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GROSS ANATOMY AND BRAIN FUNCTION Flashcards

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What are the 3 main divisions of the brain

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  • Forebrain
  • Midbrain
  • Hindbrain
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What are the ventricles of the brain and which major divisions are they located

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  • Lateral ventricles-telencephalon -forebrain
  • Third ventricle - diencephalon- forebrain
  • Cerebral aqueduct- Mesencephalon- midbrain
  • Fourth ventricle - Metencephalon- hind brain
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What are the subdivisions of the brain

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  • Telencephalon -Forebrain
  • Diencephalon-Forebrain
  • Mesencephalon-Midbrain
  • Metencephalon -Hindbrain
  • Myelencephalon-Hind brain
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What are the main structures within the Telencephalon

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  • Cerebral cortex
  • Basal ganglia
  • Limbic system
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What are the main structures of the Diencephalon

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Thalamus

Hypothalamus

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What are the main structures of the Mesencephalon

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Tectum
Tegmentum
Crus cerebri
Aqueductus mesencephali

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What are the main structures of the metencephalon

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Cerebellum

Pons

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What are the main structures of the myelencephalon

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Medulla oblongata

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What structures make up the brain stem

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Medulla oblongata
Pons
Mid brain

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What are the principle functions of the brain stem

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  • location of important regulatory centres: respiratory, blood pressure and heart rate
  • cranial nerves emerge here and have their nuclei here
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What are the principle functions of the hindbrain

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  • balance
  • coordination
  • Arousal (pons)
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What is the main function of the Tectum

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  • visual reflexes

- audition

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What is the main function of the tegmentum

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  • sleep
  • arousal
  • pain
  • part of the motor system
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What is he main difference between the brain stem and the hindbrain

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The brain stem includes medulla oblongata, pons, midbrain

The hind brain includes the cerebellum, pons, medulla oblongata

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What is the main function of the thalamus

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Information processing

Relay station for sensory information

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What is the main function of the hypothalamus

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  • appetite
  • reproduction
  • hormonal regulation
  • stress
  • fight /flight
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What is the function of the cerebral cortex

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  • planning of movement
  • perception
  • learning
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What is the main function of the bass ganglia

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Coordination of movement

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What is the main function of the limbic system

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  • emotion

- learning and memory

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What does the cortex within the telencephalon contain

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  • neocortex
  • archicortex
  • paleocortex
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What is the function of the paleocortex

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Related to olfactory sense

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What is the function of the archicortex

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-memory generation, in particular spatial memory

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What is the neocortex involved in

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  • planning of movement
    -perception
    Learning
    Memory
    Is the dominant part of the cerebral cortex in mammals
24
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What is the corpus callosum

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Structure that connects the two cerebral hemispheres of the brain

25
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Name the lobes of the brain

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Frontal lobe
Parietal lobe
Temporal lobe
Occipital lobe

26
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What are the functions of the lobes of the brain

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  • frontal lobe = motor cortex
  • parietal lobe= sensory cortex
  • Temporal lobe = hearing
  • Occipital lobe = vision
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What is the function of the limbic system

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Emotion
Leaning
Memory

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