Lecture 5 - Intro To Neuroanatomy Flashcards
What structures make up the central nervous system?
Brain
Brainstem
Cerebellum
Spinal cord
What makes up the peripheral nervous system?
Spinal and cranial nerves
Sympathetics and parasympathetic
What tissues make up the nervous system?
Neurones
Glial cells/Neuroglia e.g Astrocytes
Stroma or connective tissue
In terms of the brains orientation, which part is rostral and which part is caudal?
Rostral = toward nostril (front/anterior)
Caudal = tail end (posterior)
In terms of the brains orientation, which part is dorsal and which part is ventral?
Dorsal is the top side (like a dorsal fin)
Ventral is the underside
What are the 3 main brain parts of the Central Nervous System?
Forebrain
Brainstem
Cerebellum
What are the 2 parts of the Forebrain?
Cerebrum
Diencephalon
What makes up the diencephalon in the forebrain?
Thalamus
Hypothalamus
What is the function of the thalamus?
Relays sensory information to he surface of the brain
What are the 3 parts of the brainstem? (from most superior to inferior r?
Midbrain (Top)
Pons (Middle)
Medulla (Bottom)
What does the medulla oblongata become as soon as it passes through the foramen magnum?
Spinal cord
What is the function of the cerebellum?
Modulates certain motor functions and balance
Connects to the brainstem and spinal cord
Go to the last lecture slide and label the central nervous system’s
1 = forebrain
2 = cerebrum
3 = diencephalon
4 = ventricles
5 = thalamus
6 = hypothalamus
7 = midbrain
8 = pons
9 = medulla
10 = brainstem
11 = cerebellum
What are the gyri/ what is a gyrus?
Bulges in the brains cortex
What are the Sulci/what is a sulcus?
When the cortex dips inwards
(If you’re in a sulk you are down/in a dip)
How is white and grey matter positioned in the brain?
Grey matter more superficial
White matter deep
Why is white matter white and grey matter grey?
White matter containers myelinated axons (which are lipid covered)
Grey matter is a collection of cell bodies
What are the 2 types of fissures of the brain / cerebrum?
Longitudinal fissure
Lateral fissures
What dural fold is found in the longitudinal fissure?
Falx cerebri
What are the 4 different lobes of the brain?
Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
Occipital
What is the line separating the frontal and parietal lobe?
Central sulcus
What separates the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobe?
Lateral fissure
What is the line called that separates the parietal lobe from the occipital lobe that is only visible in the Sagittal plane?
Parieto-occipital sulcus