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Basic Principles in Neuroimaging > Lecture 8 Neuroanatomy > Flashcards

Lecture 8 Neuroanatomy Flashcards

1
Q

The brain and spinal cord are part of the…

A

Central nervous system

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2
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The peripheral nervous system consists of nerves that go from spinal cord to muscles- cranial and spinal nerves as well as the autonomic nervous system, what are the two parts of the autonomic nervous system and what are they involved in?

A

Autonomic nervous system
Action- the four fs!

Parasympathetic nervous system
At rest

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3
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Cell bodies and dendrites of neutrons make up:

Grey matter

White matter

A

Grey matter

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4
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Axons of neutrons make up

Grey matter
White matter

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White matter

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5
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Where are the 4 main lobes located

A

Frontal (front)
Parietal (top)
Temporal (bottom)
Occipital (back)

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6
Q

What is the word for above?

Superior
Posterior
Anterior
Inferior

A

Superior

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7
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What is the word for infront?

Superior
Posterior
Anterior
Inferior

A

Anterior

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8
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What is the word for behind?

Superior
Posterior
Anterior
Inferior

A

Posterior

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9
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What is the word for below?

Superior
Posterior
Anterior
Inferior

A

Inferior

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10
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Dorsal refers to-

Superior
Inferior

A

Superior (above)

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11
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Ventral refers to

Superior
Inferior

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Inferior (below)

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12
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What is the main purpose of gyri and sulci (why is the brain folded)

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Increase surface area= more complex behaviour

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13
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Gyri are the valleys of the brain

True or false

A

False
Gyri- hills

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14
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Sulci are the valleys of the brain

True or false?

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True

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15
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Where is the Sylvian fissue located?

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Divides the temporal lobe from frontal and parietal lobes

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16
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Where is the central sulcus located?

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Divides frontal lobe from parietal lobe

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17
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What is the calcarine sulcus an important landmark for?

A

Primary visual cortex

18
Q

Where is the parieto-occipital sulcus located?

A

Divides occipital lobe from parietal lobe

19
Q

What important cortex does the precentral gyrus contain and is it anterior or posterior to the central sulcus?

A

Motor cortex

Anterior

20
Q

Which important cortex does the post central gurus contain and is it anterior or posterior to the central sulcus?

A

Somatosensory cortex
Posterior

21
Q

Where is the temporal pole located?

A

End of the temporal lobe

22
Q

Where is the orbital gyrus located?

A

Near the eyes (frontal lobe)

23
Q

Where is the angular gyrus located?

A

End of the sylvian fissue (angle )

24
Q

If you take a slice vertically through the brain this is called a ??? slice

A

Coronal

25
Q

If you take a slice of the brain between the two hemispheres this is called a ??? slice

A

Sagittal

26
Q

If you take a slice of brain horizontally across the brain this is called a ??? slice

A

Horizontal/ axial

27
Q

Give 2 examples of white matter tracts

A

Corpus callosum
Anterior commisure

28
Q

Which white matter Tract contains the central location that brain coordinates are in reference to?

A

Anterior commissure

29
Q

What is the role of the basil ganglia and give examples of some diseases of the basil ganglia?

A

Control of movement

Parkinson’s
Huntington’s
Tourettes

30
Q

Which brain structure is involved in fear and emotion?

A

Amygdala

31
Q

Which brain structure is important for sensory processing?

A

Thalamus

32
Q

Which brain structure has an important role in memory and can be translated to sea horse

A

Hippocampus

33
Q

Which brain structure monitors the internal state of the body e.g. water glucose temp

A

Hypothalamus

34
Q

What is the role of the brain stem and name 3 structures within the brain stem

A

Low level roles

Medulla- control of vital organs
Pons- info from ears
Mid brain- inferior and superior colliculus- auditory and visual processing

35
Q

Give one role of the cerebellum and a translation of this term

A

Coordination of movement

Little brain

36
Q

Give 3 major types of connections in the brain

A

Commisure
Association
Projection

37
Q

What are commisures? Give 2 examples

A

Communication from one hemisphere to another

Corpus callosum
Anterior commissure

38
Q

Where is communication located in an association tract?

A

Within one hemisphere

39
Q

Where is communication located in a projection tract?

A

Between brain and body

40
Q

What are ventricles in the brain?

A

Fluid filled regions
Supply fluid to area between brain and skill
Not used in cognition

41
Q

What are the meninges?

A

Membranes that golf in cerebral spinal fluid on outside of brain

42
Q

Name the two main arteries supplying blood to the brain

Which structure are they arranged in

A

Internal carotid artery
Basilar artery

Come together in the circle of Willis

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