Gross Brain & Brainstem Flashcards
1
Q
Ganglia
A
Collection of soma outside the CNS
2
Q
Nuclei
A
Soma inside the CNS
3
Q
Location of Gray Matter in Spinal Cord
A
Horns and grey commisure
4
Q
Other names for white matter
A
- Fasciculus
- Funiculus
- Lemniscus
- Peduncle
- Tract
5
Q
White Matter: Association Fibers
A
Connect cortical areas within one hemipshere
6
Q
White Matter: Commissural Tracts
A
- Connect cortical areas within R/L hemispheres
- Ex. Corpus Callosum
7
Q
White Matter: Projection Fibers
A
- Connect cortical areas within other body region
- Ex. Internal Capsule
8
Q
Sulcus
A
Indentation
9
Q
Gyrus
A
Ridge of cortical tissue
10
Q
Fissure
A
Deep sulcus (groove)
11
Q
Another name for Cerebrum
A
Telencephalon
12
Q
Components of Diencephalon
A
- Thalamus
- Hypothalamus
- Subthalamus
13
Q
Components of Brainstem
A
- Midbrain (Mesencephalon)
- Pons (Metencephalon)
- Medulla Oblongata (Myelencephalon)
14
Q
Longitudinal Fissure
A
Divides cerebrum into R and L cerebral hemispheres
15
Q
What structure can be seen if you “pull down the temporal lobe”?
A
Insula
