IMMS Flashcards
cranial
towards the head
rostral
in terms of brain and spinal cord
towards the face
-when talking about the brain, rostral is anterior
-when talking about the spinal cord, rostral is more superior part
caudal
in terms of brain and spinal cord
tail end
-when talking about the brain, caudal is posterior
-when talking about the spinal cord, caudal is more inferior part
what is the central nervous system composed of
brain and spinal chord
what is the peripheral nervous system composed of
all the nervous tissue outside the CNS, primarulary nerves
somatic nervous system
controls VOLUNTARY activities, under conscious control
autonomic nervous system
controls INVOLUNTARY activities, not under conscious control
what three parts is the brain anatomically divided into
the cerebrum (largest part), the cerebellum, the brainstem
what is the surface of the cerebrum called
cerebral cortex
what are folds and grooves in the cerebral cortex called
folds- gyri
grooves- sulci
where is info processed in the cerebral cortex
in the grey matter
where is info transmitted in the cerebral cortex
through bundles of fibres in the white matter
each cerebral hemisphere is divided into 4 lobes named after the bones underneath and they are called what
frontal, parietal, occipital and temporal
where does the cerebellum lie
it is inferior to the posterior part of cerebrum
like the cerebrum, the cerebellum….
-is composed of left and right hemispheres that are connected to each other
-has a highly folded cortex
-contains white matter and nuclei deep to the cortex
