Lesson 15-16 The Brain & Cranial Nerves Flashcards
1
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what does rostral and caudal mean?
A
rostral: towards the forehead
caudal: towards the spinal cord (back of the head)
2
Q
what are the major portions of the brain?
A
- cerebrum
- cerebellum
-brainstem
3
Q
what is the largest part of the brain at 83% brain volume?
A
cerebrum
4
Q
what are gyri?
A
thick folds on the cerebrum surface
5
Q
what are cerebral hemispheres?
A
pair of half globes of cerebrum
6
Q
what are sulci?
A
shallow grooves between gyri
7
Q
what is the longitudinal cerebral fissure?
A
a deep groove that separates cerebral hemispheres
8
Q
what is the corpus callosum
A
a thick nerve bundle at the bottom of the longitudinal fissure that connects hemispheres
9
Q
what separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum?
A
transverse cerebral fissure
10
Q
what does the brainstem include?
A
- midbrain
- pons
- medulla oblongata
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