Lecture 62 Flashcards
Telencephalon
cerebrum and lateral ventricles
Diencephalon
thalamus hypothalamus third ventricle
Mesencephalon
midbrain, cerebral aqueduct
Metencephalon
pons and cerebellum, fourth ventricle
Myelencephalon
medulla oblingata, fourth ventricle
What hemispheres make up 80% of the total mass of the brain?
cerebral or cortices
The cerebral cortices cover
the diencephalon, midbrain and part of the brainstem
Deep grooves are called
fissures
The longitudinal fissure separates the
right and left hemispheres
The grooves on the surface are called
sulci
Suclis separate
ridges of gray tissue (gyri)
Some deeper sulci divide each CC into
5 lobes: frontal, parietal, occipital and temporal plus insula
The frontal and parietal lobes are separated by the
transverse central sulcus
What are the two types of gyri
precentral and postcentral
The insula is hidden by
parts of the temporal parietal and frontal lobes
PET and fMRIs are imaging methods that show
changes in blood flow - these methods are non-invasive
The primary motor cortex is compost of
pyramidal neurons
Pyramidal neurons control
associative areas of the frontal lobes
the human body is represented spatially in the
primary motor cortex of each hemisphere and corresponding somatic sensory cortex
the homunculi are the cortexes posterior to
the central sulcus
the areas with the biggest representations of the body in homunculi are those dealing with
very find, skilled movements, such as the face and hands
sensory afferent information is first processed by
the thalamus: olfaction via cranial nerve 1
If the primary visual cortex is damaged, the person is considered
functionally blind
the left hemisphere has greater influence on
language, logic, maths