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Intro to CNS Structures Flashcards

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Fissure

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a deep furrow or cleft

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Sulcus

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a groove on the surface of the brain

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Gyrus

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a prominent, rounded elevation on the surface of the cerebrum

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Lateral Ventricles (2)

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Frontal/anterior horn
Body
Temporal/inferior horn
Occipital/posterior horn
Atrium
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4th Ventricle

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Superior medullary velum
Inferior medullary velum
Lateral apertures (foramen of Luschka) (2)
Medial apertures (foramen of Magendie)

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What is the function of the choroid plexus?

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secretes CSF

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What is a subfalcine herniation?

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cingulate gyrus under falx cerebri

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What is a central herniation?

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brainstem toward foramen magnum

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What is a transtentorial herniation?

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medial temporal lobe thru tentorial notch

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What is a tonsillar herniation?

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cerebellar tonsils thru foramen magnum

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What are the dural reflections?

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falx cerebri
tentorium cerebelli- tentorial incisure/notch
falx cerebelli
diaphragma sellae

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What makes up the ventricular system of the brain?

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lateral ventricles (2)
interventricular foramen (of Monro)
3rd ventricle
cerebral aqueduct (of Sylvius)
4th ventricle
central canal of the spinal cord
choroid plexus
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What is the corpus callosum?

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nerve fibers connecting the cerebral hemispheres

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Rostral

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toward the nose

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Caudal

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toward the tail

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Where does the change in angle of the brain occur?

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At the midbrain

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What are Brodmann’s areas?

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a map of the cerebral cortex based on cellular architecture

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What makes up the CNS?

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brain and spinal cord

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How is the brain divided?

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Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brainstem

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What makes up the cerebrum?

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cerebral hemisphere

diencephalon

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What makes up the brainstem?

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Midbrain
Pons
Medulla
CNs

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What makes up the diencephalon?

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Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Epithalamus (pineal gland)
Subthalamus
Mamillary bodies
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What makes up the cerebral hemisphere?

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Cerebral cortex
Basal ganglia
Hippocampus
Amygdala

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What makes up the basal ganglia?

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caudate nucleus

lenticular nucleus

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What makes up the cerebral cortex?

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frontal lobe
parietal lobe
occipital lobe
temporal lobe
limbic lobe
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What is the function of the frontal lobe?

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Higher cognitive functions
Control of voluntary movements
Motor area for speech

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What makes up the frontal lobe?

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Superior, middle and inferior frontal gyri
Superior and inferior frontal sulci
Precentral sulcus and gyrus
Gyrus rectus
Olfactory bulb
Olfactory gyri
Cingulate sulcus
Anterior paracentral lobule
Orbital Part
Triangular
Opercular
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What is the primary motor cortex?

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Precentral gyrus

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What is the function of the superior and middle frontal gyri?

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premotor/supplementary motor cortex

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What makes up the inferior frontal gyrus?

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Opercular
Triangular
Orbital

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What is the motor area for speech (Broca Area)?

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Inferior gyrus:

Opercular and Triangular

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What is the function of the parietal lobe?

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Conscious sensation
Association cortices (i.e. puts sensations together to form a concept)
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What makes up the parietal lobe?

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postcentral sulcus
postcentral gyrus
intraparietal sulcus
superior parietal lobule
inferior parietal lobule
precuneus
posterior paracentral lobule
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What is the function of the postcentral gyrus? What Brodmann’s areas correspond to it?

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Primary sensory cortex

Brodmann’s Areas 1, 2, & 3

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Which part of the parietal lobe is important for the sensory aspect of language?

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superior parietal lobule

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What makes up the inferior parietal lobule?

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supramarginal gyrus

angular gyrus

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What is the function of the temporal lobule?

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comprehension of language

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What makes up the temporal lobe?

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temporal gyri

lateral occipitotemporal/fusiform gyrus

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What is the primary auditory cortex (Wernicke’s area)?

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superior temporal gyrus

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What are the temporal gyri?

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Superior
Middle
Inferior

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What is the function of the occipital lobe?

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Vision

Interpretation of visual images

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What makes up the occipital lobe?

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preoccipital notch
calcaine fissure
striate cortex
cuneus
lingual gyrus
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What is the primary visual cortex?

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Striate cortex

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What is Brodmann’s area 17 and what is its function?

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Striate cortex; primary visual cortex

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What is function of the limbic lobe?

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Emotion, drives, memory

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What makes up the limbic lobe?

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hippocampus
amygdala
cingulate sulcus
cingulate gyrus
uncus
parahippocampal gyrus
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What are the “5 F’s” of the limbic lobe?

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Feeding
Feeling
Fighting
Flight
Fornication
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What is the function of the basal ganglia?

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precise control of voluntary movement

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What makes up the lateral wall of the ventricular system?

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caudate nucleus

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What makes up the lenticular nuclei?

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putamen

globus pallidus

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What is the function of the thalamus?

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transmits all sensation (except olfaction) to cerebral cortex

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What is the role of the epithalamus (pineal gland)?

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sleep/wake cycle

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What is the function of the cerebellum?

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processes sensory information to regulate movement

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What makes up the cerebellum?

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vermis
cerebellar hemispheres
cerebellar tonsils

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What is the function of the brainstem?

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homeostasis
sensory, motor and ANS innervation of head and neck
special senses

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What makes up the midbrain?

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tectum - superior and inferior colliculi

tegmentum - cerebral peduncles

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