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what are the functions of the cerebrum?

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conciousness, memeory, perception, skilled movements

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what are gyri? sulci? fissures?

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gyri: folds
sulci: grooves
fissures: deep grooves

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what are the cerebral lobes?

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frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, insula, limbic

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what is contained in the frontal lobes?

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motor areas, CN I

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what is contained in the parietal lobes?

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somatosensory areas

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what is contained in the occipital lobe?

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visual areas

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what is contained in the temporal lobes?

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auditory areas

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describe the insula?

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maintains homeostasis by processing visceral sensations, taste, and ANS functions
-hidden by frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes

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9
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describe the limbic lobes?

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  • drives emotions, memory
  • cingulate gyrus and parahippocampal gyrus
  • encircles telencephalon and diencephalon junction
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10
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what are key components of the cerebral hemispheres?

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  • lateral ventricles
  • corpus striatum
  • white matter
  • some limbic structures
  • cerebral cortex
  • CN I
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11
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the lateral ventricles are a landmark for what?

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the study of brain sections

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12
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several regions of gray matter protrude into the lateral ventricles, what are they?

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  • caudate nucleus
  • thalamus and interthalamic adhesion
  • hippocampus
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what is the caudate nucleus?

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  • functions in movement, memory, learning, reward, motivation, etc.
  • forms lateral wall of body and anterior horn of lateral ventricles
  • forms roof of interior horn
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what is the thalamus?

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  • relays motor and sensory information to the cerebral cortex
  • forms floor of body of lateral ventricles
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what is the hippocampus?

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  • functions in learning and memory

- forms floor and medial wall of inferior horn of lateral ventricles

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what is the corpus striatum?

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collective name for caudate and lentiform nuclei

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17
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is the corpus striatum composed of white or gray matter?

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gray

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what is the corpus striatum a part of?

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basal ganglia

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why is it called the corpus “striatum”?

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because it appears striated due to the bridges of gray matter than connect nuclei

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what are the functions of the corpus striatum?

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motor control and learning

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the corpus striatum is divided into two parts, what are they?

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neostriatum and paleostriatum

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describe the neostriatum

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  • primary receiver (output info only goes to other basal nuclei)
  • further divided into ventral striatum and dorsal striatum
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describe the ventral neostriatum

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  • input from the limbic system, hippocampus and amygdala

- consists of nucleus accumbens and olfactory tubercle

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where is nucleus accumbens? whats its function?

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  • in basal forebrain

- possible function in reward system

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where is the olfactory tubercle? whats its function?

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  • near olfactory tract

- possible function in reward system and locomotion

26
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describe the dorsal neostriatum

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  • fibres from cortex, substantia nigra and thalamus enter basal ganglia here
  • consists of caudate and putamen
27
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describe the caudate

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  • input: cortical association areas
  • projects to prefrontal areas
  • functions in cognition
  • superior to putamen
28
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describe the putamen

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  • input: motor and somatosensory areas
  • projects to motor, pre-motor, and supplementary motor areas
  • functions in movement and learning
  • deep to insula
29
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describe the paleostriatum

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  • input: neostriatum
  • outpur: motor related areas
  • consists of: globus pallidus
30
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describe the globus pallidus

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divided into globus pallidus externa (gpe) and globus pallidus interna (gpi)

31
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do gpe and gpi have the same inputs? outputs?

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similar inputs, different outputs

32
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what separates gpe and gpi?

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medial medullary lamina (white matter)

33
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what is the lentiform nucleus?

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anatomical groupung composed of the putamen and the globus pallidus

34
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the corpus striatum has many surrounding structures, what are they?

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  • thalamus (medial to globus pallidus)
  • white matter (internal capsule, external capsule, extreme capsule) (internal capsule divides caudate and putamen)
  • claustrum (btwn external and extreme capsules)
  • insula lobe
35
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what is white matter in the cerebral hemispheres?

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myelinated axon nerve fibers

36
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what are the types of white matter in the cerebral hemispheres?

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  • association fibers
  • commisural fibers
  • projection fibers
37
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describe association fibers

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  • paired

- 2 types: short or long

38
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describe short association fibers

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connect adjacent gyri (are located in the same lobe in the same hemisphere)

39
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describe long association fibers

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connect cerebral lobes (are located in different lobes in the same hemisphere)

40
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can short fibers travel bidirectionally? can long?

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short: no
long: yes

41
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do short fibers have a distinct entry or exit? do long?

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short: yes
long: no

42
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list 4 long association fibers*

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  • cingulum (cingulate fasciculus)
  • uncinate fasciculus
  • superior longitudinal fasciculus
  • inferior longitudinal fasciculus
43
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describe the cingulate fasciculus*

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connects frontal lobe, parietal lobe and parahippocampal gyrus

44
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describe the uncinate fasciculus*

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connects inferior frontal lobe and anterior temporal lobe

45
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describe the superior longitudinal fasciculus*

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connects frontal lobe, parietal lobe and occipital lobe

46
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describe the inferior longitudinal fasciculus*

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connects temporal and occipital lobe

47
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describe commisural fibers

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  • connect equivalent regions btwn hemispheres

- not paired

48
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list the two main commissural fibers

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  • corpus callosum

- commisure of the fornix

49
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describe the corpus callosum

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  • connects the two cerebral hemispheres

- C shape: curves anteriorly towards olfactory tract, and posteriorly towards the temporal lobe

50
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what are the components of the corpus callosum?

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  • rostrum (tip of C)
  • genu (like head)
  • body
  • splenium (bottom of C)
51
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what are the forceps minor?

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  • frontal fiber bundle of corpus callosum

- crosses midline at genu

52
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what are the forceps major?

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  • occipital fiber bundle of corpus callosum

- crosses midline at splenium

53
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describe the commissure of the fornix

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  • connects hippocampus to mammillary bodies (aka hippocampal commissure)
  • formed by left and right cura od Fornix
54
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what is the anterior commissure?

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  • anterior portion of commissure of Fornix

- connects olfactory regions

55
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what is the posterior commissure?

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  • posterior portion of commissure of Fornix

- connects visual nuclei

56
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describe projection fibers

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  • ascending and descending fibers interconnecting the cortex, thalamus, basal nuclei and brainstem
  • composed of internal capsule and corona radiata
57
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describe the internal capsule

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  • composed of anterior limb, genu and posterior limb
  • communication pathway btwn brainstem and cortex
  • separates caudate nucleus and thalamus from putamen and globus pallidus
58
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describe the corona radiata

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white matter tract that connects motor and sensory nerve pathways of the brainstem and cerebral cortex

59
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what are the ascending projection fibers?

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thalamocortical

60
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what are the descending projection fibers?

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frontopontine, corticobulbar, corticospinal

61
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what are the key limbic structures?

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outer arc:
-cingulate gyrus
-parahippocampal gyrus
inner arc:
-hippocampus
other:
-subcallosal gyrus
-amygdala
-anterior thalamus

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