General brain anatomy Flashcards
What structure separates frontal and parietal lobe?
Central sulcus
What structure separates parietal and occipital lobe?
Parieto-occipital sulcus
What structure separates parietal and occipital from temporal lobe?
Lateral fissure (sylvian fissure)
Where is the insula cortex located?
Behind the temporal lobe
What nerve component runs through corpus callosum?
a) unmyelinated axons
b) myelinated axons
c) dendrites
b
What primary critical area is situated either side fo the calcimine sulcus?
Primary visual
What connects lateral and 3rd ventricles?
Interventricular fo.
What is the function of CSF?
Cushions brain, protects brain, removes waste, provides stable ionic environment for CNS
What structure forms the wall fo the 3rd ventricle?
Thalamus
What artery supplies the medial surface of the primary motor cortex?
Anterior cerebral artery
What artery supplies the lateral surface fo the primary motor cortex?
Middle cerebral artery
What artery supplies the primary auditory cortex?
Middle cerebral artery
What artery supplies the lateral surface of the primary somatosensory cortex?
Middle cerebral artery
What artery supplies the medial surface of the primary somatosensory cortex?
Anterior cerebral artery
What artery supplies the primary visual cortex?
Posterior cerebral artery
