Gross Brain, Meninges, Dural Sinuses and Cranial Fossae Flashcards
What are the three main functions of the brain?
Stimulate movement
Maintain homeostasis
Produce thought
What sulcus is located between the frontal and parietal lobes?
Central sulcus
Where is the lateral fissure located?
Between the temporal and frontal lobes?
What fissure separates the two cerebral hemispheres?
Longitudinal
This lobe is associated with motor and personality
Frontal
The parietal lobe is associated with what functions?
Sensory
Integration
What lobe is considered the visual area of the brain?
Occipital
What functions is the temporal lobe associated with?
Auditory
Speech
Olfactory
Memory
This area of the brain is associated with fine motor coordination
Cerebellum
Where are the cranial nerves located in the brain?
Pons
What are the functions of the medulla oblongata?
Blood pressure
Respiration
What fibers connect the cerebral hemispheres?
Corpus callosum
What is the function of the thalamus?
Relay station for all senses, except olfaction
What is the center for the autonomic and endocrine functions?
Hypothalamus
What is the function of the pituitary gland?
Homeostasis
Where is the sleep-wake cycle regulated in the brain?
Pineal gland
These are nuclei related to emotions
Mammillary bodies
What bones are part of the anterior cranial fossa?
Frontal
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
What cranial nerve is found in the anterior cranial fossa?
CN I
What bones are part of the middle cranial fossa?
Sphenoid
Temporal
Parietal
What nerves are found in the middle cranial fossa?
CN II CN III CN IV CN V CN VI
What gland is found n the middle cranial fossa?
Pituitary
What bones make up the posterior cranial fossa?
Temporal
Pearietal
Occipital
What nerves are found in the posterior cranial fossa?
CN VII CN VIII CN IX CN X CN XI CN XII
Which cranial nerves have parasympathetic ganglia?
CN V
CN VII
CN IX
CN X
What is the name of CN V ganglion?
Trigeminal
What is the name of CN VII ganglion?
Geniculate
What is the name of the IX ganglions?
Superior and Inferior ganglia of the glossopharyngeal nerve
What is the name of CN X ganglion?
Nodose
What structures pass through the supraorbital foramen?
Supraorbital a., v. and n.
Where is the foramen cecum located?
Anterior cranial fossa, frontal bone
What foramen do the emissary veins to the superior sagittal sinus pass through?
Foramen cecum
Where do the olfactory nerve bundles enter the cranium?
Foramina of the cribriform plate
What structures pass through the anterior and posterior ethmoidal foramina?
Anterior and posterior ethmoidal a., v. and n., respectively