Introduction to Neuroanatomy

Question 1

frontal lobe sensory processing function

Answer 1

what do i do about it

Question 2

parietal lobe sensory processing function

Answer 2

where is it

Question 3

occipital lobe sensory processing function

Answer 3

visual info

Question 4

temporal lobe sensory processing function

Answer 4

what is it

Question 5

gyrus/gyri

Answer 5

folds

Question 6

sulcus/sulci

Answer 6

depressions (sulk - deep)

Question 7

what is split brain treatment and why was it done?

Answer 7

cuts the corpus callosum in epilepsy (to treat seizures)

Question 8

what is the corpus callosum?

Answer 8

a white matter tract connecting the 2 hemispheres

Question 9

what is the brainstem made up of?

Answer 9

midbrain
pons
medulla

Question 10

what is the white matter tract connecting the 2 hemispheres called?

Answer 10

corpus callosum

Question 11

what to the pons, midbrain and medulla make up?

Answer 11

brainstem

Question 12

what is the brainstem responsible for?

Answer 12

basic physiological functions like heart rate.

Question 13

what part of the brain is repsonsible for basic physiological functions like heart rate?

Answer 13

brainstem

Question 14

what are the ventricles filled with?

Answer 14

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

Question 15

where is CSF produced?

Answer 15

o Produced by ependymal cells which line ventricles

Question 16

role of CSF

Answer 16

o Act as a shock absorber
o Nutrient supply
o Waste flush (125ml at any one time in the body but 500ml produced per day)

Question 17

how much CSF is there in the body?

Answer 17

125ml at any one time in the body but 500ml produced per day

Question 18

where is most of the CSF found?

Answer 18

outside of the ventricles

Question 19

what part of the brain bridges neuro and endocrine?

Answer 19

hypothalamus

Question 20

role of hypothalamus

Answer 20

• Bridges neuro and endocrine
• Wired into pituitary, brainstem, ANS
• Thermoregulation
• Hunger and thirst

Question 21

what part of the brain is responsible for thermoregulation, hunger and thirst?

Answer 21

hypothalamus

Question 22

what part of the brain is wired into the pituitary, brainstem and ANS?

Answer 22

hypothalamus

Question 23

role of thalamus

Answer 23

filters sensory info

cocktail party effect

Question 24

what part of the brain filters sensory info?

Answer 24

thalamus

Question 25

dorsal

Answer 25

back

Question 26

ventral

Answer 26

front

Question 27

rostral

Answer 27

beak (frontal lobes)

Question 28

caudal

Answer 28

Base (occipital lobes)

Question 29

pick the right term: the pons is caudal/ rostral/ ventral/ dorsal to the medulla

Answer 29

the pons is rostral to the medulla

Question 30

what nerves come out of the cerebrum?

Answer 30

cranial nerves

Question 31

where do cranial nerves come from?

Answer 31

cerebrum

Question 32

difference between white and grey matter

Answer 32

white matter is myelinated axons whereas grey matter is cell bodies

Question 33

plexus

Answer 33

organisation of nerves (cable management)

Question 34

ganglion

Answer 34

collection of neuron cell bodies outside the NS

Question 35

what is responsible for the organisation of nerves?

Answer 35

plexus

Question 36

what is a collection of neuron cell bodies outside the NS called?

Answer 36

ganglion