Gross Anatomy of Brain Part 1

Question 1

Visual Cortex

Answer 1

measure size, velocity, position of ball

Question 2

Amygdala

Answer 2

adjust heart rate, respiration, MODULATES HYPOTHALAMUS

Question 3

Hypothalamus

Answer 3

motivation

Question 4

Motor Cortex

Answer 4

sends signals to activate/inhibit involved muscles

Question 5

Basal Ganglia

Answer 5

initiates motor pattern

Question 6

cerebellum

Answer 6

adjusts movements based on current position of body parts

Question 7

Brainstem

Answer 7

regulate HR, respiration, arousal

Question 8

Hippocampus

Answer 8

memory

Question 9

Prosencephalon divides into which 2?

Answer 9

Telencephalon - cerebral hemispheres

Diencephalon - thalamus, hypothalamus, subthalamus

Question 10

Mesencephalon

Answer 10

Midbrain

Question 11

Rhombencephalon divides into which 2?

Answer 11

Metencephalon - pons, cerebellum

Myelencephalon - medulla

Question 12

Spinal Cord

Answer 12

contains long tracts, intrinsic nuclei

mediates local reflexes

Question 13

Brainstem

Answer 13

afferent and efferent long tracts

nuclei within reticular formation related to sleep, consciousness

Question 14

Gracile Fasciculus

Answer 14

lower extremities

Question 15

Cuneate Fasciculus

Answer 15

upper extremities

Question 16

Midbrain

Answer 16

contains CN III, IV, part of V
other nuclei related to consciousness and pain

mediates visual and auditory reflexes

Question 17

Pons

Answer 17

nuclei for CN 6, 7, parts of 5 and 8
contains reticular formation
contains pontine nuclei with axons projecting to cerebellum.

Question 18

Medulla

Answer 18

CN 9, 10, 12, parts of 5 and 8
contains inferior olive and pyramids
regulating respiratory rate and cardiac function

Question 19

Basal Ganglia

Answer 19

motor-related nuclei involved in initiating behavior (including cognitive processes)

Question 20

thalamus

Answer 20

projection nuclei which send sensory and motor info to cerebral cortex

Question 21

hypothalamus

Answer 21

endocrine function, emotions, feeding-drinking

Question 22

cerebral hemispheres

Answer 22

no longer nuclear based anatomy; now layers sensory, motor, and association areas
higher cognitive functions

Question 23

neostratium

Answer 23

caudate and putamen

Question 24

paleostratium

Answer 24

globus pallidus

Question 25

Thalamus parts

Answer 25

1. Dorsal Thalamus 2. Epithalamus 3. Subthalamus 4. Metathalamus

Question 26

Dorsal Thalamus consists of?

Answer 26

Relay Nuclei: sensory & motor, VPL, VL Association Nuclei: DM Diffuse Projecting Nuclei: intralaminar CM

Question 27

Epithalamus consists of?

Answer 27

habenula, pineal body

Question 28

Frontal Lobe

Answer 28

motor and prefrontal cortices

Question 29

Parietal Lobe

Answer 29

somatosensory cortex and processes attention

Question 30

Occipital Lobe

Answer 30

primary and secondary visual cortices

Question 31

Temporal Lobe

Answer 31

auditory, visual, speech processing

Question 32

Limbic Lobe

Answer 32

emotions and memory formation