Intro to CNS Flashcards
Meninges
CNS Coverings
CNS
Brain and spinal cord
PNS
31 pairs of spinal nerves and 12 pairs of cranial nerves
Telencephalon
Forebrain
Cerebral hemispheres
Diencephelon
Thalamus and Hypothalamus
Brain Stem
Sensory and homeostasis
Mesencephalon
Mid brain
Metencephalon
Pons
Sleep and circadian rhythm
Myelencephalon
Medulla
Heart rate and Respiration
Cerebellum
Connected to metencephalon
Superior
Above midbrain:
Dorsal
Below midbrain:
Rostral
Anterior
Above midbrain:
Rostral
Below Midbrain:
Ventral
Posterior
Above midbrain:
Caudal
Below midbrain:
Dorsal
Inferior
Above midbrain:
Ventral
Below midbrain:
Caudal
Sulci
Crevices in the brain
Gyri
Bumps or ridges between sulci
Occipital Lobe
Vision
Parietal Lobe
Pain and touch
Temporal Lobe
Auditory processes
Frontal Lobe
Problem solving, higher thinking
Cranial Nerve V
Trigeminal nerve
Cerebral peduncle
Collection of ascending and descending nerve tracts between cerebrum and pons
Olive
Olive shaped structures on either side of anterior face of medulla
Pyramid
Contain motor fibers within medulla
Fasciculus cunteatus
Lateral bundle of fiber nerves in medulla
Fasciculus gracilis
Medial bundle of nerve fibers in medulla
Meninges
Bone, dura mater, arachoid mater, pia mater
Protect the CNS
Bone
Skull around brain or vertebrae
Dura mater
Outer layer “tough mother”
Arachnoid
Middle layer, spider-web like
Pia mater
immediate covering, “delicate mother”