Lab 2 Half Brain Flashcards
What artery supplies the entire medial surface of the brain (except for the occipital lobe)?
anterior cerebral artery
What artery supplies the medial surface of the occipital lobe?
posterior cerebral artery
What fibers compose the corpus callosum?
interhemispheric association fibers
What are the 4 parts of the corpus callosum?
rostrum, genu, body, and splenium
Which commissure is located just in front of the columns of the fornix?
anterior commissure
Which commissure is found near the base of the pineal body?
posterior commissure
What connects the third ventricle to the fourth ventricle in the midbrain?
the cerebral aqueduct
The spinal canal is the caudal extension of ___ into the spinal cord.
the fourth ventricle
What is the point at which the fourth ventricle narrows to form the spinal canal?
the obex
What produces CSF?
the choroid plexus
What are the two ways CSF flows out of the ventricular system into the subarachnoid space?
foramen of Magendie and foramina of Luschka
The larger spaces of the subarachnoid space are called what?
cisterns
The largest space of the subarachnoid space is called what?
cisterna magna
calcarine
spur-shaped
callosum
thickening
chiasm
(from chi, the letter X), an x-shaped crossing
cingulate
girdle
cisterna
a closed space serving as a reservoir for fluid
colliculus
small hill
corpus
body
flocculus
tuft
fornix
arch
genu
knee
infundibulum
funnel
nodule
little knot
pellucidum
(per-through + lucere-to shine), transparent
splenium
(splenion-band), a band-like structure
tectum
roof
thalamus
inner chamber
uncus
hook
velum
a covering
vermis
a worm-like structure
