HIGHER CENTER: 5 MAJOR REGIONS OF THE BRAIN EXCEPT CEREBRAL CORTEX

Question 1

5 Major regions of the brain

D
T
Me
Me
My

Answer 1

Diencephalon
Telencephalon
Mesencephalon
Metencephalon
Mylencephalon

Question 2

MYLENCEPHALON

if you have __________ and _________ in lower medulla oblongata you also have it in the spinal cord

collectively called the dorsal column pathway

Answer 2

fasciculus gracilis and fasciculus cunneatus

Question 3

MYLENCEPHALON

controls activity of the vascular system and the heart (aortic and carotid sinus)
maintains BP concentrated mostly on major vessels

Answer 3

Baroreceptors

Question 4

MYLENCEPHALON

controls activity of respiratory system (Aortic and Carotid Bodies)

Answer 4

chemoreceptors

Question 5

MYLENCEPHALON

cranial nerves mostly associated with the medulla are ___, ___, ___, ___, ____, and _____

Answer 5

8 - vestibulocochlear
9 - glossopharyngeal
10 - vagus
11 - spinal accessory
12 - hypoglossal

Question 6

MYLENCEPHALON

gastrointestinal tract for taste
CN ___ for anterior 2/3 of the tongue taste buds
CN ___ for posterior 1/3 of the tongue taste buds
CN ___ for pharynx

Answer 6

cranial nerve 7 - facial
cranial nerve 9 - glossopharyngeal
cranial nerve 10 - vagus

Question 7

METENCEPHALON

respiratory and urinary bladder control
will also help in respiratory activity and urinary bladder
vestibular control of the eyemovement

Answer 7

Pons and cerebellum

Question 8

METENCEPHALON: PONS

cranial nerves associated with Pons are ____

Answer 8

CN 5 - Trigeminal
CN 6 - Abducens
CN 7 - Facial
some of CN 8 - Vestibulocochlear

Question 9

METENCEPHALON: PONS
main associated nerve of the Pons

Answer 9

cranial nerve 5 - trigeminal

Question 10

METENCEPHALON: PONS

reflexes associated with cranial nerve V

Answer 10

jaw jerk reflex
corneal reflex
tearing sneezing sucking and sensation of the face

Question 11

METENCEPHALON: Cerebellum/Hindbrain

mostly concerned with _______- especially rapid movement

Answer 11

motor coordination

Question 12

METENCEPHALON: Cerebellum/Hindbrain

Responsible for equilibrium and balance
corresponds primarily to flocculondular lobe

Answer 12

vestibulocerebellum

Question 13

METENCEPHALON: Cerebellum/Hindbrain

responsible for motor learning and coordination
intermediate lobe

Answer 13

spinocerebellum

Question 14

METENCEPHALON: Cerebellum/Hindbrain

responsible for motor planning and programming
lateral cerebellum

Answer 14

cerebrocerebellum

Question 15

METENCEPHALON: Cerebelum/Hindbrain

the cerebellum is for ________ regulation
basal ganglia is for _______ regulation

Answer 15

feed forward
feedback

Question 16

MESENCEPHALON : Midbrain

Cranial Nerves associated with the midbrain are CN ___ and ____

Answer 16

CN 3 Occulomotor
CN 4 Trochlear

Question 17

MESENCEPHALON : Midbrain

____________ (direct and consensual reflexes) by flashing a light
sensory is CN ___ and motor is CN ___ that will produce pupillary constriction

Answer 17

Pupillary reflex
sensory is CN II
motor is CN III

Question 18

MESENCEPHALON: Midbrain

CN which has no nucleus because it is CN I (OLFACTORY) AND CN II (OPTIC) because it is __________

Answer 18

cortical

Question 19

DIENCEPHALON

sensory and motor relay to the cerebral cortex
visual inputs (CN II)

are of higher center responsbile for maintenance of consciousness

Answer 19

thalamus

Question 20

DIENCEPHALON

generally made up of pineal gland
concerned with the sleep-wake cycle
responsible for biologic rhythm

Answer 20

epithalamus

Question 21

DIENCEPHALON
helps regulate motor activity of the basal ganglia
releases glutamate

Answer 21

subthalamus

Question 22

DIENCEPHALON
THALAMIC NUCLEI

somatic sensations of the body except the face

Answer 22

ventral posterolateral

Question 23

DIENCEPHALON
THALAMIC NUCLEI

somatic sensations of the face

Answer 23

ventral posteromedial

Question 24

DIENCEPHALON
THALAMIC NUCLEI

provides information to the basal ganglia (motor regulation of the body)

Answer 24

ventral anterior

Question 25

DIENCEPHALON
THALAMIC NUCLEI

planning, coordination, learning of motor activity

Answer 25

ventral lateral

Question 26

DIENCEPHALON
HYOPOTHALAMUS

mainly responsible for autonomic and endocrine control

responsible for distributing the different impulses created in the CNS

Answer 26

hypothalamus

Question 27

DIENCEPHALON
HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEI

thermoregulation (senses elevation of temperature)

Answer 27

anterior hypothalamic area

Question 28

DIENCEPHALON
HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEI

thermoregulation (senses decrease in body temperature)

Answer 28

posterior hypothalamic area

Question 29

DIENCEPHALON
HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEI

produces ADH

Answer 29

paraventricular hypothalamus

Question 30

DIENCEPHALON
HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEI

produces oxytocin

Answer 30

supraoptic hypothalamus

Question 31

DIENCEPHALON
HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEI

thirst center

Answer 31

lateral hypothalamus

Question 32

DIENCEPHALON
HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEI

satiety center

Answer 32

ventromedial hypothalamus

Question 33

DIENCEPHALON
HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEI

circadian rhythms

Answer 33

suprachiasmatic nuclei

Question 34

DIENCEPHALON
HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEI

for short term memory (mostly used)

Answer 34

mammillary body

Question 35

DIENCEPHALON
HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEI

produces the releasing and inhibiting hormones for the anterior pituitary gland

Answer 35

arcuate nucleus

Question 36

TELENCEPHALON

motor (feeback regulation) corrects and evaluates movement as they happen

very important for the initiation of movement as they happen

Answer 36

basal ganglia

Question 37

TELENCEPHALON

Injury to the dopaminergic neurons coming from the substancia nigra that is going towards the basal ganglia will produce the condition known as ____________

Answer 37

parkinson’s disease