Lecture 8- Neuroanatomy

Question 1

The fluid filling the brain’s ventricles is called

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cerebrospinal fluid

Question 2

The lateral dividing line between the frontal and temporal lobes is called the:

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sylvian fissure

Question 3

The dips or folds in the brain are called

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Sulci

Question 4

The cerebral cortex consists of how many main cortical layers?

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6

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The x, y, z coordinates that are used to define regions in the brain refer to the position relative to the

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anterior commissure

Question 6

A brain slice along the horizontal plane is commonly referred to as a/an

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Axial section

Question 7

Which region literally means “little brain” and, if extensively damaged, can lead to deficits in motor coordination?

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cerebellum

Question 8

The calcarine sulcus is in the

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occipital lobe

Question 9

CNS

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Brain Spinal cord

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PNS

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Somatic nervous system Autonomic nervous system

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Autonomic nervous system

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Sympathetic nervous system Parasympathetic nervous system

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Sympathetic nervous system is…

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excitatory

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Parasympathetic nervous system is…

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inhibitory

Question 14

What divides the frontal and parietal lobes?

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central sulcus

Question 15

what divides the parietal and occipital lobes?

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parieto-occipital sulcus

Question 16

The highest frontal gyrus is called?

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Superior frontal gyrus

Question 17

Name da Brain!

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Question 18

If i were to slice your head from ear to ear, what would this be called?

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Coronal / Frontal

Question 19

If i were to slice your brain between the hemispheres, from nasion to inion?

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Sagittal

Question 20

Where is the orbital gyri?

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On the medial surface of the brain, surrounding the eyes.

Question 21

What is the basal ganglia made up of?

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Caudate, Putamen, Globus pallidus

Question 22

Where is the internal capuse and what does it transfer?

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White matter tract in the inferomedial part of each hemisphere. It carries information past the basal ganglia, separating the caudate nucleus and thalamus from the putamen and globus palliuds. It carries motor information from the PMC to the lower motor neurons in the spinal cord.

Question 23

What is the association tract?

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Carries information within a hemisphere

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What is the commisure tract?

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Carris info between hemispheres

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What is the projection tract?

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Carries information to subcortical regions?

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