cortex:

______/______= indentations/grooves in the cortex

Answer 13

sulci/sulcus

Question 14

There are two ______ in the brain (left and right)

Answer 14

hemispheres

Question 15

The Cerebral Cortex:

The two hemispheres are separated by the _______

Answer 15

longitudinal fissure

Question 16

The Cerebral Cortex:

The cortex is comprised of 5 lobes. The ______, ______, _______, _______, and ________

Answer 16

parietal; occipital; temporal; insula; frontal

Pneumonic: I only smoke POT IF the mood’s right

or

(I) (T)hink (P)orcupines (F)righten (O)ctavia

Question 17

The Cerebral Cortex:

Mediates “_________” or in other words, ________

Answer 17

higher cortical functions; thinking

Question 18

Functional Organization of the Cortex: Projection Areas

A. _______ cortex

1. Primary cortex
2. 1. Receives projections from the _______
3. 1.1. The _______ lobe receives somatosensation projections
4. 1.2. The ______ lobe receives vision projections
5. 1.3. The ______ lobe receives audition projections

Answer 18

A. Sensory

1. 1. thalamus
2. 1.1. parietal
3. 1.2. occipital
4. 1.3. temporal

Question 19

Functional Organization of the Cortex: Projection Areas

2. Secondary cortex
3. 1. Adjacent to _____ cortex
4. 2. Interprets ______ (perception enhanced)

Answer 19

2. 1. primary

2. 2. stimuli

Question 20

Functional Organization of the Cortex: Projection Areas

3. Tertiary cortex
4. 1. aka ________ or _______ cortex
5. 2 Coordinates _______ areas and ________

Answer 20

3. 1. multimodal or association

3. 2 secondary areas and cognition

Question 21

Functional Organization of the Cortex: Projection Areas

B. ______ cortex

1. Tertiary cortex
2. 1. Receives ______ from _______ cortex
3. 2. _______ cortex: plans movement

Answer 21

B. Motor

1. 1. input; sensory
2. 2. Prefrontal

Question 22

Functional Organization of the Cortex: Projection Areas

2. Secondary cortex
3. 1. ______ cortex: Catalog of ________ movements

Answer 22

2.1. premotor; complex

Question 23

Functional Organization of the Cortex: Projection Areas

3. Primary cortex
4. 1 Catalog of ______ movements

Answer 23

3.1. simple

Question 24

What are the four Fs for which the limbic system is responsible?

Answer 24

Feeding, Fleeing, Fighting, and Fornicating

Question 25

What is the secret 5th lobe of the cortex?

Answer 25

the insula